Taylor Carty | Medical mistrust and HIV testing among South Africans who consulted a traditional healer | |
Rohini Chakravarthy, M.D. | Leveraging the Pediatric Health Information System Database to Characterize Hospital Readmissions Following Pediatric Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation | |
Ryan Dalforno | The Jackson Water Crisis: A Complex Systems Approach | |
Robert Dambrino, M.D. | The 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule Affect on Unsolicited Patient Complaints | |
Meredith Denney | Mobile Flu Fighter!: Development and implementation of a mobile vaccination initiative to reduce pediatric influenza vaccination disparities in Nashville, Tennessee | |
Laura Ernst | Unwinding without Unraveling: State Approaches to Medicaid Redetermination When Continuous Enrollment Ends | |
Kelsey Gastineau, M.D. | One Step Closer to Safer: Counseling Outcomes from AAP Firearm Safe Storage Education Training | |
Kevin Gibas, M.D. | Association of delayed HIV diagnosis with demographic disparities based on geographic residence: A target for innovative screening interventions | |
Caroline Godfrey, M.D. | Creation of a Clinically Useful High-Risk Lung Nodule Calculator | |
Kyle Hart | Prescriptions for Non-Opioid Medications in Combination with Opioids on the Development of Persistent Opioid Use among Patients Hospitalized for Long Bone Fracture | |
Layan Ibrahim | Childhood Epilepsy in Northern Nigeria: Comparing Epilepsy Knowledge and Trust in Providers Among Children Enrolled in the BRIDGE Trial | |
Sofia Ludwig | Improving Relationship Empathy Among HIV+ Seroconcordant Couples in Rural Mozambique: A cluster-randomized study on the Homens Para a Saúde+ (HoPS+) program | |
Ellen McMahon, M.D. | The Relationship Between Resilience and Positive Child Health Behaviors in a Large, Nationally Representative Dataset | |
Maria Padilla Azain, M.D. | A nested case-control study of opioid analgesics and antidepressant prescriptions during pregnancy and the risk for preterm birth | |
Chelsea Rick, D.O. | Frailty as a Predictor of Catatonia in the Critically Ill Patient | |
Elsa Rodriguez, M.D. | Antibiotic treatment compliance among Fracture related infections in Orthopaedic trauma | |
Barrett Smith | Assessing Bedside Nurse Pain Management Recommendations and Their Associations with Inpatient Opioid Use in Women who Have Undergone a Cesarean Birth | |
Allison Stranick | Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Among United States Veterans: Results from a National Smoking History Survey Jennifer Lewis, M.D., M.P.H. | |
Claire Umstead | Comparing ICU Admission between Influenza- and SARS-CoV-2-Positive Pregnant Women in Middle Tennessee | |
Noor Ali | The Effect of Biased Language in Emergency Transfers | |
James Antoon, M.D., Ph.D. | Factors Associated with Guideline Concordant Antiviral Use in Children at High Risk for Poor Influenza Outcomes | |
Katherine Black | Pediatric CYP2D6 Metabolizer Status and Post-Tonsillectomy Nausea and Vomiting After Ondansetron Administration | |
Christina Boncyk | The Impact of Increased Prescribing on ICU Survivors | |
Miaya Blasingame | The Combined Effects of Social Determinants of Health on Childhood Overweight and Obesity | |
Alison Carroll | Decreasing Pre-Procedural Fasting Times in Hospitalized Children | |
Augustine Chung | The effect of movement-based disorders on long term care informal caregiver burden | |
Tavia Gonzalez Pena, M.D. | Legal Outcomes among Postpartum Women with Opioid Use Disorder | |
Sarah Grossarth | Infant Mortality Associated with Prenatal Opioid Exposure in Tennessee | |
Rachael Jameson | Equity Implications of the Tennessee Fetal Assault Law | |
Shani Jones, M.D. | Access Equity: Trust and Telemedicine Use in Diverse Pediatric Primary Care Populations | |
Emily Kack | Incidence of Invasive Group B Strep by Census Tract Level Socioeconomic Status Among the Adult Population in TN | |
Rebecca Lee | The Impact of Timely Access to Care on Breast Cancer Survival Among Young Black Women | |
Kevin Liu, M.D. | A Retrospective Analysis on the Impact of an Integrated Palliative Care Approach during the COVID-19 Pandemic | |
Kristyne Mansilla | HIV Knowledge among Postpartum Women in South Africa | |
Cooper March | Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Among United States Veterans: Results from a National Smoking History Survey Michael Ward, M.D.,Ph.D, MBA | |
Hannah Marmor, M.D. | Comparing ICU Admission between Influenza- and SARS-CoV-2-Positive Pregnant Women in Middle Tennessee | |
Marshae Nickelberry | Prenatal Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Child Asthma | |
Alexandra Odenthal | Post Discharge Opioid Prescribing and Use after Vaginal Birth | |
Laura Rausch, M.D. | Surgical Resident Involvement in Renal Transplantation, Evaluating Anastomosis Time and Outcomes | |
Isaac Schlotterbeck | Disparities in Loss to Follow-Up/Mortality Before vs. After Registry Linkage in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru | |
Daniel Tilden, M.D. | Prolonged Lapses in Care Associated with Pediatric to Adult Care Transfer are Associated with Rise in HbA1c Among Patients with Type 1 Diabetes | |
Avirath Vaidya | Effects of Mixed-Income Redevelopment on Low-Income Families: Evidence from Envision Cayce | |
Sarah Welch, D.O. | The Age-Friendly Initiative: Outcomes from Vanderbilt Acute Care for Elders Unit | |
Anna Wisotzkey | Obstetric Provider Opioid Prescribing Perspectives after Childbirth in Tennessee, June-July 2019 | |
Jacy Weems | Federal Nursing Home Civil Monetary Penalties, 2009-2019 | |
Bentley Akoko, M.D. | HIV-related stigma and psychological distress in a cohort of patients receiving anti retroviral therapy in Nigeria | |
Lin Ammar | Third trimester electronic cigarette use and the risk of pre-term birth, low birthweight and small-for-gestational age | |
Laura Baum, M.D. | Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Financial Toxicity, and Health-Related Quality-of-Life in Caregivers and Young Adult Patients with New Cancer Diagnoses | |
Wubishet Belay, M.D. | Secondary Prophylaxis for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Ethiopia | |
Ryan Belcher, M.D. | The Demographics and Trends of Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate Born in the State of Tennessee from 2000-2017 | |
Mary-Margaret Fill, M.D. | The Impact of Electronic Laboratory Reporting on Public Health Communicable Disease Surveillance in Tennessee | |
Chloe Hurley | Advanced Practice Providers Improve Quality: Accountable Care Organizations Enrolled in the Medicare Shared Savings Program | |
Wali Johnson, M.D. | The Impact of Social Determinants on Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant Wait-Lists | |
Ali Manouchehri, M.D. | Cardiovascular toxicities associated with Ponatinib: a pharmacovigilance study | |
Mina Nordness, M.D. | The Impact of Surgery and Anesthesia on the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementia (ADRD) after Injury | |
Allan Peetz, M.D. | Resuscitating the Dying Donation: A Qualitative Analysis of Trauma Surgeons’ Resuscitation Practices | |
India Pungarcher | A Descriptive Analysis of Caseworker Status Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Nashville, Tennessee | |
Milner Staub, M.D. | Veteran satisfaction and expectations for antibiotics in outpatient upper respiratory tract infections | |
Lindsay Sternad, M.D. | Parental Primary Language, Access to Care, and Developmental Delays in Neonates | |
Bo Stubblefield, M.D. | COVID-19 Surveillance Among Frontline Healthcare Personnel | |
Teris Taylor | Prenatal Care Use Among Women in the 2017-2019 National Survey of Family Growth | |
Victoria Umutoni | The association between smoking and anal human papillomavirus in the HPV in Men Study | |
Jasmine Walker, M.D., M.A.T. | Early Impact of MISSION Act on Utilization of Veterans Affairs Transplant Centers | |
Ni Ketut Wilmayani, M.D., M.B.B.S. | Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions in United States Hospital Emergency Departments, 2011-2018 | |
Amanda Abraham | Impact of Food Insecurity on Engagement in HIV Care for Female vs. Male Head of Household | |
Justin Banerdt | Delirium Prevalence and Outcomes at a Resourced-Limited Referral Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia | |
Edson Bernardo, M.D. | Estimation of Levels and Patterns of Migration among People Living with HIV in the District of Manhiça, Southern Rural Mozambique | |
Sean Bloos | Retrospective Multi-Center Cohort Study Comparing Timeliness of Emergency Department Care in Younger Versus Older Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction | |
Evan Butler | The Impact of Rural Hospital Closures on Local Economies | |
Keerti Dantuluri, M.D. | Prevalence and Factors Associated with Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescription among Children Enrolled in Tennessee Medicaid | |
Gretchen Edwards, M.D. | Assessing Quality of Colorectal Cancer Care in a National VA Cohort | |
Lei Fan, Ph.D., M.D. | Magnesium Intake and Opioid Use in the National Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES) 2005-2016 | |
Mary-Margaret Fill, M.D. | The Impact of Electronic Laboratory Reporting on Public Health Communicable Disease Surveillance in Tennessee | |
Carleigh Frazier | Measuring Trust in Biomedical Research: Trust Survey Pilot Study and Validation | |
Hannah Griffith | Changes in Time to First Occurrence of Otitis Media in Young Children in Tennessee and Associated Antibiotic Prescriptions Following the Introduction of the 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine | |
Heather Grome, M.D. | Association of STI Diagnosis with Incident HIV Diagnosis: A Target for PrEP Intervention | |
Diane Haddad, M.D. | Vertical Integration and Post Acute Care Use after Major Surgery | |
Sarah Homann, M.D. | Select Medication Exposure and Risk of Hip Fracture in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) | |
Arlyn Horn, Pharm.D. | Initial Postpartum Opioid Exposure and Risk of Death Among TN Medicaid Opioid Naive Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study | |
Peter Hsu, M.D. | Provider Network Breadth under the Affordable Care Act Between Marketplace Insurance Plans Versus Medicaid Managed Care Plans | |
Tamee Livermont | The Effect of Substance Use on Postpartum Contraception | |
Alexandria Luu | Traditional Healers as a Treatment Partner for PLHIV in Rural Mozambique | |
Muna Muday | Engaging with the Community: Exploring Community Development and Program Evaluation in the Context of Health Promotion | |
Harriett Myers | Improving Child Diet Quality through a Family-Based Behavioral Intervention for Childhood Obesity | |
Madelynne Myers | Antipsychotic Usage and Prescribing Patterns amongst the Med-SHEDS Population Diagnosed with Dementia | |
Katelyn Neely, M.D. | Genotype and Adverse Events During Citalopram, Escitalopram and Sertraline Treatment in Children and Adolescents | |
Allan Peetz, M.D. | Resuscitating the Dead: A Qualitative Analysis of Trauma Surgeons’ Resuscitation Decisions for Organ Preservation | |
Varvara Probst, M.D. | AdV Detection Alone vs. AdV Co-detected with Other Respiratory Viruses in Children with Acute Respiratory Illnesses | |
Sarah Rachal | A Longitudinal Analysis of Relationships between Neighborhood Context and Underserved Children’s Sedentary Behavior in a Rapidly Growing City | |
Sonya Reid, M.B.B.S. | The Role of Tumor Biology in Bridging the Survival Disparity Gap in Young Black Women with Breast Cancer | |
Emmanuel Sackey, M.B.Ch.B. | Cervical Cancer Screening History of Davidson County Women, 2008 – 2018 | |
Emily Sedillo | Contraception and Unplanned Pregnancies in Migori County, Kenya | |
Sadie Sommer | Comparative Review of Maternal Mortality | |
Fatima Yadudu | Prevalence of Febrile Seizures in children between 6 and 60 months from Northern Nigeria | |
Ben Acheampong, M.B.Ch.B | Evaluation of a Miniaturized Handheld Device for Ventricular Structure and Function in Children: A Pilot Study | |
Jim Barclay | Predictors of Increased Post-Training Knowledge among Current and Prospective Members of the HIV Clinical Workforce in the Southeast United States | |
Morgan Batey | A Systematic Review of NCAA Concussion Management Plans | |
Celso Give | If Ebola Were to Happen Tomorrow in Mozambique, Would We be Ready for the Various Ethical Issues Raised in the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa in 2014-2015? | |
Selorm Dei-Tutu, M.D. | Correlating Maternal Iodine Status with Infant Thyroid Function in Two Hospital Settings in Ghana | |
Jennifer Erves Ph.D. | Factors Influencing Parental HPV Vaccine Hesitancy from the Provider and Clinic Level: A Cross-Sectional Study | |
Djamila Ghafuri, M.D. | Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia in Northern Nigeria | |
David Isaacs, M.D. | Longitudinal Outcomes for Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease | |
Sophie Katz, M.D. | An Assessment of Pediatric Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions Across Tennessee | |
Tom Klink | Predicting Severe Illness using WHO Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) Criteria in a Jordanian Cohort | |
Delaney Lackey | Predictors of late presentation to antenatal care among pregnant women living with HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa | |
Jennifer Lewis, M.D. | A Difference-In-Difference Study of Low-Dose CT Utilization in the VA | |
Taylor Matherly | Development and Assessment of a Mentoring Curriculum for Junior Faculty in Health Sciences at the University of Zambia | |
Lindsey McKernan, Ph.D. | Patient-Centered Treatment for Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome | |
Andrew Medvecz, M.D. | Long Term Outcomes Following Obstruction from Small Bowel Adhesive Disease: Longitudinal Analysis of a Statewide Database | |
Kelsey Minix | What are the Determinants of Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration in a Group of Pregnant Hispanic Women Participating in a Research Study from 10/1/14 – 9/30/16? | |
Sarah Moroz | The Effectiveness of a Brief ACEs Educational Intervention on Low-Income Parents at Risk for Exposing their Children to Harmful Stress | |
Miller Morris, M.A. | Prevalence and Predictors of Interpersonal Violence Against Women in Migori County, Kenya | |
Didier Mugabe, M.D. | Determinants of Self-Report not Receiving HIV Test Results after HIV Testing in Mozambique: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey | |
Sylvie Muhimpundu | Racial Differences in Liver Cancer Risk | |
Meghana Parikh, V.M.D. | Temporal and Genotypic Associations of Sporadic Acute Norovirus Gastroenteritis in an Active Surveillance System Compared to Reported Norovirus Outbreaks in Middle Tennessee | |
Mariah Pettapiece-Phillips | Multidimensional Poverty in Migori County, Kenya: Analysis from a Population-based Household Survey | |
Nicole Quinones | Contraception Choice of Postpartum Women in the 2011-2015 National Survey of Family Growth | |
Jennifer Robles, M.D. | Variation in Urology Post-Operative Opioid Prescription Patterns using a National Veterans Health Administration Cohort | |
Laura Sartori, M.D. | Pneumonia Severity in Children: Reducing Variation in Management Through Analysis of Procalcitonin | |
Shailja Shah, M.D. | The Association of Calcium, Magnesium, and Calcium Magnesium Intakes with Incident Gastric Cancer, a Prospective Cohort Study of the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study | |
Emily Smith, R.N. | The Prevalence of Opioid Use and Factors Contributing to Opioid Therapy Among a Hospitalized Elderly Population | |
Maggie Smith | Gender Differences in Research Participation and the Association with Perceived Health Competence | |
Kayla Somerville | Long-term Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy on Pediatric Cohort in Latin America | |
Lucy Spalluto, M.D. | Assessing the Impact of a Community Health Worker on Hispanic/Latina Women’s Reported Measures of Processes of Care in the Screening Mammography Setting | |
Jeremy Stelmack | Identifying Risk Factors for Opioid Misuse in Employed Populations |
Rachel Apple, M.D. | Relationship Between Weight Trajectory and Health-Related Quality of Life Among a General Adult Population | |
Sade Arinze, M.D. | Immunodeficiency at the Start of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy: Data from Zambézia Province, Mozambique | |
Beto Arriola Vigo, M.D. | Qualitative Analysis: Community Involvement in the new model of care during Mental Health Reform in Peru | |
Shawna Bellew, M.D. | Prospective Evaluation of Indications for Obtaining Pneumococcal and Legionella Urinary Antigen Tests in Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia | |
Sydney Broadhead | High Competition and Low Premiums—Key Components of the ACA’s Narrow Physician Networks | |
Emily Castellanos, M.D. | Health Literacy and Healthcare Use in the Southern Community Cohort Study | |
Heather Ewing | Knowledge of Tuberculosis is Associated with Greater Expression of Stigma in Brazil | |
Erin Gillaspie, M.D. | Tumor Response in Patients with Advanced Stage Lung Cancer Treated with Immunotherapy | |
Birdie Hutton | Evaluation of behavioral, environmental and genetic risk factors for gastric cancer: a population-based study in Central America | |
Chelsea Isom, M.D. | Does Increased Arachidonic Acid Levels Lead to an Increased Risk for Colorectal Adenoma? | |
Justin Liberman, M.D. | Post-Discharge Opioid Prescriptions and Their Association with Healthcare Utilization in the VICS Cohort | |
Salesio Macuacua, M.D. | Assessment of the Determinants of Non-adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy during Pregnancy in the District of Manhiça, Mozambique | |
