AI use in diagnostic care, rural care access, and surge in preventable diseases top annual report of patient safety concerns
ECRI says balancing the benefits and risks of AI in clinical diagnosis is the top patient safety concern for 2026. The report warns that AI diagnostic systems without strong safeguards and clinical oversight can contribute to missed, delayed, or incorrect diagnoses, especially when training data contain gaps or bias.
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