Open AccessPrimary Care: The Actual Intelligence Required for Artificial Intelligence to Advance Health Care and Improve Health
Author(s) -
Winston Liaw,
John M. Westfall,
Tyler Williamson,
Yalda Jabbarpour,
Andrew Bazemore
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jmir medical informatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2291-9694
DOI - 10.2196/27691
Subject(s) - leverage (statistics) , government (linguistics) , health care , conversation , stakeholder , medicine , medical diagnosis , nursing , business , public relations , knowledge management , psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , political science , philosophy , linguistics , communication , pathology , law
With conversational agents triaging symptoms, cameras aiding diagnoses, and remote sensors monitoring vital signs, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) outside of hospitals has the potential to improve health, according to a recently released report from the National Academy of Medicine. Despite this promise, the success of AI is not guaranteed, and stakeholders need to be involved with its development to ensure that the resulting tools can be easily used by clinicians, protect patient privacy, and enhance the value of the care delivered. A crucial stakeholder group missing from the conversation is primary care. As the nation’s largest delivery platform, primary care will have a powerful impact on whether AI is adopted and subsequently exacerbates health disparities. To leverage these benefits, primary care needs to serve as a medical home for AI, broaden its teams and training, and build on government initiatives and funding.