Question answering systems for health professionals at the point of care-a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Question answering (QA) systems have the potential to improve the quality of clinical care by providing health professionals with the latest and most relevant evidence. However, QA systems have not been widely adopted. This systematic review aims to characterize current medical QA systems, assess their suitability for healthcare, and identify areas of improvement.

Materials and methods

We searched PubMed, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, ACL Anthology, and forward and backward citations on February 7, 2023. We included peer-reviewed journal and conference papers describing the design and evaluation of biomedical QA systems. Two reviewers screened titles, abstracts, and full-text articles. We conducted a narrative synthesis and risk of bias assessment for each stu

SUBMITTER: Kell G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10990539 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature