Doctors' perception on the ethical use of AI-enabled clinical decision support systems for antibiotic prescribing recommendations in Singapore.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The increased utilization of Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare changes practice and introduces ethical implications for AI adoption in medicine. We assess medical doctors' ethical stance in situations that arise in adopting an AI-enabled Clinical Decision Support System (AI-CDSS) for antibiotic prescribing decision support in a healthcare institution in Singapore.

Methods

We conducted in-depth interviews with 30 doctors of varying medical specialties and designations between October 2022 and January 2023. Our interview guide was anchored on the four pillars of medical ethics. We used clinical vignettes with the following hypothetical scenarios: (1) Using an antibiotic AI-enabled CDSS's recommendations for a tourist, (2) Uncertainty about the AI-CDSS's rec

SUBMITTER: Huang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11246905 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature