Patient Safety and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges for Care Delivery.

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Patient Safety and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges for Care Delivery.

May 29, 2024

Lucian Leape Institute. Boston: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2024.

The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare presents opportunities and challenges. This report summarizes an expert panel's review and discussion of generative AI in three use cases (documentation support, clinical decision support, and patient-facing chatbots); a detailed review of mitigation and monitoring strategies; and an appraisal of the implications of generative AI for the patient safety field.

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