3 key points to consider before further advancing AI, big data in healthcare

A multidisciplinary task force of 14 European AI experts has come up with a set of broad guidelines for anyone using the technology to analyze big data in healthcare.

While the group’s “points to consider” specifically focus on rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, the recommendations readily translate to other medical specialties as well as to other parts of the world.

The team’s paper was published online June 22 in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Laure Gossec, MD, PhD, of Sorbonne University and 13 fellow members of the European League Against Rheumatism came up with their list after reviewing the literature and analyzing the current state of big-data usage...