Adoma Manful | Latent TB Among Refugees in Middle Tennessee | |
Cassie Oliver | Substance Use and Post-Partum Retention in Care among Women with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Prenatal Care at the Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic, 1999-2016 | |
Mindy Pike | Effects of Social Support on Physical and Mental Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients: The Vanderbilt Inpatient Cohort Study (VICS) | |
Juanita Prieto Garcia, M.D. | Determinants of Full Immunization in Children under Five Years Old in the Rongo Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya | |
J.W. Randolph | Addressing Parenting Related Adverse Childhood Experiences (‘PRACES’) in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting | |
Lauren Sanlorenzo, M.D. | Identifying Severe Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Among Polysubstance Exposed Infants | |
Joey Starnes | Reduction in Under-Five Mortality in the Rongo Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya: Experience of the Lwala Community Alliance 2007-2017 with Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey | |
Rui Wang, M.Ed. | Risk Factors for Depression among Women in Rural Western Kenya and Implications for Designing Future Surveys | |
Hannah Weber | Food Insecurity Among Older Adults |
Julia Allen | Diabetes Services Utilization under the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion: Evidence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | |
Frances Anderson | Evaluation of the Minnesota TB Screening Program: Immigrants and Refugees with TB Class conditions Arriving in the State of Minnesota, 2012-2014 | |
Jimmy Carlucci, M.D. | Prevalence and Risk Factors for Malaria among Children in Zambezia Province, Mozambique | |
Alaina Davis, M.D. | Depression and Medication Non-Adherence in Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | |
Cherie Fathy | Ophthalmologist Age and Patient Complaints | |
Grace Fletcher | Maternal Conception of Gestational Weight Gain Among Latinas: A Qualitative Study | |
Sarah Greenberg | Evaluation of the Home Health Market: Impact of Chain Status on Quality Care | |
Aamer Imdad, M.B.B.S. | Pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) As Cause Of Acute, Moderate To Severe Gastroenteritis In A Geographically Defined Pediatric Population In Colombia, South America. A Case Control Study | |
Kailey Lewis | Variation in Tennessee Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing by County of Practice and Provider Specialty in 2013 | |
Katie McGinnis | An Exploratory Investigation Into Parent/Caregiver and Hospital Staff Perceptions About Children and Families’ Psychosocial Needs and Hospital Experiences in Two Kenyan Children’s Hospitals | |
Rany Octaria, M.D. | Using Administrative and Surveillance Data to Target Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Response and Prevention Strategies in Tennessee | |
Ezequiel Ossemane | Assessment of Guardians’ One-Day Recall of Elements of Informed Consent to a Mozambican Study of Pediatric Bacteremia | |
Caroline Presley, M.D. | Validation of an Algorithm to Identify Heart Failure Hospitalization and Retrospective Assessment of Frailty Status | |
Jason Pryor, M.D. | Pregnancy Intention and Maternal Alcohol Consumption | |
Markus Renno, M.D. | Toward High-Value Utilization of Pediatric Echocardiography: Foundations for a Robust Quality Improvement Initiative | |
Kidane Amare Sarko | Influence of HIV Status Disclosure on Facility-based Delivery and Postpartum Retention of Mothers in a Prevention Clinical Trial in Rural Nigeria | |
Cassie Smith | Evaluating the Frequency and Dispersion of ACOs with Multiple Payer Contracts | |
Shanel Tage | Determinants of Breastfeeding Self Efficacy Among Mexican Immigrant Women | |
Grace Umutesi | Evaluation of the Impact of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak on the Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance Programs of Guinea and Liberia | |
Christopher Wahlfeld, Ph.D. | HIV Rapid Diagnostic Test Inventories in Zambézia Province, Mozambique: A Tale of Two Test Kits | |
Katherine Watson, M.D. | Measuring Health Literacy in Parents of Young Children |
Lealani Acosta, M.D. | Error Frequency in Category Fluency in Mild Cognitive Impairment | |
Jillian Balser | Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Long-term Outcomes in Vulnerable Populations: Retrospective Analysis | |
Mary Bayham | Predictors of Healthcare Utilization Among Children 6-59 months in Zambezia Province, Mozambique | |
Angela Boehmer, R.N. | Patient and Clinician Satisfaction with Task Shifting of Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) Services in rural North-Central Nigeria | |
Mariu Carlo, M.D. | Executive Function, Depression, and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life in Survivors of Critical Illness | |
Erin Graves, R.N. | Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) outcomes in Zambézia, Mozambique | |
Erin Hamilton | Evaluation of a School Nutrition Education and Fruit Delivery Intervention in Santiago, Chile | |
Bryan Harris, M.D. | Preventing Infection-Related Ventilator-Associated Complications | |
Jessica Hinshaw | Food Security and Dietary Diversity of a Peri-urban Community in Nicaragua | |
Savannah Hurt | Pediatric Perioperative Mortality Rates in a Sample of Urban Kenyan Hospitals | |
Mary Allyson Lowry, M.D. | An Innovative Mucosal Impedance Device Differentiates Active Eosinophilic Esophagitis From Inactive Disease, Nerd, and Controls | |
Joseph Maloney | Microenterprise in Croix-des-bouquets, Haiti: Program Evaluation to Evaluate Affects on Poverty and Health | |
Brett Norman, M.D. | 30-day Readmission Rates Associated with Survivors of Severe Sepsis | |
Bhinnata Piya | An Early Impact Assessment of Health Systems Strengthening Initiatives on Tuberculosis Outcomes: A 6 Month Prospective Cohort Study in Southeast Liberia | |
Nicholas Richardson, D.O. | Adverse Health Outcomes of Contemporary Survivors of Childhood & Adolescent Hodgkin Lymphoma | |
Caitlin Ridgewell | Prematurity as a mitigating factor in the relationship of adverse family events and adolescent depression: Analysis of the 2011/2012 National Survey of Children’s Health | |
Althea Robinson-Shelton, M.D. | Problem Behaviors in Pediatric Narcolepsy | |
Emily Sheldon | Strategic Planning with the Turner Family Center for Social Ventures at Vanderbilt University | |
Shellese Shemwell | Vaccine and Vitamin A Compliance in Children Ages 12-13 months in Zambezia Province | |
Thomas Spain, Jr, M.D. | History of Physician Complaints and Risk of Hospital Readmission | |
Krystal Tsosie, M.A. | Epidemiology of Essential Hypertension and Uterine Fibroids | |
Zachary Willis, M.D. | Risk Factors for Persistent and Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection among Pediatric Oncology Patients | |
Jo Ellen Wilson, M.D. | Catatonic Signs in Patients with Delirium in the ICU: A nested prospective cohort study | |
Kathleene Wooldridge, M.D. | Social Isolation and Hospital Length of Stay in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure |
Amma Bosompem, M.S. | Evaluation of Treatment Completion Rates for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Refugees in Davidson County | |
Mary DeAgostino-Kelly | Analysis of Sex Differences within the Nutritional Support for Africans Starting Antiretroviral Therapy Study Results | |
Annabelle de St. Maurice, M.D. | Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Tennessee: Regional Differences in Rates, Racial Distribution and Antibiotic Susceptibility | |
Jay Doss, M.D. | A Study of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Serotype in a Clinical Electronic Health Record | |
Najibah Galadanci, M.B.B.S. | Acceptability and Safety of Hydroxyurea for Primary Prevention of Stroke in Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Nigeria | |
Dupree Hatch, M.D. | Endotracheal Intubation Safety and Outcomes in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | |
Caleb Hayes | A Focus Group Study on the Barriers to Type 2 Diabetes Self-management among Latinos in Middle Tennessee | |
Colleen Kiernan, M.D. | Utilization of Radioiodine After Thyroid Lobectomy In Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Does it Change Outcomes? | |
Sahar Kohanim, M.D. | Risk Factors and Patterns of Unsolicited Patient Complaints in Ophthalmology: an Analysis of a Large National Patient Complaint Registry | |
Kristy Kummerow, M.D. | Inter-hospital Transfer for Acute Surgical Care: Does Delay Matter? | |
Paula McIntyre, M.S. | Multidimensional Poverty in Dominican Bateyes: A Metric for Targeting Public Health Interventions | |
Alicia Morgans, M.D. | Patient-Centered Treatment Decision-Making in Advanced Prostate Cancer | |
Thomas O’Lynnger, M.D. | Standardizing the Initial and ICU Management of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Improves Outcomes at Discharge: A Pre- and Post-Implementation Comparison Study | |
Cristin Quinn | Changes in the Comprehensiveness of Care Provided at HIV Care and Treatment Programs in the IeDEA Collaboration from 2009 to 2014 | |
Scott Revey, M.A. | Women’s Agency in Rural Mozambique: Multidimensional Poverty and The Decision to Bear Children | |
Katie Rizzone, M.D. | Development of a Survey to Study Sports Specialization and Injury Risk in College Athletes | |
Elizabeth Rose, M.Ed. | Determinants of undernutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months in rural Zambézia Province, Mozambique: Results of a population-based cross-sectional survey | |
Jay Shah, D.O. | Association Between Disease Activity and Fatigue in Adolescents with Crohn’s Disease | |
Ebele Umeukeje, M.B.B.S. | Increasing Autonomous Motivation in End Stage Renal Disease to Enhance Phosphate Binder Adherence | |
Andrew Wu | Incidence and Risk Factors for Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus Infections Among Children in the Remote Highlands of Peru |
Jay Bala | Diagnostic trends in rural health clinics in Southern, Zambia, 2003-2009: Informatics for clinic data management | |
Imani Brown | Positive prevention in Zambézia province, Mozambique: How effective/useful is the messaging? | |
Charlotte Buehler, M.S. | Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to examine spatial patterns and clustering of HIV knowledge withing three districts of Zambézia Province, Mozambique | |
Lanla Conteh, M.D. | Radiologic-Histologic concordance for hepatocellular carcinoma: comparing lesions treated with locoregional therapy versus untreated lesions | |
Liz Dancel, M.D. | Acculturation and Infant Feeding Styles in a Latino Population: Results from an Ongoing Randomized Controlled Trial of Obesity Prevention | |
Eileen Duggan, M.D. | Patterns of Care, Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization for Patients with Perforated Appendicitis at Children’s Hospitals | |
Laura Edwards | Evaluation of a health management mentoring program in rural Mozambique: successes and challenges of year one of implementation | |
Ditah Fausta, M.D. | Pharmacogenomics of Anti-Retroviral Drug-Induced Hepatoxicity | |
Monique Foster, M.D. | Prevalence of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Analysis of Classical and Non-Classical Virulence Factors | |
Oliver Gunter, M.D. | Teaching Status is Associated with Early Postoperative Complications in Emergency Abdominal Operations | |
Bill Heerman, M.D. | Parent Health Literacy and Injury Prevention Behaviors for Infants | |
Angela Horton-Henderson, M.D. | Predictors of Acute Care Transfers from Inpatient Rehabilitation | |
Jessica Islam | Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Cervical Cancer and the HPV Vaccine in a Cohort of Bangladeshi Women | |
Yaa Kumah-Crystal, M.D., M.A. | Technology Use for Self-Management Problem Solving in Adolescent Diabetes and its Relationship to Hba1C | |
Chrispine Moyo, M.B.Ch.B. | WHO 2007 Policy Recommendation to Initiate Anti-Retroviral Therapy with Tenofovir instead of Stavudine: Implementation Status in Zambia and 12-months Outcome Evaluation | |
Elizabeth Murphy | Youth Violence Prevention in the Sierra Region of Chiapas, Mexico; Identifying Relevant Positive Youth Development Approaches to Promote Healthy Relationships | |
Christopher Nyirenda, M.B.Ch.B. | Plasma Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Zambian Adults with HIV/AIDS: Relation to Dietary Intake and Cardiovascular Risk Factors | |
Colby Passaro | MSM HIV/Syphilis Testing and Sexual Risk Behaviors at a Lima CBO: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study | |
Heather Paulin, M.D. | Antenatal Care Uptake in Zambézia Province, Mozambique | |
Matthew Resnick, M.D. | Self-referral for Advanced Imaging in Urolithiasis: Implications for Utilization and Quality of Care | |
Cecelia Theobald, M.D. | Improving Quality of Care for Patients Transferred to VUH: Targeting Provider Communication | |
Christopher Tolleson, M.D. | Motor Timing in Parkinson’s Disease Patients with Freezing of Gait | |
Yuri van der Heijden, M.D. | Missed Opportunities for Tuberculosis Screening in Pediatric Primary Care | |
Ellen Zheng, PhD, M.S. | HIV infection and related risk factors among men who have sex with men (MSM) with commercial sex activities in China |
Dwayne Dove, M.D., Ph.D. | Neuroimaging Young School-Age Children: Brain Connectivity and Pre-Reading Skills in Kindergarten | |
Leigh Howard, M.D. | A Phase I Study in Healthy Adults to Assess the Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity of Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Vaccine Administered With and Without Adjuvant System 03 | |
Eiman Jahangir, M.D. | The Socioeconomic and Sociodemographic Determinants to Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in the Southern Cone | |
Ashley Karpinos, M.D. | Prevalence of Hypertension Among Collegiate Male Athletes | |
Pat Keegan, M.D. | Patterns of Care Regarding Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer | |
Dzifaa Lotsu, M.D. | Role of Omega Fatty Acids in Colorectal Cancer | |
Andre Marshall, M.D. | Socioeconomic Disparities of 30-day Readmissions Following Surgical Treatment of Appendicitis in Children | |
Leigh Anne Dageforde, M.D. | Health Literacy Assessment in Dyads of Primary Support Persons and Patients being Evaluated for Kidney Transplantation | |
Rebecca Snyder, M.D. | Patterns of Care in Perioperative Therapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer | |
Jose Tique, M.D. | Assessing Literacy and Numeracy in Patients with HIV Infection in Mozambique: Validation of the HIV Literacy Test | |
Eduard Vasilevskis, M.D. | Developing a Daily Prediction Model for Acute Brain Dysfunction in Older Patients: A New Tool for Quality Measurement and Improvement | |
Joshua Warolin, D.O. | Factors in Adolescent Weight Gain, a Prospective Cohort | |
Candice Williams, M.D. | Rural Residence and Access to Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents after a Suicide Attempt | |
Elizabeth Williams, M.D. | Educational Intervention to Improve Acceptance of the Recommended Childhood Vaccine Schedule in Vaccine Hesitant Parents | |
Jessica Young, M.D. | Severe Dysmenorrhea in Adolescence and its Association with Somatization, Mood Symptoms, and Chronic Pain |
Alex Diamond, D.O. | Determining the effects of participation in organized physical activity as a youth on a variety of short as well as long-term patient and societal-oriented outcome measures | |
Richard Epstein, Ph.D. | Sudden cardiac death risk and psychotropic drug use in young women | |
Jennifer Esbenshade, M.D. | Surveillance of influenza shedding in healthcare workers in a pediatric intensive care unit | |
Sara Horst, M.D. | Evaluating a cohort of patients diagnosed with different chronic abdominal pain syndromes as children or adolescents now being evaluated as young adults | |
Tera Howard, M.D. | Health literacy defined as the degree to which patients can obtain, process and understand basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions | |
Matthew Landman, M.D. | Effects of organ allocation strategies in liver transplantation | |
Christopher Lee, M.D. | Development of muscle imaging as a biomarker in amyotropic lateral sclerosis | |
Alessandro Morandi, M.D. | The role of pre-hospital use of statins on delirium and long-term cognitive impairment prevention in critically ill patients | |
Wesley Self, M.D. | Comparing the results of a real-time polymerase chair reaction (PCR) test targeting Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and culture results from purulent material isolated from skin and soft tissue (SST) abscesses | |
Julia Shelton, M.D. | Effects of wound classification on the incidence of abdominal wall incisional hernias | |
Anees Siddiqui, M.B.B.S. | Preventing HIV/AIDS transmission among female sex workers (FSWs)in Nawabshah, Sindh by assessing prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)and knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS transmission |
F inding and choosing a strong research topic is the critical first step when it comes to crafting a high-quality dissertation, thesis or research project. If you’ve landed on this post, chances are you’re looking for a healthcare-related research topic , but aren’t sure where to start. Here, we’ll explore a variety of healthcare-related research ideas and topic thought-starters across a range of healthcare fields, including allopathic and alternative medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, optometry, pharmacology and public health.
