Table 2

Concerns about professional practice, ethics and liability in Petkus et al survey

Concerns about professional practice, ethics and liabilityScore
The legal liability of doctors who rely on CDSS advice is unclear17.5
Some CDSSs act like a ‘black box’, with no insight possible for the user about how they arrived at their advice or conclusions15
Doctors may follow incorrect CDSS advice, even if they would make correct decisions without it13.5
CDSSs can embed unconscious bias, with some patient groups receiving unfair care as a result12.5
  • CDSS, clinical decision support systems.