Artificial intelligence systems for complex decision-making in acute care medicine: a review. - PubMed - NCBI

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into acute care brings a new source of intellectual thought to the bedside. This much needed help should be embraced, if proven effective. However, there is a risk that the present role of physicians and nurses as the primary arbiters of acute care in hospitals may be overtaken by computers. While many argue that this transition is inevitable, the process of developing a formal plan to prevent the need to pass control of patient care to computers should not be further delayed. The first step in the interdiction process is to recognize; the limitations of existing hospital protocols, why we need AI in acute care, and finally how the focus of medical decision making will change with the integration of AI based analysis.