NB – This is just the start…
The topic ideation and evaluation process has multiple steps . In this post, we’ll kickstart the process by sharing some research topic ideas within the healthcare domain. This is the starting point, but to develop a well-defined research topic, you’ll need to identify a clear and convincing research gap , along with a well-justified plan of action to fill that gap.
If you’re new to the oftentimes perplexing world of research, or if this is your first time undertaking a formal academic research project, be sure to check out our free dissertation mini-course. In it, we cover the process of writing a dissertation or thesis from start to end. Be sure to also sign up for our free webinar that explores how to find a high-quality research topic.
While the ideas we’ve presented above are a decent starting point for finding a healthcare-related research topic, they are fairly generic and non-specific. So, it helps to look at actual dissertations and theses to see how this all comes together.
Below, we’ve included a selection of research projects from various healthcare-related degree programs to help refine your thinking. These are actual dissertations and theses, written as part of Master’s and PhD-level programs, so they can provide some useful insight as to what a research topic looks like in practice.
Looking at these titles, you can probably pick up that the research topics here are quite specific and narrowly-focused , compared to the generic ones presented earlier. This is an important thing to keep in mind as you develop your own research topic. That is to say, to create a top-notch research topic, you must be precise and target a specific context with specific variables of interest . In other words, you need to identify a clear, well-justified research gap.
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Cardiovascular Disease among commercially insured adults with type 1 diabetes in the US , 2016-2019 , Orighomisan F. Agboghoroma
Improving Black Maternal Outcomes in Christian County, KY: A Social Marketing Approach to Perinatal Provider Change , Ariel A. Arthur
Current Linkage to Treatment and Recovery Support Services for Patients with a Substance Use Disorder: A Survey of Kentucky Physicians , Seif Atyia, Terry Bunn, Dana Quesinberry, and Timothy S. Prince
Empirical Insights into Survivorship Care: A Cross-Sectional Study of CoC Accredited Hospitals in Kentucky , Amanda M. Beckett
Changes in Primary Care Availability in Appalachia , Whitney Beckett
Redefining ED Utilization: A Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Perspective , David Bennington
The Relationship Between Social Vulnerability and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Kentucky , Karcyn Brummett
The Effects of Stigma within the PrEP Care Cascade Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Kentucky , Abby Burton
Implementation of a Postpartum Depression Program in a Rural Kentucky County , Abby Cecil
Dental Outreach in Academic Dental Settings , Tisha Clayborn
A Case Study in Prospective Program Evaluation , Sarai Rosemary Combs
A Case Study in Program Evaluation: A Prospective Program Evaluation of Timely Reporting and Action of an Infectious Disease Outbreak , Destiny Cozart
INVESTIGATING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND DRUG SELLING AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS IN RURAL APPALACHIA, KENTUCKY , Grace A. Debo
Fall 2023 COVID-19, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Uptake in Kentucky , Abigail Dial
Human papilloma virus type 16 seroprevalence among men living with HIV , Ashley Duff
Adolescent Vaccination Rates and Pharmacists' Ability to Prescribe and Administer , Paul Jake Faulkner
McCovid Campaign – A Social Media Implementation to Decrease Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Counties , Harper Ford
Interprofessional Collaboration in a Lung Cancer Screening Learning Collaborative , Angela Fu
Novel cannabinoid use among young adults in Lexington, Kentucky , Victoria A. Hamilton
Evaluating a High School MRSA Prevention Program: A Case Study , Jamie Henning
The Distribution of CP-CRE cases from 2013-2020 in the Commonwealth of Kentucky , Hannah Hiscox
DEMOGRAPHIC AND BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE WHO HELP OTHERS INJECT DRUGS: A STUDY OF PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN APPALACHIA KENTUCKY , Ryli Hockensmith
Patient Access to GLP-1 RA’s: A Medicare Part D Policy Analysis , Celine Hummer
EVALUATION OF PUBLIC RADON MESSAGING IN KENTUCKY AS COMPARED TO THREE OTHER STATES , Abigail Knapp
Characterizing the Relationship Between the Presence of Depression Risk, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Benzodiazepine Use to Get High , Julia Kollitz
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Telehealth for Healthy Aging: A Multi-Level, Multi-Methods Approach , Vaibhavi Mone
Factors Associated with the Difficulty of Computerized Tasks Among Office-Based Physicians in the United States , Khalid Alshehri
Reducing Oral Health Disparities: Effectiveness of Preventive Dental Care on Treatment Use, Expenditures and Determinants of Service Utilization , Rashmi Lamsal
'The Very Structure of Opportunities Has Collapsed': How Taxation Policies Enhance, Decay, and Otherwise Affect the Distribution of Health & Health Services in the United States , Valerie Pacino
An Exploration of Policies, Equity, and Emerging Threats to the Traffic Safety Environment in the U.S. , Sachi Verma
The State of Oral Health in People with Disabilities and the Impact of Family-Centered Care on the Oral Health of Children with Special Health Care Needs , Bedant Chakraborty
The Ecology of Mental Health and the Impact of Barriers on Mental Health Service Utilization , Alisha Aggarwal
Health Service Utilization and Expenditure in Cardio-Metabolic Conditions in the United States Adults , Kavita Mosalpuria
Impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program on Drug Misuse and Drug-related Fatal Vehicle Crashes , Moosa Tatar
Essays on rehospitalization under the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program , Yangyuna Yang
Impact of Healthcare Delivery and Policies on Children's Outcomes after the Affordable Care Act of 2010 , Shreya Roy
Examining the Effects of Approaches on Reducing Hospital Utilization: The Patient-Centered Medical Home, Continuity of Care, and the Inpatient Palliative Consultation at the End-of-Life , Xiaoting Sun
Essays on the Patient-Centered Medical Home in the United States Military Health System , Glen N. Gilson
A Multi-Level Assessment of Healthcare Facilities Readiness, Willingness, and Ability to Adopt and Sustain Telehealth Services , Jamie Larson
Healthcare Utilization for Behavioral Health Disorders: Policy Implications on Nationwide Readmissions, and Outcomes in the States of Nebraska and New York , Rajvi J. Wani
Structural violence and gender-based violence in the United States , Sarbinaz Z. Bekmuratova
Community Benefits Spending by Private Tax-Exempt Hospitals in the U.S. , Wael ElRayes
Patient-Centered Medical Home Adoption in School-Based Health Centers , Abbey Gregg
Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records for Population Health Management in U.S. Acute Care Hospitals , Niodita Gupta
Hospital Based Emergency Department Visits With Dental Conditions: Outcomes and Policy Implications in the States of California, Nebraska and New York , Sankeerth Rampa
Adoption of Medication Management Technologies by U.S. Acute Care Hospitals after the HITECH Act , Aastha Chandak
The Impact of Electronic Health Records on Healthcare Service Delivery, Patient Safety, and Quality , Kate Elizabeth Trout
Essays on Immigration-Related Disparities in Health Behavior and Health Care Utilization , Yang Wang
The Impact of Gasoline Prices on Medical Care and Costs of Motor Vehicle Injuries , He Zhu
Provision, cost, and quality of robot-assisted radical prostatectomies in the United States , Soumitra Sudip Bhuyan
Organizational factors associated with the implementation of evidence-based public health interventions in local health department settings , Janelle J. Jacobson
Hospital cost shifting in the United States , Tao Li
Patient-centered medical home readiness in the veterans health administration: an organizational perspective , Anh T. Nguyen
Organizational and environmental correlates of electronic health records implementation and performance in acute care hospitals in the United States , Diptee Ojha
Assessing geographic variation and migration behaviors of foreign-born medical graduates in the United States , Samuel Tawiah Yaw Opoku
Organizational and environmental correlates of strategic behavior and financial performance in the US hospice industry , Bettye Appiah Apenteng
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Effect Of The Lifestyle, Exercise, And Nutrition (lean) Weight Loss Intervention On Anxiety Among Breast Cancer Survivors , Faiad Alam
Stakeholder Perspectives On Therapeutic Value Assessment , Victor M. Amana
Ecological Factors Influencing The Evolution Of Jamestown Canyon Virus In The Northern United States , Ellie Bourgikos
The Roads Less Traveled: A Metaresearch Analysis Of Local Histories In Racial Health Equity Research , Devin Trévion Brown
Enriching An Acute Kidney Injury Prediction Model Among Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients: Leveraging Electronic Health Record Data , Enci Cai
Remotely Sensed Assessments Of Malnutrition In South Sudan , Rebecca Chausse
Gestational Weight Gain And Epilepsy In The Offspring: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study , Jiawen Chen
A History Of Cioms (council For International Organizations Of Medical Sciences) And The Creation Of Multinational Consensus For Human Subjects Research Ethics , Abigail Belle Cheung
Energy Assistance And Health: Policy Recommendations , Gabriella Crivelli
Constructing The Birthing Body Across The 20th Century: A Thematic Analysis Of Infertility Disorders In The New England Journal Of Medicine , Nicola Davis
Unveiling Chagas Disease: An In-Depth Analysis Of Epidemiological Patterns In High Burden Latin American Nations , Nicole Del Castillo
Examining Factors Associated With Covid-19 Disruptions To Tuberculosis Services , Tejaswini Dharmapuri Vachaspathi
“How Long On Top Of The Hill?”: The Legacy Of Community Mental Health Programs, Institutionalized Relationships, And The Stifling Of Black Power (new Haven, 1963-1971) , Sophie Elizabeth Edelstein
Ivermectin Mda For Malaria Control And Plasmodium Species Diversity In Burkina Faso , Julia Ellman
Wearable Passive Air Sampling And Crohn's Disease In Pregnancy , Hazel Ann Fajardo
BMI's Early Echo: Deciphering Adolescent Body Mass Indicator On Adulthood Breast Cancer , Tianyu Feng
Comparing Immunogenicity And Relative Effectiveness Of Siil-Pv (pneumosil) To Incumbent Streptococcus Pneumoniae Vaccines And Higher-Valent Vaccines In Development , Laura Anne Fitch
Investigating The Impact Of Temperature Variations On African Trypanosome Transmissibility Within The Vector Tsetse Flies , Sophie Ann Genigeorgis
Prep-Aring For Prevention: Mental Health, Internalizations, And Contextual Factors As Barriers To Prep Uptake Among Sexual Minority Men And Nonbinary Individuals , Amanda Glatter
Maternity Care Deserts: Maternal And Child Health Associations , Dara Elizabeth Gleeson
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Exploring The Association Between Density Of Unconventional Oil And Gas Development And Religious Adherence: An Ecological Cross-Sectional Study , Ashley Michelle Grey
Comparing HPV Vaccination Uptake In Democrat And Republican Us States Using Presidential Elections Voting Patterns In 2016 And 2020 , Omar Guerrero
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful and disruptive area of computer science, with the potential to fundamentally transform the practice of medicine and the delivery of healthcare. In this review article, we outline recent breakthroughs in the application of AI in healthcare, describe a roadmap to building effective, reliable and safe AI systems, and discuss the possible future direction of AI augmented healthcare systems.
Healthcare systems around the world face significant challenges in achieving the ‘quadruple aim’ for healthcare: improve population health, improve the patient's experience of care, enhance caregiver experience and reduce the rising cost of care. 1–3 Ageing populations, growing burden of chronic diseases and rising costs of healthcare globally are challenging governments, payers, regulators and providers to innovate and transform models of healthcare delivery. Moreover, against a backdrop now catalysed by the global pandemic, healthcare systems find themselves challenged to ‘perform’ (deliver effective, high-quality care) and ‘transform’ care at scale by leveraging real-world data driven insights directly into patient care. The pandemic has also highlighted the shortages in healthcare workforce and inequities in the access to care, previously articulated by The King's Fund and the World Health Organization (Box (Box1 1 ). 4,5
Workforce challenges in the next decade
By 2030, the gap between supply of and demand for staff employed by NHS trusts could increase to almost 250,000 full-time equivalent posts. |
Based on the current trends and needs of the global population by 2030, the world will have 18 million fewer healthcare professionals (especially marked differences in the developing world), including 5 million fewer doctors than society will require. |
The application of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has the potential to address some of these supply-and-demand challenges. The increasing availability of multi-modal data (genomics, economic, demographic, clinical and phenotypic) coupled with technology innovations in mobile, internet of things (IoT), computing power and data security herald a moment of convergence between healthcare and technology to fundamentally transform models of healthcare delivery through AI-augmented healthcare systems.
