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A sociotechnical systems framework for the application of artificial intelligence in health care delivery

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Salwei, Megan E., Carayon, Pascale·2022·Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making

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In the coming years, artificial intelligence (AI) will pervade almost every aspect of the health care delivery system. AI has the potential to improve patient safety (e.g., diagnostic accuracy) as well as reduce the burden on clinicians (e.g., documentation-related workload); however, these benefits are yet to be realized. AI is only one element of a larger sociotechnical system that needs to be considered for effective AI application. In this paper, we describe the current challenges of integrating AI into clinical care and propose a sociotechnical systems (STS) approach for AI design and implementation. We demonstrate the importance of an STS approach through a case study on the design and implementation of a clinical decision support (CDS). In order for AI to reach its potential, the entire work system as well as clinical workflow must be systematically considered throughout the design of AI technology.

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  • The framework treats the clinician-AI diagnostic interaction as a system in which computational tools, institutional workflows, regulatory requirements, and human reasoning are mutually constitutive.

    “At the sociotechnical level, the framework treats the clinician-AI diagnostic interaction as a system in which computational tools, institutional workflows, regulatory requirements, and human reasoning are mutually constitutive”

    From A generative AI multi-agent framework with integrated XAI governance for cancer diagnostics: from multi-omics interpretation to lifestyle risk stratification (2026) · cites this paper as Salwei and Carayon, 2022

    The ‘Sociotechnical systems and the work system model’ section (page unavailable) says social and technical systems are interrelated and cannot be decoupled; the ‘AI as a part of the broader work system’ section describes interactions among tools, people, workflow, and organizational context. The paper mentions oversight and regulation as challenges in its Introduction (page unavailable), but does not identify regulatory requirements as a mutually interacting element of its framework. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Integrating AI in health care settings requires a nuanced approach that considers both technical performance and sociotechnical factors, including the social aspects of its application alongside technical considerations.

    “The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care settings demands a nuanced approach that considers both technical performance and sociotechnical factors.”
  • An AI can only integrate into clinical workflows if it fits within the context, or work system, in which it is implemented.

    “Their model demonstrates that an AI can only integrate into clinical workflows if it fits within the context, or the work system, in which it is implemented.”
  • Salwei and Carayon developed a sociotechnical systems framework for AI that acknowledges the social and technical aspects of work related to successful design and implementation of AI.

    “Salwei and Carayon [1] developed a sociotechnical systems framework for AI that acknowledges the social and technical aspects of work that relate to the successful design and implementation of AI.”

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Authors
Salwei, M. E., & Carayon, P.
Affiliations
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Salwei, Megan E.
Venue
Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making
Published
2022-05-11
Volume
16
Issue
4
Pages
194-206
ISSN
1555-3434 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4280579451
Cited by
112
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 58 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2
FWCI
4.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (1UL1TR002373)
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (K12HS026395, R01HS022086)
  • U.S. National Library of Medicine (T15LM007450-19)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Information Systems Theories and Implementation
Keywords
artificial intelligence in healthcare, socio-technical systems, clinical decision support, clinical workflow, patient safety, clinician workload, work system design, AI implementation

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