About 200 U.S. healthcare decision-makers took part in the survey on their attitudes toward AI.
Here are three survey findings:
1. Here is how long healthcare leaders think it will take for AI to be widespread in healthcare:
- Under two years: 19 percent
- Three to five years: 35 percent
- Five to 10 years: 32 percent
- More than 10 years: 11 percent
2. Here are the aspects healthcare leaders think AI will most improve:
- Predictive analytics for intervention: 91 percent
- Clinical decision support: 91 percent
- Care coordination efforts: 88 percent
- Efficiency and decrease healthcare costs: 83 percent
- Task automation to increase face-to-face time with patients: 75 percent
3. Here are the reasons healthcare leaders are skeptical of using AI:
- AI could be responsible for a fatal error: 54 percent
- AI could be poorly implemented or won’t work properly: 53 percent
- AI could be overhyped and not meet expectations: 49 percent
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