In particular, cloud computing is enabling the transition of effective and safe AI systems into mainstream healthcare delivery. Cloud computing is providing the computing capacity for the analysis of considerably large amounts of data, at higher speeds and lower costs compared with historic ‘on premises’ infrastructure of healthcare organisations. Indeed, we observe that many technology providers are increasingly seeking to partner with healthcare organisations to drive AI-driven medical innovation enabled by cloud computing and technology-related transformation (Box (Box2 2 ). 6–8
Quotes from technology leaders
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer, Microsoft: ‘AI is perhaps the most transformational technology of our time, and healthcare is perhaps AI's most pressing application.’ |
Tim Cook, chief executive officer, Apple: ‘[Healthcare] is a business opportunity ... if you look at it, medical health activity is the largest or second-largest component of the economy.’ |
Google Health: ‘We think that AI is poised to transform medicine, delivering new, assistive technologies that will empower doctors to better serve their patients. Machine learning has dozens of possible application areas, but healthcare stands out as a remarkable opportunity to benefit people.’ |
Here, we summarise recent breakthroughs in the application of AI in healthcare, describe a roadmap to building effective AI systems and discuss the possible future direction of AI augmented healthcare systems.
Simply put, AI refers to the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, through algorithms or a set of rules, which the machine follows to mimic human cognitive functions, such as learning and problem solving. 9 AI systems have the potential to anticipate problems or deal with issues as they come up and, as such, operate in an intentional, intelligent and adaptive manner. 10 AI's strength is in its ability to learn and recognise patterns and relationships from large multidimensional and multimodal datasets; for example, AI systems could translate a patient's entire medical record into a single number that represents a likely diagnosis. 11,12 Moreover, AI systems are dynamic and autonomous, learning and adapting as more data become available. 13
AI is not one ubiquitous, universal technology, rather, it represents several subfields (such as machine learning and deep learning) that, individually or in combination, add intelligence to applications. Machine learning (ML) refers to the study of algorithms that allow computer programs to automatically improve through experience. 14 ML itself may be categorised as ‘supervised’, ‘unsupervised’ and ‘reinforcement learning’ (RL), and there is ongoing research in various sub-fields including ‘semi-supervised’, ‘self-supervised’ and ‘multi-instance’ ML.
Despite more than a decade of significant focus, the use and adoption of AI in clinical practice remains limited, with many AI products for healthcare still at the design and develop stage. 19–22 While there are different ways to build AI systems for healthcare, far too often there are attempts to force square pegs into round holes ie find healthcare problems to apply AI solutions to without due consideration to local context (such as clinical workflows, user needs, trust, safety and ethical implications).
We hold the view that AI amplifies and augments, rather than replaces, human intelligence. Hence, when building AI systems in healthcare, it is key to not replace the important elements of the human interaction in medicine but to focus it, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of that interaction. Moreover, AI innovations in healthcare will come through an in-depth, human-centred understanding of the complexity of patient journeys and care pathways.
In Fig Fig1, 1 , we describe a problem-driven, human-centred approach, adapted from frameworks by Wiens et al , Care and Sendak to building effective and reliable AI-augmented healthcare systems. 23–25
Multi-step, iterative approach to build effective and reliable AI-augmented systems in healthcare.
The first stage is to design and develop AI solutions for the right problems using a human-centred AI and experimentation approach and engaging appropriate stakeholders, especially the healthcare users themselves.
Build a multidisciplinary team including computer and social scientists, operational and research leadership, and clinical stakeholders (physician, caregivers and patients) and subject experts (eg for biomedical scientists) that would include authorisers, motivators, financiers, conveners, connectors, implementers and champions. 26 A multi-stakeholder team brings the technical, strategic, operational expertise to define problems, goals, success metrics and intermediate milestones.
A human-centred AI approach combines an ethnographic understanding of health systems, with AI. Through user-designed research, first understand the key problems (we suggest using a qualitative study design to understand ‘what is the problem’, ‘why is it a problem’, ‘to whom does it matter’, ‘why has it not been addressed before’ and ‘why is it not getting attention’) including the needs, constraints and workflows in healthcare organisations, and the facilitators and barriers to the integration of AI within the clinical context. After defining key problems, the next step is to identify which problems are appropriate for AI to solve, whether there is availability of applicable datasets to build and later evaluate AI. By contextualising algorithms in an existing workflow, AI systems would operate within existing norms and practices to ensure adoption, providing appropriate solutions to existing problems for the end user.
The focus should be on piloting of new stepwise experiments to build AI tools, using tight feedback loops from stakeholders to facilitate rapid experiential learning and incremental changes. 27 The experiments would allow the trying out of new ideas simultaneously, exploring to see which one works, learn what works and what doesn't, and why. 28 Experimentation and feedback will help to elucidate the purpose and intended uses for the AI system: the likely end users and the potential harm and ethical implications of AI system to them (for instance, data privacy, security, equity and safety).
Next, we must iteratively evaluate and validate the predictions made by the AI tool to test how well it is functioning. This is critical, and evaluation is based on three dimensions: statistical validity, clinical utility and economic utility.
Many AI systems are initially designed to solve a problem at one healthcare system based on the patient population specific to that location and context. Scale up of AI systems requires special attention to deployment modalities, model updates, the regulatory system, variation between systems and reimbursement environment.
Even after an AI system has been deployed clinically, it must be continually monitored and maintained to monitor for risks and adverse events using effective post-market surveillance. Healthcare organisations, regulatory bodies and AI developers should cooperate to collate and analyse the relevant datasets for AI performance, clinical and safety-related risks, and adverse events. 29
AI can enable healthcare systems to achieve their ‘quadruple aim’ by democratising and standardising a future of connected and AI augmented care, precision diagnostics, precision therapeutics and, ultimately, precision medicine (Table (Table1 1 ). 30 Research in the application of AI healthcare continues to accelerate rapidly, with potential use cases being demonstrated across the healthcare sector (both physical and mental health) including drug discovery, virtual clinical consultation, disease diagnosis, prognosis, medication management and health monitoring.
Widescale adoption and application of artificial intelligence in healthcare
Timeline | Connected/augmented care | Precision diagnostics | Precision therapeutics | Precision Medicine | Summary |
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Internet of things in healthcare Virtual assistants Augmented telehealth Personalised mental health support | Precision imaging (eg diabetic retinopathy and radiotherapy planning) | CRISPR (increasing use) | Digital and AI enabled research hospitals | AI automates time consuming, high-volume repetitive tasks, especially within precision imaging | |
Ambient intelligence in healthcare | Large-scale adoption and scale-up of precision imaging | Synthetic biology Immunomics | Customisation of healthcare Robotic assisted therapies | AI uses multi-modal datasets to drive precision therapeutics | |
Autonomous virtual health assistants, delivering predictive and anticipatory care Networked and connected care organisations (single digital infrastructure) | Holographic and hybrid imaging Holomics (integrated genomic/radiomic/proteomic/clinical/immunohistochemical data) | Genomics medicine AI driven drug discovery | New curative treatments AI empowered healthcare professionals (eg digital twins) | AI enables healthcare systems to achieve a state of precision medicine through AI-augmented healthcare and connected care |
Timings are illustrative to widescale adoption of the proposed innovation taking into account challenges / regulatory environment / use at scale.
We describe a non-exhaustive suite of AI applications in healthcare in the near term, medium term and longer term, for the potential capabilities of AI to augment, automate and transform medicine.
Currently, AI systems are not reasoning engines ie cannot reason the same way as human physicians, who can draw upon ‘common sense’ or ‘clinical intuition and experience’. 12 Instead, AI resembles a signal translator, translating patterns from datasets. AI systems today are beginning to be adopted by healthcare organisations to automate time consuming, high volume repetitive tasks. Moreover, there is considerable progress in demonstrating the use of AI in precision diagnostics (eg diabetic retinopathy and radiotherapy planning).
In the medium term, we propose that there will be significant progress in the development of powerful algorithms that are efficient (eg require less data to train), able to use unlabelled data, and can combine disparate structured and unstructured data including imaging, electronic health data, multi-omic, behavioural and pharmacological data. In addition, healthcare organisations and medical practices will evolve from being adopters of AI platforms, to becoming co-innovators with technology partners in the development of novel AI systems for precision therapeutics.
In the long term, AI systems will become more intelligent , enabling AI healthcare systems achieve a state of precision medicine through AI-augmented healthcare and connected care. Healthcare will shift from the traditional one-size-fits-all form of medicine to a preventative, personalised, data-driven disease management model that achieves improved patient outcomes (improved patient and clinical experiences of care) in a more cost-effective delivery system.
AI could significantly reduce inefficiency in healthcare, improve patient flow and experience, and enhance caregiver experience and patient safety through the care pathway; for example, AI could be applied to the remote monitoring of patients (eg intelligent telehealth through wearables/sensors) to identify and provide timely care of patients at risk of deterioration.
In the long term, we expect that healthcare clinics, hospitals, social care services, patients and caregivers to be all connected to a single, interoperable digital infrastructure using passive sensors in combination with ambient intelligence. 31 Following are two AI applications in connected care.
AI chatbots (such as those used in Babylon ( www.babylonhealth.com ) and Ada ( https://ada.com )) are being used by patients to identify symptoms and recommend further actions in community and primary care settings. AI chatbots can be integrated with wearable devices such as smartwatches to provide insights to both patients and caregivers in improving their behaviour, sleep and general wellness.
We also note the emergence of ambient sensing without the need for any peripherals.
Diagnostic imaging.
The automated classification of medical images is the leading AI application today. A recent review of AI/ML-based medical devices approved in the USA and Europe from 2015–2020 found that more than half (129 (58%) devices in the USA and 126 (53%) devices in Europe) were approved or CE marked for radiological use. 34 Studies have demonstrated AI's ability to meet or exceed the performance of human experts in image-based diagnoses from several medical specialties including pneumonia in radiology (a convolutional neural network trained with labelled frontal chest X-ray images outperformed radiologists in detecting pneumonia), dermatology (a convolutional neural network was trained with clinical images and was found to classify skin lesions accurately), pathology (one study trained AI algorithms with whole-slide pathology images to detect lymph node metastases of breast cancer and compared the results with those of pathologists) and cardiology (a deep learning algorithm diagnosed heart attack with a performance comparable with that of cardiologists). 35–38
We recognise that there are some exemplars in this area in the NHS (eg University of Leeds Virtual Pathology Project and the National Pathology Imaging Co-operative) and expect widescale adoption and scaleup of AI-based diagnostic imaging in the medium term. 39 We provide two use cases of such technologies.
Key to reducing preventable, diabetes-related vision loss worldwide is screening individuals for detection and the prompt treatment of diabetic retinopathy. However, screening is costly given the substantial number of diabetes patients and limited manpower for eye care worldwide. 40 Research studies on automated AI algorithms for diabetic retinopathy in the USA, Singapore, Thailand and India have demonstrated robust diagnostic performance and cost effectiveness. 41–44 Moreover, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved Medicare reimbursement for the use of Food and Drug Administration approved AI algorithm ‘IDx-DR’, which demonstrated 87% sensitivity and 90% specificity for detecting more-than-mild diabetic retinopathy. 45
An important AI application is to assist clinicians for image preparation and planning tasks for radiotherapy cancer treatment. Currently, segmentation of the images is time consuming and laborious task, performed manually by an oncologist using specially designed software to draw contours around the regions of interest. The AI-based InnerEye open-source technology can cut this preparation time for head and neck, and prostate cancer by up to 90%, meaning that waiting times for starting potentially life-saving radiotherapy treatment can be dramatically reduced (Fig (Fig2 2 ). 46,47
Potential applications for the InnerEye deep learning toolkit include quantitative radiology for monitoring tumour progression, planning for surgery and radiotherapy planning. 47
To make progress towards precision therapeutics, we need to considerably improve our understanding of disease. Researchers globally are exploring the cellular and molecular basis of disease, collecting a range of multimodal datasets that can lead to digital and biological biomarkers for diagnosis, severity and progression. Two important future AI applications include immunomics / synthetic biology and drug discovery.
Through the application of AI tools on multimodal datasets in the future, we may be able to better understand the cellular basis of disease and the clustering of diseases and patient populations to provide more targeted preventive strategies, for example, using immunomics to diagnose and better predict care and treatment options. This will be revolutionary for multiple standards of care, with particular impact in the cancer, neurological and rare disease space, personalising the experience of care for the individual.
AI will drive significant improvement in clinical trial design and optimisation of drug manufacturing processes, and, in general, any combinatorial optimisation process in healthcare could be replaced by AI. We have already seen the beginnings of this with the recent announcements by DeepMind and AlphaFold, which now sets the stage for better understanding disease processes, predicting protein structures and developing more targeted therapeutics (for both rare and more common diseases; Fig Fig3 3 ). 48,49
An overview of the main neural network model architecture for AlphaFold. 49 MSA = multiple sequence alignment.
New curative therapies.
Over the past decade, synthetic biology has produced developments like CRISPR gene editing and some personalised cancer therapies. However, the life cycle for developing such advanced therapies is still extremely inefficient and expensive.
In future, with better access to data (genomic, proteomic, glycomic, metabolomic and bioinformatic), AI will allow us to handle far more systematic complexity and, in turn, help us transform the way we understand, discover and affect biology. This will improve the efficiency of the drug discovery process by helping better predict early which agents are more likely to be effective and also better anticipate adverse drug effects, which have often thwarted the further development of otherwise effective drugs at a costly late stage in the development process. This, in turn will democratise access to novel advanced therapies at a lower cost.
In the longer term, healthcare professionals will leverage AI in augmenting the care they provide, allowing them to provide safer, standardised and more effective care at the top of their licence; for example, clinicians could use an ‘AI digital consult’ to examine ‘digital twin’ models of their patients (a truly ‘digital and biomedical’ version of a patient), allowing them to ‘test’ the effectiveness, safety and experience of an intervention (such as a cancer drug) in the digital environment prior to delivering the intervention to the patient in the real world.
We recognise that there are significant challenges related to the wider adoption and deployment of AI into healthcare systems. These challenges include, but are not limited to, data quality and access, technical infrastructure, organisational capacity, and ethical and responsible practices in addition to aspects related to safety and regulation. Some of these issues have been covered, but others go beyond the scope of this current article.
Advances in AI have the potential to transform many aspects of healthcare, enabling a future that is more personalised, precise, predictive and portable. It is unclear if we will see an incremental adoption of new technologies or radical adoption of these technological innovations, but the impact of such technologies and the digital renaissance they bring requires health systems to consider how best they will adapt to the changing landscape. For the NHS, the application of such technologies truly has the potential to release time for care back to healthcare professionals, enabling them to focus on what matters to their patients and, in the future, leveraging a globally democratised set of data assets comprising the ‘highest levels of human knowledge’ to ‘work at the limits of science’ to deliver a common high standard of care, wherever and whenever it is delivered, and by whoever. 50 Globally, AI could become a key tool for improving health equity around the world.
