To Recommend or Not to Recommend: Designing and Evaluating AI-Enabled Decision Support for Time-Critical Medical Events

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Main Authors: Mastrianni, Angela, Kim, Mary Suhyun, Sullivan, Travis M., Sippel, Genevieve Jayne, Burd, Randall S., Gajos, Krzysztof Z., Sarcevic, Aleksandra
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author Mastrianni, Angela
Kim, Mary Suhyun
Sullivan, Travis M.
Sippel, Genevieve Jayne
Burd, Randall S.
Gajos, Krzysztof Z.
Sarcevic, Aleksandra
author_facet Mastrianni, Angela
Kim, Mary Suhyun
Sullivan, Travis M.
Sippel, Genevieve Jayne
Burd, Randall S.
Gajos, Krzysztof Z.
Sarcevic, Aleksandra
contents AI-enabled decision-support systems aim to help medical providers rapidly make decisions with limited information during medical emergencies. A critical challenge in developing these systems is supporting providers in interpreting the system output to make optimal treatment decisions. In this study, we designed and evaluated an AI-enabled decision-support system to aid providers in treating patients with traumatic injuries. We first conducted user research with physicians to identify and design information types and AI outputs for a decision-support display. We then conducted an online experiment with 35 medical providers from six health systems to evaluate two human-AI interaction strategies: (1) AI information synthesis and (2) AI information and recommendations. We found that providers were more likely to make correct decisions when AI information and recommendations were provided compared to receiving no AI support. We also identified two socio-technical barriers to providing AI recommendations during time-critical medical events: (1) an accuracy-time trade-off in providing recommendations and (2) polarizing perceptions of recommendations between providers. We discuss three implications for developing AI-enabled decision support used in time-critical events, contributing to the limited research on human-AI interaction in this context.
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spellingShingle To Recommend or Not to Recommend: Designing and Evaluating AI-Enabled Decision Support for Time-Critical Medical Events
Mastrianni, Angela
Kim, Mary Suhyun
Sullivan, Travis M.
Sippel, Genevieve Jayne
Burd, Randall S.
Gajos, Krzysztof Z.
Sarcevic, Aleksandra
Human-Computer Interaction
AI-enabled decision-support systems aim to help medical providers rapidly make decisions with limited information during medical emergencies. A critical challenge in developing these systems is supporting providers in interpreting the system output to make optimal treatment decisions. In this study, we designed and evaluated an AI-enabled decision-support system to aid providers in treating patients with traumatic injuries. We first conducted user research with physicians to identify and design information types and AI outputs for a decision-support display. We then conducted an online experiment with 35 medical providers from six health systems to evaluate two human-AI interaction strategies: (1) AI information synthesis and (2) AI information and recommendations. We found that providers were more likely to make correct decisions when AI information and recommendations were provided compared to receiving no AI support. We also identified two socio-technical barriers to providing AI recommendations during time-critical medical events: (1) an accuracy-time trade-off in providing recommendations and (2) polarizing perceptions of recommendations between providers. We discuss three implications for developing AI-enabled decision support used in time-critical events, contributing to the limited research on human-AI interaction in this context.
title To Recommend or Not to Recommend: Designing and Evaluating AI-Enabled Decision Support for Time-Critical Medical Events
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.11996