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Editorial
. 2025 May 8.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09590-8. Online ahead of print.

The Economic, Political, and Societal Consequences of Disrupting Health Care Delivery with Artificial Intelligence

Senthujan Senkaiahliyan  1   2 , Allan S Detsky  3   4   5 , Jun Ma  6   7 , Patrick R Lawler  8   9 , Jasika Paramasamy  10 , Jacob J Visser  10
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Editorial

The Economic, Political, and Societal Consequences of Disrupting Health Care Delivery with Artificial Intelligence

Senthujan Senkaiahliyan et al. J Gen Intern Med. .

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to become a significant disruptive force in healthcare delivery, setting new standards by automating routine tasks and introducing AI-informed care models that could redefine the roles of physicians. However, this transformation presents significant challenges, including potential overdiagnosis, increased costs to consumers, environmental impacts, and distributional consequences as market power is transferred from current entities (e.g., physicians) to tech companies, making it crucial for healthcare professionals to carefully navigate this disruption while preserving beneficial aspects of traditional care.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; disruption; economic; healthcare delivery.

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Declarations. Human Ethics and Consent to Participate: Not applicable. Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they do not have a conflict of interest.

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