As much as the last 10 years have been about the roll out of digitisation of health records for the purposes of efficiency (and in some healthcare systems, billing/reimbursement), the next 10 years will be about the insight and value society can gain from these digital assets, and how these can be translated into driving better clinical outcomes with the assistance of AI, and the subsequent creation of novel data assets and tools. It is clear that we are at an turning point as it relates to the convergence of the practice of medicine and the application of technology, and although there are multiple opportunities, there are formidable challenges that need to be overcome as it relates to the real world and the scale of implementation of such innovation. A key to delivering this vision will be an expansion of translational research in the field of healthcare applications of artificial intelligence. Alongside this, we need investment into the upskilling of a healthcare workforce and future leaders that are digitally enabled, and to understand and embrace, rather than being intimidated by, the potential of an AI-augmented healthcare system.
Healthcare leaders should consider (as a minimum) these issues when planning to leverage AI for health:
In his master’s thesis, Sylwin Gilles Cornielje has taken up care-ethicist Frans Vosman’s reflections on self-realisation as a class-bound normative ideal. Continue reading Care, Class and Singularistic Morality in Late Modernity →
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Physical Therapy Utilization and Length of Stay among Patients with Low Back Pain in Florida Hospitals , Kyle A. Watterson
Predictors of the Incidence and Charges for Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery in Florida Hospitals During 2010 , Anna Ialynychev
Analysis of Two Strategies for Structuring Medicare Reimbursement to Maximize Profitability in Acute Care General Hospitals , James D. Barrington
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The Association between the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine and the Development of Autism: A Meta-Analysis , Rashad Carlton
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COVID-19 vaccination rates
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New variants and strains of the COVID-19 virus
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mRNA vaccines for viral infections
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Poor sleep quality is a growing problem, and it can significantly impact a person’s overall health.
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Possible triggers for sleep disorder development
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Behavioral genetics differences between identical twins
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Machine learning technologies for genetic research
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The incidence of sexually transmitted infections within a chosen population
Mental health conditions within the LGBTQIA+ community
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Access to safe sex resources (condoms, dental dams, etc.) in rural areas
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Gluten allergies and intolerances have risen over the past few decades. If you’re interested in exploring this topic, your options range in severity from mild gastrointestinal symptoms to full-blown anaphylaxis.
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The pathophysiology and incidence of Celiac disease
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Living in large urban cities means regular exposure to high levels of pollutants.
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The extent of pollution in densely packed urban areas
The prevalence of pollution-based asthma in a set population
Lung capacity and function in young people
The benefits and risks of steroid therapy for asthma
Pollution risks based on geographical location
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Vegan and plant-based diets as part of disease management
Potential risks and benefits of specific plant-based diets
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Health supplementation regulation and product quality
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Health insurance limitations and their impact on overall health
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The prevalence of diabetes in Indigenous communities
Access inequalities in women’s health preventative screenings
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The Role of Telehealth and Obstetrics Capacity on Maternal Health Care: a Mixed Methods Approach , Shanikque L. Barksdale
The Intersectionality of Rurality and Race on COVID-19 Vaccination Among Adults in the United States , Shiba Simon Bailey
Examining the Associations of the Kidney Allocation System With Patient Sensitivity, Wait Time to Transplant, and Donor Distance , Shamika Danielle Jones
Female Infertility and Maternal and Infant Outcomes in South Carolina – The Role of Insurance Type , Chelsea Mencio Norregaard
Beyond Vaccination Coverage: A Critical Look At Zero-Dose Children in Sub-Saharan Africa , Chamberline Ekene Ozigbu
Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) And Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Noncancer Pain in the US , Yi-Wen Shih
Correlates of Immunization Timeliness in Three South Asian Countries: Secondary Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys , Tanzir Ahmed Shuvo
Patient Experiences and Disparities in Telehealth HIV Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Study Results From the Southern United States , Valerie Yelverton
Association of Prior Periodontal Disease With Cancer – Exploring Epidemiologic Evidence of Periodontal Exudate-Exposed Site Cancer Risk Versus Remote Gastrointestinal Sites , Asma Alzahrani
Gonorrhea: Core Areas and State Policies , Jessica Purser
Subject Cognitive Decline in Informal Caregivers , Eunika Simons
Identifying Racial Differences in Colorectal Polyp Profile at Screening Colonoscopy Using Traditional Regression and Machine Learning Approaches , Yuqi Wu
Examining the Cost and Quality Relationship in Medicare , Alexandria Fleming Delage
Evaluating the Health Impact of CenteringPregnancy Program Versus Traditional Prenatal Care in Midland Obstetric Clinics and Validating Selected Item On Birth Certificate , Oluwatosin A. Momodu
Hear My Voice: Qualitative Studies to Explore What Empowers Patients to Talk With Their Doctor and Participate in Making Health Care Decisions , Alicia Marie Oostdyk
A Cost Effectiveness Analysis Of The Nutritious Eating With Soul Study , Mary Jones Wilson
Magnet Recognition (Mr) and Hospital Quality Outcomes in the U.S.A– Analysis Based on 2017 Hospital Data , Abdulmalik Alhammad
Effect of Lifestyle, Medical School Culture and Income on Medical Students' Decision to Pursue a Primary Care Career in Saudi Arabia , Ahmed Abdullah Alhussain
Package Warning Labels for Communicating Relative Risks of Cigarettes, Heated Tobacco Products, and E-Cigarettes , Yoo Jin Cho
Correlates of Maternal Health Service Use and Women’s Experiences Using Antenatal Care in Ghana: A Mixed-Methods Study , Anna Cofie
Examining Parental Perceptions and Decisions to Uptake Child Influenza Immunizations: Assessing Pandemic and Policy Impacts on Vaccination Rates Following the H1N1 Pandemic, and the ACIP LAIV Preferential Recommendation Revocation , Amir H. Mehrabi
The Impact of Financial Incentives on Urban-Rural Disparities in Dental Supply: Evidence From Thailand , Rakchanok Noochpoung
Effectiveness and Experience of an Integrated Maternal Mental Healthcare Intervention in Private Clinics and Public Health Facilities in Pakistan , Syeda Somyyah Owais
Aging With HIV in the United States: Trends and Impact of Hospital Stays on Inpatient Resource Utilization, and Costs of Care, 2003-2015 , Khairul Alam Siddiqi
Maternal Preventive Dental Services Utilization: The Role of Preconception Oral Health Counseling in and the Association With Birth Outcomes: Evidence From South Carolina Prams , Monique Johnette Williams
Effectiveness Among Community Health Center Governing Boards: An Assessment of the Different Governing Board Members’ Perspectives , Brandi L. Wright
Factors Associated with Advance Care Plans and End-Of-Life Care Choices Among Elderly Americans: An Analysis of Health and Retirement Study Data , Agha Ajmal
The Association of Reimbursement Methods With the Tendency of Primary Care Physicians to Apply the American Diabetic Association’s Recommendations and Make Referrals to Specialists Among Ambulatory Care Patients in Us Outpatient Settings. , Abdullah Alharbi
Examining Women’s Perceptions of Maternity Care in Public and Private Sectors of National Guard Hospitals in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study , Hanin M. Almahmoud
Effect of Severe Economic Recession on the Psychological Distress: Evidence of Modifying Effect of Risky Behaviors and Insurance Status , Lumi Bakos
Clinically Integrated Networks: The ‘Magic Pill’ for Improving the Quality of Health Care? , Kaitlyn Ann Crosby
Did Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act Reduce the Likelihood That People Report Employment Status Changes Due to Health, U.S., 2009-2017 , Songyuan Deng
The Relationship Between the Electronic Health Record Patient Portal and Shared Decision Making , Gloria Esoimeme
HIV Care Location: An Evaluation of Single Versus Multi Facility Utilization of HIV/Aids Care Services and Patient Health Outcomes and Clinical Indicators in South Carolina , Melanie Gwynn
The Intergenerational Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Children’s Emergency Department Utilization and Depression and Anxiety in South Carolina , Eboni E. Haynes
Assessing the Impact of South Carolina’s Medicaid Adult Dental Policy on Dental Emergency Department Visits , Victor Kirksey
The Association of Rural Hospital Closures with In-Hospital and 30-Day Post Hospital Discharge Mortality from Emergency Care Sensitive Conditions , Melinda A. Merrell
Health Insurance Program for the Poor, Out-Of-Pocket Costs, and Catastrophic Health Expenditures in India , Shyamkumar Sriram
The Prescribing Patterns of Gabapentin and Pregabalin in a Medicaid Population Amid the Opioid Epidemic , Sarah Sullivan
The Association of Health Insurance and Prescription Drug Coverage on Cost-Related Non-Adherence and Hospitalization Across Age-Related Groups of Individuals With COPD , Shamika Martin Walls
Investigating Drug-Related Violence in Indian Country: The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina , Asa Alena Revels
The Impact Of The Medicaid Coverage Expansion And The Removal Of Cost-Sharing Under The Affordable Care Act On Mammography And Pap Tests , Abeer Alharbi
Introduction Of Innovative Medical Practices In Mayo Clinic: Effect Of The Interventions On Patient Outcomes , Duaa I. Aljabri
How Do Health System Employees with Established Musculoskeletal Complaints Decide on Their Treatment Pathway? A Qualitative Approach , Noor Alshareef
Patient Characteristics, Discharge Disposition, and Hospital Factors Associated with All cause 30-day Hospital Readmission for Total Joint Arthroplasty in 2014 , Hamad Yahya Alzamanan
Factors Affecting Patient Satisfaction With Healthcare System Of Turkey , Serdar Aydin
The Association of Hospital Practices to Breastfeeding Behaviors in South Carolina: Analysis of 2013-2015 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Data , Larisa Donnette Bruner
Association Of Insurance And Provider Type With Patients’ Perceived Cost And Ease Of Access To Healthcare Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries Diagnosed With Diabetes , Metria Harris
Residential Mobility And Enrollment Churn In A Medicaid Population , John E. Stewart
Association of Freestanding Dialysis Facility Size, Quality Incentive Program Scores and Patient Survival , Fozia Ajmal
Racism Across The American South: The Association Between Racism On Twitter, Rurality, & Black Mortality , Jarrod Bullard
Association of Provider Communication and Inpatient Hospital Readmissions , Jeremy Dean Faulkenburg
Economic Burden of Tuberculosis among Bangladeshi Population and Economic Evaluation of the Current Approaches of Tuberculosis Control in Bangladesh , Mohammad Rifat Haider
The Association between Clinical Recognition of Depression and Unplanned Hospital Readmission among Older Adults , Karen M. Jones
Association between Job Satisfaction and Pay: The Case of the Wage Payment System of Dental Clinics in Korea , Eui Jeong Kim
Feasibility of Introducing Investor-Owned Hospitals in Korea , HongSeok Seo
A Study on Satisfaction of Dental Implant Patients , Jung Su O
Depressive Symptoms Association With Health Outcomes And Treatment In Older Americans With Diabetes , Lashonda Jovon Williams
Internet Speed and the Effect on Health Information Technology Adoption , Matthew W. Yuen
Contextualizing Multilayered Sexual Subjectivities of Heterosexual Black Female Undergraduate Students at a Predominantly White Institution in the South , Amarachi Rossana Anakaraonye
Molecular Cues Of Pattern-Recognition-Receptor Pathways In Redox-Toxicity-Driven Environmental NAFLD , Suvarthi Das
Effectiveness Of Community-Based EIBI Treatment: A Longitudinal Analysis Of Adaptive Behavior And Language Outcomes , John Kuntz
Low-Intensity Physical Activity And Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions , Yueyao Li
Smoking-Related Stigma: A Public Health Tool Or A Damaging Force ? , Paula A. Lozano
Novel Methods for Analyzing Longitudinal Data with Measurement Error in the Time Variable , Caroline Munindi Mulatya
Practice Characteristics That Matter In the Provision of Health Education Services By Primary Care Physicians , George Paul Newby Jr.
Demand And Supply Factors Affecting Maternal Healthcare Utilization Pattern In Nigeria , Dumbiri Joy Powell
Healthcare Utilization And Expenditure Patterns Among Older Adults With Functional And Medical Decline , Ashley Shields Robertson
Frequency of Colonoscopy Surveillance in Average-Risk Adults Relative to Guideline Recommendations , Meng-Han Tsai
Examining The Relationship Among Patient-Centered Communication, Patient Engagement, And Patient’s Perception Of Quality Of Care In The General U.S. Adult Population , Jumee Wang
The Undiagnosed Patient and The Diagnostic Odyssey: Current Genetic Counseling Practices and Perspectives , Amelia Cordell Wardyn
Job Satisfaction And Intent To Quit Outcomes Among Home Health Aides In Home Health Care Industry Of The United States: A Multilevel Study , Seokwon Yoon
Relationship Between Job Satisfaction Among Frontline Staff and Patient Satisfaction: Evidence from Community Health Centers in South Carolina , Ashley Lynn Barnes
Association between Electronic Prescribing among Ambulatory Care Providers and Adverse Drug Event Hospitalizations in Older Adults , Grishma Patel Bhavsar
Spatial Analysis and Correlates of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among College Students in the United States , Frederick Richard Kates
Community-Level Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults , Yu-Hsiu Lin
Examination of the Association of Receipt of Opioid Therapy and Lung Cancer Patient Survival Rates among South Carolina Medicaid Recipients , Jametta Sade Magwood
Patient And Provider Characteristics And Practice Patterns of Primary Care Physicians Of Weight-Related Counseling , Kolby T. Redd
Dental Insurance as a Mitigating Factor in Reducing the Risk of Mortality Among Working-Age Adults with Dental Caries and Periodontitis , Naveed Sadiq
Longitudinal Study of the Effectiveness of the South Carolina Medicaid Policy for the Application of Fluoride Varnish for Children Age Three and Under , Christine N. Veschusio
Impact of Multi-Hospital System Organizational Structure on Financial Performance and Quality of Care in Rural Hospitals , George Raul Audi
Two Studies of Family-Centered Care Family-Centered Care and Shared Decision Making: Are they the same Construct? and The Association of Family-Centered Care and Shared Decision Making with Receipt of all Needed Prescription Drugs and Emergency Department Visits in Children with Asthma , Barbara Lee Brumbaugh
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Artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector is receiving attention from researchers and health professionals. Few previous studies have investigated this topic from a multi-disciplinary perspective, including accounting, business and management, decision sciences and health professions.
The structured literature review with its reliable and replicable research protocol allowed the researchers to extract 288 peer-reviewed papers from Scopus. The authors used qualitative and quantitative variables to analyse authors, journals, keywords, and collaboration networks among researchers. Additionally, the paper benefited from the Bibliometrix R software package.
The investigation showed that the literature in this field is emerging. It focuses on health services management, predictive medicine, patient data and diagnostics, and clinical decision-making. The United States, China, and the United Kingdom contributed the highest number of studies. Keyword analysis revealed that AI can support physicians in making a diagnosis, predicting the spread of diseases and customising treatment paths.
