Patient safety and artificial intelligence in clinical care.
Ratwani RM, Bates DW, Classen DC. Patient safety and artificial intelligence in clinical care. JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(2):e235514. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.5514.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being widely discussed as a tool that will prevent failures in decision making that lead to patient harm. This commentary submits three approaches to ensuring AI is developed and installed in a safe and reliable manner that complements United States government AI quality efforts: guideline development and adherence, system patient safety threat monitoring, and process development for tracking AI as a contributor to patient safety events.