Artificial intelligence in communicable diseases: impact on decision-making and health

Authors

  • Tania María Blanchar Martínez Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Salud Pública. Epidemiología y Evaluación en Salud Pública. Colegio Colombiano de Instrumentación Quirúrgica https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3226-3166
  • Fernando Pio de la Hoz Restrepo Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Salud Pública. Epidemiología y Evaluación en Salud Pública https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9436-7935

Keywords:

application of artificial intelligence, expert systems, communicable diseases

Abstract

Introduction: Artificial intelligence applied to the diagnosis, treatment and management of communicable diseases has directly influenced medical decision-making, while having a positive impact on the health of many specific populations.

Objective: To describe the influence of artificial intelligence on decision-making and its impact on health, in the case of communicable diseases.

Methods: A systematic review of articles published between 2010 and 2019 was carried out in open access databases, on artificial intelligence and communicable diseases. The methodology was based on relational data models (in relational databases) and entity-relationship, in order to guarantee the referential entity of which the databases and articles are part. To determine the relevance of each of the articles, they were classified as "very concordant" or "non-concordant" according to their relationship with the topic of interest, decision-making and impact on health.

Conclusions: Artificial intelligence is a technological tool that has allowed the development of predictive models of communicable diseases, timely medical decision-making, and health impacts.

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Author Biography

Tania María Blanchar Martínez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Salud Pública. Epidemiología y Evaluación en Salud Pública. Colegio Colombiano de Instrumentación Quirúrgica

Instrumentadora quirúrgica profesional, epidemióloga, analista y programadora de software, categoría A1 grupo de investigación Universidad Nacional de Colombia, contratista Investigación Universidad Nacional de Colombia, docente Colegio Colombiano de Instrumentación Quirúrgica, docente especialización Universidad Popular del Cesar.

Published

2022-08-27

How to Cite

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Blanchar Martínez TM, Pio de la Hoz Restrepo F. Artificial intelligence in communicable diseases: impact on decision-making and health. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 27 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];48. Available from: https://revsaludpublica.sld.cu/index.php/spu/article/view/2669