The literature reveals several AI applications for health services and a stream of research that has not fully been covered. For instance, AI projects require skills and data quality awareness for data-intensive analysis and knowledge-based management. Insights can help researchers and health professionals understand and address future research on AI in the healthcare field.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) generally applies to computational technologies that emulate mechanisms assisted by human intelligence, such as thought, deep learning, adaptation, engagement, and sensory understanding [ 1 , 2 ]. Some devices can execute a role that typically involves human interpretation and decision-making [ 3 , 4 ]. These techniques have an interdisciplinary approach and can be applied to different fields, such as medicine and health. AI has been involved in medicine since as early as the 1950s, when physicians made the first attempts to improve their diagnoses using computer-aided programs [ 5 , 6 ]. Interest and advances in medical AI applications have surged in recent years due to the substantially enhanced computing power of modern computers and the vast amount of digital data available for collection and utilisation [ 7 ]. AI is gradually changing medical practice. There are several AI applications in medicine that can be used in a variety of medical fields, such as clinical, diagnostic, rehabilitative, surgical, and predictive practices. Another critical area of medicine where AI is making an impact is clinical decision-making and disease diagnosis. AI technologies can ingest, analyse, and report large volumes of data across different modalities to detect disease and guide clinical decisions [ 3 , 8 ]. AI applications can deal with the vast amount of data produced in medicine and find new information that would otherwise remain hidden in the mass of medical big data [ 9 , 10 , 11 ]. These technologies can also identify new drugs for health services management and patient care treatments [ 5 , 6 ].
Courage in the application of AI is visible through a search in the primary research databases. However, as Meskò et al. [ 7 ] find, the technology will potentially reduce care costs and repetitive operations by focusing the medical profession on critical thinking and clinical creativity. As Cho et al. and Doyle et al. [ 8 , 9 ] add, the AI perspective is exciting; however, new studies will be needed to establish the efficacy and applications of AI in the medical field [ 10 ].
Our paper will also concentrate on AI strategies for healthcare from the accounting, business, and management perspectives. The authors used the structured literature review (SLR) method for its reliable and replicable research protocol [ 11 ] and selected bibliometric variables as sources of investigation. Bibliometric usage enables the recognition of the main quantitative variables of the study stream [ 12 ]. This method facilitates the detection of the required details of a particular research subject, including field authors, number of publications, keywords for interaction between variables (policies, properties and governance) and country data [ 13 ]. It also allows the application of the science mapping technique [ 14 ]. Our paper adopted the Bibliometrix R package and the biblioshiny web interface as tools of analysis [ 14 ].
The investigation offers the following insights for future researchers and practitioners:
bibliometric information on 288 peer-reviewed English papers from the Scopus collection.
Identification of leading journals in this field, such as Journal of Medical Systems, Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, and Decision Support Systems.
Qualitative and quantitative information on authors’ Lotka’s law, h-index, g-index, m-index, keyword, and citation data.
Research on specific countries to assess AI in the delivery and effectiveness of healthcare, quotes, and networks within each region.
A topic dendrogram study that identifies five research clusters: health services management, predictive medicine, patient data, diagnostics, and finally, clinical decision-making.
An in-depth discussion that develops theoretical and practical implications for future studies.
The paper is organised as follows. Section 2 lists the main bibliometric articles in this field. Section 3 elaborates on the methodology. Section 4 presents the findings of the bibliometric analysis. Section 5 discusses the main elements of AI in healthcare based on the study results. Section 6 concludes the article with future implications for research.
As suggested by Zupic and Čater [ 15 ], a research stream can be evaluated with bibliometric methods that can introduce objectivity and mitigate researcher bias. For this reason, bibliometric methods are attracting increasing interest among researchers as a reliable and impersonal research analytical approach [ 16 , 17 ]. Recently, bibliometrics has been an essential method for analysing and predicting research trends [ 18 ]. Table 1 lists other research that has used a similar approach in the research stream investigated.
The scientific articles reported show substantial differences in keywords and research topics that have been previously studied. The bibliometric analysis of Huang et al. [ 19 ] describes rehabilitative medicine using virtual reality technology. According to the authors, the primary goal of rehabilitation is to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life for patients with physical impairments or disabilities. In recent years, many healthcare disciplines have been privileged to access various technologies that provide tools for both research and clinical intervention.
Hao et al. [ 20 ] focus on text mining in medical research. As reported, text mining reveals new, previously unknown information by using a computer to automatically extract information from different text resources. Text mining methods can be regarded as an extension of data mining to text data. Text mining is playing an increasingly significant role in processing medical information. Similarly, the studies by dos Santos et al. [ 21 ] focus on applying data mining and machine learning (ML) techniques to public health problems. As stated in this research, public health may be defined as the art and science of preventing diseases, promoting health, and prolonging life. Using data mining and ML techniques, it is possible to discover new information that otherwise would be hidden. These two studies are related to another topic: medical big data. According to Liao et al. [ 22 ], big data is a typical “buzzword” in the business and research community, referring to a great mass of digital data collected from various sources. In the medical field, we can obtain a vast amount of data (i.e., medical big data). Data mining and ML techniques can help deal with this information and provide helpful insights for physicians and patients. More recently, Choudhury et al. [ 23 ] provide a systematic review on the use of ML to improve the care of elderly patients, demonstrating eligible studies primarily in psychological disorders and eye diseases.
Tran et al. [ 2 ] focus on the global evolution of AI research in medicine. Their bibliometric analysis highlights trends and topics related to AI applications and techniques. As stated in Connelly et al.’s [ 24 ] study, robot-assisted surgeries have rapidly increased in recent years. Their bibliometric analysis demonstrates how robotic-assisted surgery has gained acceptance in different medical fields, such as urological, colorectal, cardiothoracic, orthopaedic, maxillofacial and neurosurgery applications. Additionally, the bibliometric analysis of Guo et al. [ 25 ] provides an in-depth study of AI publications through December 2019. The paper focuses on tangible AI health applications, giving researchers an idea of how algorithms can help doctors and nurses. A new stream of research related to AI is also emerging. In this sense, Choudhury and Asan’s [ 26 ] scientific contribution provides a systematic review of the AI literature to identify health risks for patients. They report on 53 studies involving technology for clinical alerts, clinical reports, and drug safety. Considering the considerable interest within this research stream, this analysis differs from the current literature for several reasons. It aims to provide in-depth discussion, considering mainly the business, management, and accounting fields and not dealing only with medical and health profession publications.
Additionally, our analysis aims to provide a bibliometric analysis of variables such as authors, countries, citations and keywords to guide future research perspectives for researchers and practitioners, as similar analyses have done for several publications in other research streams [ 15 , 16 , 27 ]. In doing so, we use a different database, Scopus, that is typically adopted in social sciences fields. Finally, our analysis will propose and discuss a dominant framework of variables in this field, and our analysis will not be limited to AI application descriptions.
This paper evaluated AI in healthcare research streams using the SLR method [ 11 ]. As suggested by Massaro et al. [ 11 ], an SLR enables the study of the scientific corpus of a research field, including the scientific rigour, reliability and replicability of operations carried out by researchers. As suggested by many scholars, the methodology allows qualitative and quantitative variables to highlight the best authors, journals and keywords and combine a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ]. Despite its widespread use in business and management [ 16 , 31 ], the SLR is also used in the health sector based on the same philosophy through which it was originally conceived [ 32 , 33 ]. A methodological analysis of previously published articles reveals that the most frequently used steps are as follows [ 28 , 31 , 34 ]:
defining research questions;
writing the research protocol;
defining the research sample to be analysed;
developing codes for analysis; and
critically analysing, discussing, and identifying a future research agenda.
Considering the above premises, the authors believe that an SLR is the best method because it combines scientific validity, replicability of the research protocol and connection between multiple inputs.
As stated by the methodological paper, the first step is research question identification. For this purpose, we benefit from the analysis of Zupic and Čater [ 15 ], who provide several research questions for future researchers to link the study of authors, journals, keywords and citations. Therefore, RQ1 is “What are the most prominent authors, journal keywords and citations in the field of the research study?” Additionally, as suggested by Haleem et al. [ 35 ], new technologies, including AI, are changing the medical field in unexpected timeframes, requiring studies in multiple areas. Therefore, RQ2 is “How does artificial intelligence relate to healthcare, and what is the focus of the literature?” Then, as discussed by Massaro et al. [ 36 ], RQ3 is “What are the research applications of artificial intelligence for healthcare?”.
The first research question aims to define the qualitative and quantitative variables of the knowledge flow under investigation. The second research question seeks to determine the state of the art and applications of AI in healthcare. Finally, the third research question aims to help researchers identify practical and theoretical implications and future research ideas in this field.
The second fundamental step of the SLR is writing the research protocol [ 11 ]. Table 2 indicates the currently known literature elements, uniquely identifying the research focus, motivations and research strategy adopted and the results providing a link with the following points. Additionally, to strengthen the analysis, our investigation benefits from the PRISMA statement methodological article [ 37 ]. Although the SLR is a validated method for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, we believe that the workflow provided may benefit the replicability of the results [ 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 ]. Figure 1 summarises the researchers’ research steps, indicating that there are no results that can be referred to as a meta-analysis.
Source : Authors’ elaboration on Liberati et al. [ 37 ]
PRISMA workflow.
The third step is to specify the search strategy and search database. Our analysis is based on the search string “Artificial Intelligence” OR “AI” AND “Healthcare” with a focus on “Business, Management, and Accounting”, “Decision Sciences”, and “Health professions”. As suggested by [ 11 , 41 ] and motivated by [ 42 ], keywords can be selected through a top-down approach by identifying a large search field and then focusing on particular sub-topics. The paper uses data retrieved from the Scopus database, a multi-disciplinary database, which allowed the researchers to identify critical articles for scientific analysis [ 43 ]. Additionally, Scopus was selected based on Guo et al.’s [ 25 ] limitations, which suggest that “future studies will apply other databases, such as Scopus, to explore more potential papers” . The research focuses on articles and reviews published in peer-reviewed journals for their scientific relevance [ 11 , 16 , 17 , 29 ] and does not include the grey literature, conference proceedings or books/book chapters. Articles written in any language other than English were excluded [ 2 ]. For transparency and replicability, the analysis was conducted on 11 January 2021. Using this research strategy, the authors retrieved 288 articles. To strengthen the study's reliability, we publicly provide the full bibliometric extract on the Zenodo repository [ 44 , 45 ].
The fourth research phase is defining the code framework that initiates the analysis of the variables. The study will identify the following:
descriptive information of the research area;
source analysis [ 16 ];
author and citation analysis [ 28 ];
keywords and network analysis [ 14 ]; and
geographic distribution of the papers [ 14 ].
The final research phase is the article’s discussion and conclusion, where implications and future research trends will be identified.
At the research team level, the information is analysed with the statistical software R-Studio and the Bibliometrix package [ 15 ], which allows scientific analysis of the results obtained through the multi-disciplinary database.
The analysis of bibliometric results starts with a description of the main bibliometric statistics with the aim of answering RQ1, What are the most prominent authors, journal keywords and citations in the field of the research study?, and RQ2, How does artificial intelligence relate to healthcare, and what is the focus of the literature? Therefore, the following elements were thoroughly analysed: (1) type of document; (2) annual scientific production; (3) scientific sources; (4) source growth; (5) number of articles per author; (6) author’s dominance ranking; (7) author’s h-index, g-index, and m-index; (8) author’s productivity; (9) author’s keywords; (10) topic dendrogram; (11) a factorial map of the document with the highest contributions; (12) article citations; (13) country production; (14) country citations; (15) country collaboration map; and (16) country collaboration network.
Table 3 shows the information on 288 peer-reviewed articles published between 1992 and January 2021 extracted from the Scopus database. The number of keywords is 946 from 136 sources, and the number of keywords plus, referring to the number of keywords that frequently appear in an article’s title, was 2329. The analysis period covered 28 years and 1 month of scientific production and included an annual growth rate of 5.12%. However, the most significant increase in published articles occurred in the past three years (please see Fig. 2 ). On average, each article was written by three authors (3.56). Finally, the collaboration index (CI), which was calculated as the total number of authors of multi-authored articles/total number of multi-authored articles, was 3.97 [ 46 ].
Source : Authors’ elaboration
Annual scientific production.
Table 4 shows the top 20 sources related to the topic. The Journal of Medical Systems is the most relevant source, with twenty-one of the published articles. This journal's main issues are the foundations, functionality, interfaces, implementation, impacts, and evaluation of medical technologies. Another relevant source is Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, with eleven articles. This journal aims to extend scientific knowledge related to biomedical technologies and medical informatics research. Both journals deal with cloud computing, machine learning, and AI as a disruptive healthcare paradigm based on recent publications. The IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics investigates technologies in health care, life sciences, and biomedicine applications from a broad perspective. The next journal, Decision Support Systems, aims to analyse how these technologies support decision-making from a multi-disciplinary view, considering business and management. Therefore, the analysis of the journals revealed that we are dealing with an interdisciplinary research field. This conclusion is confirmed, for example, by the presence of purely medical journals, journals dedicated to the technological growth of healthcare, and journals with a long-term perspective such as futures.
The distribution frequency of the articles (Fig. 3 ) indicates the journals dealing with the topic and related issues. Between 2008 and 2012, a significant growth in the number of publications on the subject is noticeable. However, the graph shows the results of the Loess regression, which includes the quantity and publication time of the journal under analysis as variables. This method allows the function to assume an unlimited distribution; that is, feature can consider values below zero if the data are close to zero. It contributes to a better visual result and highlights the discontinuity in the publication periods [ 47 ].
Source growth. Source : Authors’ elaboration
Finally, Fig. 4 provides an analytical perspective on factor analysis for the most cited papers. As indicated in the literature [ 48 , 49 ], using factor analysis to discover the most cited papers allows for a better understanding of the scientific world’s intellectual structure. For example, our research makes it possible to consider certain publications that effectively analyse subject specialisation. For instance, Santosh’s [ 50 ] article addresses the new paradigm of AI with ML algorithms for data analysis and decision support in the COVID-19 period, setting a benchmark in terms of citations by researchers. Moving on to the application, an article by Shickel et al. [ 51 ] begins with the belief that the healthcare world currently has much health and administrative data. In this context, AI and deep learning will support medical and administrative staff in extracting data, predicting outcomes, and learning medical representations. Finally, in the same line of research, Baig et al. [ 52 ], with a focus on wearable patient monitoring systems (WPMs), conclude that AI and deep learning may be landmarks for continuous patient monitoring and support for healthcare delivery.
Factorial map of the most cited documents.
This section identifies the most cited authors of articles on AI in healthcare. It also identifies the authors’ keywords, dominance factor (DF) ranking, h-index, productivity, and total number of citations. Table 5 identifies the authors and their publications in the top 20 rankings. As the table shows, Bushko R.G. has the highest number of publications: four papers. He is the editor-in-chief of Future of Health Technology, a scientific journal that aims to develop a clear vision of the future of health technology. Then, several authors each wrote three papers. For instance, Liu C. is a researcher active in the topic of ML and computer vision, and Sharma A. from Emory University Atlanta in the USA is a researcher with a clear focus on imaging and translational informatics. Some other authors have two publications each. While some authors have published as primary authors, most have published as co-authors. Hence, in the next section, we measure the contributory power of each author by investigating the DF ranking through the number of elements.
