Nurses’ top 10 AI concerns

Giles Bruce – Becker’s Health IT

Nearly a quarter of nurses are uncomfortable with artificial intelligence’s use in healthcare, according to an Oct. 1 McKinsey & Co. report.

Here are nurses’ top 10 concerns about AI, per the management consultant’s joint survey with the American Nurses Foundation of 7,200 nurses:

1. Trust in accuracy: 61%

2. Lack of human interaction: 49%

3. Lack of knowledge on how to use: 36%

4. Increase patient safety risk: 34%

5. Data privacy: 30%

6. Information overload: 20%

 7.   Poor usability: 20%

8. Job elimination due to automation: 19%

 9.   Bias and fairness: 19%

10. Lack of time: 6%