The dominance factor (DF) is a ratio measuring the fraction of multi-authored articles in which an author acts as the first author [ 53 ]. Several bibliometric studies use the DF in their analyses [ 46 , 54 ]. The DF ranking calculates an author’s dominance in producing articles. The DF is calculated by dividing the number of an author’s multi-authored papers as the first author (Nmf) by the author's total number of multi-authored papers (Nmt). This is omitted in the single-author case due to the constant value of 1 for single-authored articles. This formulation could lead to some distortions in the results, especially in fields where the first author is entered by surname alphabetical order [ 55 ].
The mathematical equation for the DF is shown as:
Table 6 lists the top 20 DF rankings. The data in the table show a low level of articles per author, either for first-authored or multi-authored articles. The results demonstrate that we are dealing with an emerging topic in the literature. Additionally, as shown in the table, Fox J. and Longoni C. are the most dominant authors in the field.
Table 7 shows the impact of authors in terms of the h-index [ 56 ] (i.e., the productivity and impact of citations of a researcher), g-index [ 57 ] (i.e., the distribution of citations received by a researcher's publications), m-index [ 58 ] (i.e., the h-index value per year), total citations, total paper and years of scientific publication. The H-index was introduced in the literature as a metric for the objective comparison of scientific results and depended on the number of publications and their impact [ 59 ]. The results show that the 20 most relevant authors have an h-index between 2 and 1. For the practical interpretation of the data, the authors considered data published by the London School of Economics [ 60 ]. In the social sciences, the analysis shows values of 7.6 for economic publications by professors and researchers who had been active for several years. Therefore, the youthfulness of the research area has attracted young researchers and professors. At the same time, new indicators have emerged over the years to diversify the logic of the h-index. For example, the g-index indicates an author's impact on citations, considering that a single article can generate these. The m-index, on the other hand, shows the cumulative value over the years.
The analysis, also considering the total number of citations, the number of papers published and the year of starting to publish, thus confirms that we are facing an expanding research flow.
Figure 5 shows Lotka’s law. This mathematical formulation originated in 1926 to describe the publication frequency by authors in a specific research field [ 61 ]. In practice, the law states that the number of authors contributing to research in a given period is a fraction of the number who make up a single contribution [ 14 , 61 ].
Lotka’s law.
The mathematical relationship is expressed in reverse in the following way:
where y x is equal to the number of authors producing x articles in each research field. Therefore, C and n are constants that can be estimated in the calculation.
The figure's results are in line with Lotka's results, with an average of two publications per author in a given research field. In addition, the figure shows the percentage of authors. Our results lead us to state that we are dealing with a young and growing research field, even with this analysis. Approximately 70% of the authors had published only their first research article. Only approximately 20% had published two scientific papers.
This section provides information on the relationship between the keywords artificial intelligence and healthcare . This analysis is essential to determine the research trend, identify gaps in the discussion on AI in healthcare, and identify the fields that can be interesting as research areas [ 42 , 62 ].
Table 8 highlights the total number of keywords per author in the top 20 positions. The ranking is based on the following elements: healthcare, artificial intelligence, and clinical decision support system . Keyword analysis confirms the scientific area of reference. In particular, we deduce the definition as “Artificial intelligence is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages” [ 2 , 63 ]. Panch et al. [ 4 ] find that these technologies can be used in different business and management areas. After the first keyword, the analysis reveals AI applications and related research such as machine learning and deep learning.
Additionally, data mining and big data are a step forward in implementing exciting AI applications. According to our specific interest, if we applied AI in healthcare, we would achieve technological applications to help and support doctors and medical researchers in decision-making. The link between AI and decision-making is the reason why we find, in the seventh position, the keyword clinical decision support system . AI techniques can unlock clinically relevant information hidden in the massive amount of data that can assist clinical decision-making [ 64 ]. If we analyse the following keywords, we find other elements related to decision-making and support systems.
The TreeMap below (Fig. 6 ) highlights the combination of possible keywords representing AI and healthcare.
Keywords treemap.
The topic dendrogram in Fig. 7 represents the hierarchical order and the relationship between the keywords generated by hierarchical clustering [ 42 ]. The cut in the figure and the vertical lines facilitate an investigation and interpretation of the different clusters. As stated by Andrews [ 48 ], the figure is not intended to find the perfect level of associations between clusters. However, it aims to estimate the approximate number of clusters to facilitate further discussion.
Topic dendrogram.
The research stream of AI in healthcare is divided into two main strands. The blue strand focuses on medical information systems and the internet. Some papers are related to healthcare organisations, such as the Internet of Things, meaning that healthcare organisations use AI to support health services management and data analysis. AI applications are also used to improve diagnostic and therapeutic accuracy and the overall clinical treatment process [ 2 ]. If we consider the second block, the red one, three different clusters highlight separate aspects of the topic. The first could be explained as AI and ML predictive algorithms. Through AI applications, it is possible to obtain a predictive approach that can ensure that patients are better monitored. This also allows a better understanding of risk perception for doctors and medical researchers. In the second cluster, the most frequent words are decisions , information system , and support system . This means that AI applications can support doctors and medical researchers in decision-making. Information coming from AI technologies can be used to consider difficult problems and support a more straightforward and rapid decision-making process. In the third cluster, it is vital to highlight that the ML model can deal with vast amounts of data. From those inputs, it can return outcomes that can optimise the work of healthcare organisations and scheduling of medical activities.
Furthermore, the word cloud in Fig. 8 highlights aspects of AI in healthcare, such as decision support systems, decision-making, health services management, learning systems, ML techniques and diseases. The figure depicts how AI is linked to healthcare and how it is used in medicine.
Word cloud.
Figure 9 represents the search trends based on the keywords analysed. The research started in 2012. First, it identified research topics related to clinical decision support systems. This topic was recurrent during the following years. Interestingly, in 2018, studies investigated AI and natural language processes as possible tools to manage patients and administrative elements. Finally, a new research stream considers AI's role in fighting COVID-19 [ 65 , 66 ].
Keywords frequency.
Table 9 represents the number of citations from other articles within the top 20 rankings. The analysis allows the benchmark studies in the field to be identified [ 48 ]. For instance, Burke et al. [ 67 ] writes the most cited paper and analyses efficient nurse rostering methodologies. The paper critically evaluates tangible interdisciplinary solutions that also include AI. Immediately thereafter, Ahmed M.A.'s article proposes a data-driven optimisation methodology to determine the optimal number of healthcare staff to optimise patients' productivity [ 68 ]. Finally, the third most cited article lays the groundwork for developing deep learning by considering diverse health and administrative information [ 51 ].
This section analyses the diffusion of AI in healthcare around the world. It highlights countries to show the geographies of this research. It includes all published articles, the total number of citations, and the collaboration network. The following sub-sections start with an analysis of the total number of published articles.
Figure 9 and Table 10 display the countries where AI in healthcare has been considered. The USA tops the list of countries with the maximum number of articles on the topic (215). It is followed by China (83), the UK (54), India (51), Australia (54), and Canada (32). It is immediately evident that the theme has developed on different continents, highlighting a growing interest in AI in healthcare. The figure shows that many areas, such as Russia, Eastern Europe and Africa except for Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco, have still not engaged in this scientific debate.
This section discusses articles on AI in healthcare in terms of single or multiple publications in each country. It also aims to observe collaboration and networking between countries. Table 11 and Fig. 10 highlight the average citations by state and show that the UK, the USA, and Kuwait have a higher average number of citations than other countries. Italy, Spain and New Zealand have the most significant number of citations.
Articles per country.
Figure 11 depicts global collaborations. The blue colour on the map represents research cooperation among nations. Additionally, the pink border linking states indicates the extent of collaboration between authors. The primary cooperation between nations is between the USA and China, with two collaborative articles. Other collaborations among nations are limited to a few papers.
Collaboration map.
This section aims to strengthen the research scope by answering RQ3: What are the research applications of artificial intelligence for healthcare?
Benefiting from the topical dendrogram, researchers will provide a development model based on four relevant variables [ 69 , 70 ]. AI has been a disruptive innovation in healthcare [ 4 ]. With its sophisticated algorithms and several applications, AI has assisted doctors and medical professionals in the domains of health information systems, geocoding health data, epidemic and syndromic surveillance, predictive modelling and decision support, and medical imaging [ 2 , 9 , 10 , 64 ]. Furthermore, the researchers considered the bibliometric analysis to identify four macro-variables dominant in the field and used them as authors' keywords. Therefore, the following sub-sections aim to explain the debate on applications in healthcare for AI techniques. These elements are shown in Fig. 12 .
Dominant variables for AI in healthcare.
One of the notable aspects of AI techniques is potential support for comprehensive health services management. These applications can support doctors, nurses and administrators in their work. For instance, an AI system can provide health professionals with constant, possibly real-time medical information updates from various sources, including journals, textbooks, and clinical practices [ 2 , 10 ]. These applications' strength is becoming even more critical in the COVID-19 period, during which information exchange is continually needed to properly manage the pandemic worldwide [ 71 ]. Other applications involve coordinating information tools for patients and enabling appropriate inferences for health risk alerts and health outcome prediction [ 72 ]. AI applications allow, for example, hospitals and all health services to work more efficiently for the following reasons:
Clinicians can access data immediately when they need it.
Nurses can ensure better patient safety while administering medication.
Patients can stay informed and engaged in their care by communicating with their medical teams during hospital stays.
Additionally, AI can contribute to optimising logistics processes, for instance, realising drugs and equipment in a just-in-time supply system based totally on predictive algorithms [ 73 , 74 ]. Interesting applications can also support the training of personnel working in health services. This evidence could be helpful in bridging the gap between urban and rural health services [ 75 ]. Finally, health services management could benefit from AI to leverage the multiplicity of data in electronic health records by predicting data heterogeneity across hospitals and outpatient clinics, checking for outliers, performing clinical tests on the data, unifying patient representation, improving future models that can predict diagnostic tests and analyses, and creating transparency with benchmark data for analysing services delivered [ 51 , 76 ].
Another relevant topic is AI applications for disease prediction and diagnosis treatment, outcome prediction and prognosis evaluation [ 72 , 77 ]. Because AI can identify meaningful relationships in raw data, it can support diagnostic, treatment and prediction outcomes in many medical situations [ 64 ]. It allows medical professionals to embrace the proactive management of disease onset. Additionally, predictions are possible for identifying risk factors and drivers for each patient to help target healthcare interventions for better outcomes [ 3 ]. AI techniques can also help design and develop new drugs, monitor patients and personalise patient treatment plans [ 78 ]. Doctors benefit from having more time and concise data to make better patient decisions. Automatic learning through AI could disrupt medicine, allowing prediction models to be created for drugs and exams that monitor patients over their whole lives [ 79 ].
One of the keyword analysis main topics is that AI applications could support doctors and medical researchers in the clinical decision-making process. According to Jiang et al. [ 64 ], AI can help physicians make better clinical decisions or even replace human judgement in healthcare-specific functional areas. According to Bennett and Hauser [ 80 ], algorithms can benefit clinical decisions by accelerating the process and the amount of care provided, positively impacting the cost of health services. Therefore, AI technologies can support medical professionals in their activities and simplify their jobs [ 4 ]. Finally, as Redondo and Sandoval [ 81 ] find, algorithmic platforms can provide virtual assistance to help doctors understand the semantics of language and learning to solve business process queries as a human being would.
Another challenging topic related to AI applications is patient data and diagnostics. AI techniques can help medical researchers deal with the vast amount of data from patients (i.e., medical big data ). AI systems can manage data generated from clinical activities, such as screening, diagnosis, and treatment assignment. In this way, health personnel can learn similar subjects and associations between subject features and outcomes of interest [ 64 ].
These technologies can analyse raw data and provide helpful insights that can be used in patient treatments. They can help doctors in the diagnostic process; for example, to realise a high-speed body scan, it will be simpler to have an overall patient condition image. Then, AI technology can recreate a 3D mapping solution of a patient’s body.
In terms of data, interesting research perspectives are emerging. For instance, we observed the emergence of a stream of research on patient data management and protection related to AI applications [ 82 ].
For diagnostics, AI techniques can make a difference in rehabilitation therapy and surgery. Numerous robots have been designed to support and manage such tasks. Rehabilitation robots physically support and guide, for example, a patient’s limb during motor therapy [ 83 ]. For surgery, AI has a vast opportunity to transform surgical robotics through devices that can perform semi-automated surgical tasks with increasing efficiency. The final aim of this technology is to automate procedures to negate human error while maintaining a high level of accuracy and precision [ 84 ]. Finally, the -19 period has led to increased remote patient diagnostics through telemedicine that enables remote observation of patients and provides physicians and nurses with support tools [ 66 , 85 , 86 ].
This study aims to provide a bibliometric analysis of publications on AI in healthcare, focusing on accounting, business and management, decision sciences and health profession studies. Using the SLR method of Massaro et al. [ 11 ], we provide a reliable and replicable research protocol for future studies in this field. Additionally, we investigate the trend of scientific publications on the subject, unexplored information, future directions, and implications using the science mapping workflow. Our analysis provides interesting insights.
In terms of bibliometric variables, the four leading journals, Journal of Medical Systems , Studies in Health Technology and Informatics , IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics , and Decision Support Systems , are optimal locations for the publication of scientific articles on this topic. These journals deal mainly with healthcare, medical information systems, and applications such as cloud computing, machine learning, and AI. Additionally, in terms of h-index, Bushko R.G. and Liu C. are the most productive and impactful authors in this research stream. Burke et al.’s [ 67 ] contribution is the most cited with an analysis of nurse rostering using new technologies such as AI. Finally, in terms of keywords, co-occurrence reveals some interesting insights. For instance, researchers have found that AI has a role in diagnostic accuracy and helps in the analysis of health data by comparing thousands of medical records, experiencing automatic learning with clinical alerts, efficient management of health services and places of care, and the possibility of reconstructing patient history using these data.
Second, this paper finds five cluster analyses in healthcare applications: health services management, predictive medicine, patient data, diagnostics, and finally, clinical decision-making. These technologies can also contribute to optimising logistics processes in health services and allowing a better allocation of resources.
Third, the authors analysing the research findings and the issues under discussion strongly support AI's role in decision support. These applications, however, are demonstrated by creating a direct link to data quality management and the technology awareness of health personnel [ 87 ].
Several authors have analysed AI in the healthcare research stream, but in this case, the authors focus on other literature that includes business and decision-making processes. In this regard, the analysis of the search flow reveals a double view of the literature. On the one hand, some contributions belong to the positivist literature and embrace future applications and implications of technology for health service management, data analysis and diagnostics [ 6 , 80 , 88 ]. On the other hand, some investigations also aim to understand the darker sides of technology and its impact. For example, as Carter [ 89 ] states, the impact of AI is multi-sectoral; its development, however, calls for action to protect personal data. Similarly, Davenport and Kalakota [ 77 ] focus on the ethical implications of using AI in healthcare. According to the authors, intelligent machines raise issues of accountability, transparency, and permission, especially in automated communication with patients. Our analysis does not indicate a marked strand of the literature; therefore, we argue that the discussion of elements such as the transparency of technology for patients is essential for the development of AI applications.
A large part of our results shows that, at the application level, AI can be used to improve medical support for patients (Fig. 11 ) [ 64 , 82 ]. However, we believe that, as indicated by Kalis et al. [ 90 ] on the pages of Harvard Business Review, the management of costly back-office problems should also be addressed.
The potential of algorithms includes data analysis. There is an immense quantity of data accessible now, which carries the possibility of providing information about a wide variety of medical and healthcare activities [ 91 ]. With the advent of modern computational methods, computer learning and AI techniques, there are numerous possibilities [ 79 , 83 , 84 ]. For example, AI makes it easier to turn data into concrete and actionable observations to improve decision-making, deliver high-quality patient treatment, adapt to real-time emergencies, and save more lives on the clinical front. In addition, AI makes it easier to leverage capital to develop systems and facilities and reduce expenses at the organisational level [ 78 ]. Studying contributions to the topic, we noticed that data accuracy was included in the debate, indicating that a high standard of data will benefit decision-making practitioners [ 38 , 77 ]. AI techniques are an essential instrument for studying data and the extraction of medical insight, and they may assist medical researchers in their practices. Using computational tools, healthcare stakeholders may leverage the power of data not only to evaluate past data ( descriptive analytics ) but also to forecast potential outcomes ( predictive analytics ) and to define the best actions for the present scenario ( prescriptive analytics ) [ 78 ]. The current abundance of evidence makes it easier to provide a broad view of patient health; doctors should have access to the correct details at the right time and location to provide the proper treatment [ 92 ].
Further reflection concerns the skills of doctors. Studies have shown that healthcare personnel are progressively being exposed to technology for different purposes, such as collecting patient records or diagnosis [ 71 ]. This is demonstrated by the keywords (Fig. 6 ) that focus on technology and the role of decision-making with new innovative tools. In addition, the discussion expands with Lu [ 93 ], which indicates that the excessive use of technology could hinder doctors’ skills and clinical procedures' expansion. Among the main issues arising from the literature is the possible de-skilling of healthcare staff due to reduced autonomy in decision-making concerning patients [ 94 ]. Therefore, the challenges and discussion we uncovered in Fig. 11 are expanded by also considering the ethical implications of technology and the role of skills.
Our analysis also has multiple theoretical and practical implications.
In terms of theoretical contribution, this paper extends the previous results of Connelly et al., dos Santos et al, Hao et al., Huang et al., Liao et al. and Tran et al. [ 2 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 24 ] in considering AI in terms of clinical decision-making and data management quality.
In terms of practical implications, this paper aims to create a fruitful discussion with healthcare professionals and administrative staff on how AI can be at their service to increase work quality. Furthermore, this investigation offers a broad comprehension of bibliometric variables of AI techniques in healthcare. It can contribute to advancing scientific research in this field.
Like any other, our study has some limitations that could be addressed by more in-depth future studies. For example, using only one research database, such as Scopus, could be limiting. Further analysis could also investigate the PubMed, IEEE, and Web of Science databases individually and holistically, especially the health parts. Then, the use of search terms such as "Artificial Intelligence" OR "AI" AND "Healthcare" could be too general and exclude interesting studies. Moreover, although we analysed 288 peer-reviewed scientific papers, because the new research topic is new, the analysis of conference papers could return interesting results for future researchers. Additionally, as this is a young research area, the analysis will be subject to recurrent obsolescence as multiple new research investigations are published. Finally, although bibliometric analysis has limited the subjectivity of the analysis [ 15 ], the verification of recurring themes could lead to different results by indicating areas of significant interest not listed here.
Concerning future research perspectives, researchers believe that an analysis of the overall amount that a healthcare organisation should pay for AI technologies could be helpful. If these technologies are essential for health services management and patient treatment, governments should invest and contribute to healthcare organisations' modernisation. New investment funds could be made available in the healthcare world, as in the European case with the Next Generation EU programme or national investment programmes [ 95 ]. Additionally, this should happen especially in the poorest countries around the world, where there is a lack of infrastructure and services related to health and medicine [ 96 ]. On the other hand, it might be interesting to evaluate additional profits generated by healthcare organisations with AI technologies compared to those that do not use such technologies.
Further analysis could also identify why some parts of the world have not conducted studies in this area. It would be helpful to carry out a comparative analysis between countries active in this research field and countries that are not currently involved. It would make it possible to identify variables affecting AI technologies' presence or absence in healthcare organisations. The results of collaboration between countries also present future researchers with the challenge of greater exchanges between researchers and professionals. Therefore, further research could investigate the difference in vision between professionals and academics.
In the accounting, business, and management research area, there is currently a lack of quantitative analysis of the costs and profits generated by healthcare organisations that use AI technologies. Therefore, research in this direction could further increase our understanding of the topic and the number of healthcare organisations that can access technologies based on AI. Finally, as suggested in the discussion section, more interdisciplinary studies are needed to strengthen AI links with data quality management and AI and ethics considerations in healthcare.
In pursuing the philosophy of Massaro et al.’s [ 11 ] methodological article, we have climbed on the shoulders of giants, hoping to provide a bird's-eye view of the AI literature in healthcare. We performed this study with a bibliometric analysis aimed at discovering authors, countries of publication and collaboration, and keywords and themes. We found a fast-growing, multi-disciplinary stream of research that is attracting an increasing number of authors.
The research, therefore, adopts a quantitative approach to the analysis of bibliometric variables and a qualitative approach to the study of recurring keywords, which has allowed us to demonstrate strands of literature that are not purely positive. There are currently some limitations that will affect future research potential, especially in ethics, data governance and the competencies of the health workforce.
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The provision of universal health care services would be a worthy undertaking, especially due to the increased number of uninsured citizens, which currently stands at about 45 million (balancedpolitics.org).
The provision of universal health care services would therefore promote access to health care services to as many citizens as possible, which would reduce suffering and deaths of citizens who cannot cater for their health insurance. As I mentioned in the thesis, health care is a basic necessity to all citizens and therefore providing health care services to all would reduce inequality in the service access.
Universal health care would also come at a time when health care has become seemingly unaffordable for many middle income level citizens and business men in the United States. This has created a nation of inequality, which is unfair because every citizen pays tax, which should be used by the government to provide affordable basic services like health care. It should be mentioned here that the primary role of any government is to protect its citizens, among other things, from illness and disease (Shi and Singh 188).
Lastly not the least, the provision of universal health care in the United States would work for the benefit of the country and especially the doctors because it would create a centralized information centre, with database of all cases of illnesses, diseases and their occurrence and frequency. This would make it easier to diagnose patients, especially to identify any new strain of a disease, which would further help in coming up with adequate medication for such new illness or disease (balancedpolitics.org).
One argument against the provision of universal health care in the United States is that such a policy would require enormous spending in terms of taxes to cater for the services in a universal manner. Since health care does not generate extra revenue, it would mean that the government would either be forced to cut budgetary allocations for other crucial sectors of general public concern like defense and education, or increase the taxes levied on the citizens, thus becoming an extra burden to the same citizens (balancedpolitics.org).
Another argument against the provision of universal health care services is that health care provision is a complex undertaking, involving varying interests, likes and preferences.
The argument that providing universal health care would do away with the bureaucratic inefficiency does not seem to be realistic because centralizing the health care sector would actually increase the bureaucracy, leading to further inefficiencies, especially due to the enormous number of clientele to be served. Furthermore, it would lead to lose of business for the insurance providers as well as the private health care practitioners, majority of whom serve the middle income citizens (balancedpolitics.org).
Arguably, the debate for the provision of universal health care can be seen as addressing a problem which is either not present, or negligible. This is because there are adequate options for each citizen to access health care services. Apart from the government hospitals, the private hospitals funded by non-governmental organizations provide health care to those citizens who are not under any medical cover (balancedpolitics.org).
Universal health care provision would lead to corruption and rent seeking behavior among policy makers. Since the services would be for all, and may sometimes be limited, corruption may set in making the medical practitioners even more corrupt than they are because of increased demand of the services. This may further lead to deterioration of the very health care sector the policy would be aiming at boosting through such a policy.
The provision of universal health care would limit the freedom of the US citizens to choose which health care program is best for them. It is important to underscore that the United States, being a capitalist economy is composed of people of varying financial abilities.
The provision of universal health care would therefore lower the patients’ flexibility in terms of how, when and where to access health care services and why. This is because such a policy would throw many private practitioners out of business, thus forcing virtually all citizens to fit in the governments’ health care program, which may not be good for everyone (Niles 293).
Lastly not the least, the provision of universal health care would be unfair to those citizens who live healthy lifestyles so as to avoid lifestyle diseases like obesity and lung cancer, which are very common in America. Many of the people suffering from obesity suffer due to their negligence or ignorance of health care advice provided by the government and other health care providers. Such a policy would therefore seem to unfairly punish those citizens who practice good health lifestyles, at the expense of the ignorant (Niles 293).
After discussing the pros and cons of universal health care provision in the United States, I restate my thesis that “The government of United States of America should provide universal health care to its citizens because health care is a basic necessity to every citizen, regardless of age, sex, race, religion, and socio economic status”, and argue that even though there are arguments against the provision of universal health care, such arguments, though valid, are not based on the guiding principle of that health care is a basic necessity to all citizens of the United States.
The arguments are also based on capitalistic way of thinking, which is not sensitive to the plight of many citizens who are not able to pay for their insurance health care cover.
The idea of providing universal health care to Americans would therefore save many deaths and unnecessary suffering by many citizens. Equally important to mention is the fact that such a policy may be described as a win win policy both for the rich and the poor or middle class citizens because it would not in any way negatively affect the rich, because as long as they have money, they would still be able to customize their health care through the employment family or personal doctors as the poor and the middle class go for the universal health care services.
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Insurance specialists. “Growing Support for Universal Health Care”. Insurance information portal. Web. Insurance specialists.com 8 august 2011. https://insurancespecialists.com/
Niles, Nancy. Basics of the U.S. Health Care System . Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2010:293. Print.
Shi, Leiyu and Singh, Douglas. Delivering Health Care in America: A Systems Approach . Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2004:188. Print.
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Healthcare Architecture is one of the most important, complex, and demanding fields as it requires precision, needs, and respect for privacy. As architects, we design these structures so that the public is able to walk through the health care system in a proper way. There are many students who work with the topic during their thesis project as it is not only challenging but also opens new doors into tackling pandemics such as Covid-19.
Here are 20 thesis topics related to healthcare architecture:
Children’s hospitals have been one of the most challenging designs. As the hospital is the last place a child might want to go. So making hospitals less scary and motivating the children to accept the care is one of the biggest psychological challenges that the designer has to encounter. But when dealing with children it can help unleash the child inside the designer. So if you can design for those little ones; this one’s for you.
A hospital design that deals with different types of multispeciality facilities available under one single roof. This design is in high demand in the urban context and is one of the biggest rising designs. As they’re able to adhere and cater to a large number of people with different ailments.
Addiction has been and is going to be one of the biggest ailments that our generations have encountered. As there is a subsequent increase in the death rates that have been caused by an overdose of drugs. And somewhere there is a share of rehabilitation spaces too. As they need to feel less of a prison and more of a recovery center which can guarantee the addicted people that this is the road to recovery. Hence the role of architecture is highly important in this context. So if you would like to bring a change to this biggest problem of generation this one’s for you.
One of the most unique and detailed topics of healthcare architecture which peek into the technicalities of the medical world. With a dominating services part. As including the technical part, there is a lot to design on this topic as it is one of the key elements of the hospitals.
Still today mental health problems are always seen with a judgemental eye. And mental hospitals are still aren’t reached by the suffering people just out of the pressure and disgrace created around mental problems. This is why there is an immense need to break the imageability of the mental hospitals and redefine them in a new thought. A new image that can make it a lot less scary and way more approachable. So if you want to risk and break the mold; this is the best one.
Autistic care is one of the most creative and challenging ones. As they need for us to dwell into the life of autistic children and understand how their world works. And how can we make it better? Even though the percentage of their population might be small their needs are often ignored as most of the time they’re pushed into our normal worlds that don’t cater to their needs or care at all. So if you would like to step into their shoes and empathize. This one is a good option for you to choose from.
Trauma is a lot of complex phenomena that don’t just affect momentarily but can change a person’s life forever. Which makes these trauma recovery centers all the more important. They’re supposed to provide the care and refuge for them that can make them feel better and start their journey to recovery. It is a challenging phenomenon to give a solution to through architecture. But the built environment can do wonders that are beyond the comprehension of the human mind.
Cancer hospitals are one of the most important elements of society and are always needed. With a large amount of infrastructure, technology, and care involved in making them. It undoubtedly makes it one of the most promising thesis topics.
Counseling clinics are on a subsequent rise as they are easily approached and overall more preferred by the people who feel they need help. So this design doesn’t just need to step out from the big scary hospital vibe to a friendly place where one might feel like going to have some help. This thesis explores a lot of urban human psychology and the needs of today’s generations of healthcare. Indeed a topic for the promising future.
With the considerable increase in juvenile crimes . Juvenile health and development have been the top priority of many countries worldwide. So out of the many efforts being done for their betterment, this one is one of the most crucial ones. This design needs to cater to the raging young minds while healing them of their trauma and help them walk the road of recovery without falling into the traps of crime. Children’s psychology will play a very important role in their recovery. Thus this project in a real sense is going to shape the future of tomorrow.
This one demands a good understanding of infant to toddler development and physiology. Their reactions in certain environments and how to make a peaceful place that can cater to these tender beings with care. It is a very creative and positive topic that prolifically deals with the news.
Peeking deeper into the journey of a cancer warrior. It gives us the chance to create a better environment for them when they’re battling and are feeling at their lowest. This calls for healing that is done through spaces that make them feel less pained and can provide hope. Something design is very much capable of.
The time post-prison is as important as the time inside is. As the prisoners are often left in open with a shock of a new reality right ahead of them. Which at times is a lot to handle, especially in a positive mindset. Thus this rehab center won’t just make them prepared, but also will help them step into this new world as a better human.
The reuse of hospital spaces is challenging. But provides ample opportunities on the way depending on the context and background the design is going to set up in.
Covering the whole process of development and recovery this center is supposed to be the most important center in the life of the patients who are to be motivated and kept hopeful throughout. Which requires a conscious approach as a designer to make a space that can help them feel better and give them a will to survive.
Care for the elderly can be one of the needed topics in today’s world. As the care they need is much beyond a hospital. As they need a hospital that feels like hope. A place where they will be willing to stay rather than run away from. And the design can be the one that can create such an effect successfully.
Hospice centers in rural areas serve as many other things rather than just healthcare architecture. They act as a refuge space for the general public and even an educational area. Considering its multidimensional use it can be used for many things. Thus providing it as an opportunity to work on a singular space that can serve as a multipurpose space .
The dementia care center is a healthcare architecture design that deals with the lives of dementia suffering patients. Which requires them to step into the shoes of the patients. As it can help us create a good environment for them.
The behavioral health facility is the new healthcare facility that has been created. Which has been created to tackle the behavioral and other problems that are dealt with every day in the urban and rural contexts? Thus making it more approachable for the people suffering it. And thus it can become one of the futuristic architecture designs
From the admission phase to the complete recovery. Different phases are involved and are needed to be catered carefully. Thus it makes the healthcare architecture of the space equally important in the healing of the trauma and the road towards recovery.
Renuka is an artist, architect, and writer. With a keen interest in psychology; she is passionate about 'User-centric and need-based designs'. As an empath herself she finds writing as a way to empower and voice people. While aiming to make this world a better place as a designer.
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