ADVANCING ACCESSIBILITY WITH AUTOMATION: AI FOR INCLUSIVE HEALTHCARE ACROSS AGING AND DIVERSE GROUPS
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https://doi.org/10.34218/IJCET_16_02_019Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare, Healthcare Accessibility, Digital Health Equity, AI-Driven Web Accessibility, Natural Language Processing, Voice-Activated Interfaces, Algorithmic Fairness, Ethical AI In Healthcare, Automation In Healthcare, Accessibility With Automation, Web Automation, Automated Fairness Testing, Synthetic Data Testing, CI/CD IntegrationAbstract
Increasing digitalization of healthcare in the United States provides opportunities and challenges for the burgeoning older adult population, who most often experience significant barriers in accessing and utilizing online health information and services due to physical and cognitive changes related to age, along with some socioeconomic factors and even instances of ageism. The importance of artificial intelligence (AI) can have in transforming web accessibility for bridging this digital divide to ensure more equitable healthcare across society. After reviewing the specific challenges faced by this population, several AI-driven solutions are outlined: custom interfaces, natural language processing for content simplification, and voice-activated navigation. Also highlighted are important legal and ethical issues that should be considered concerning healthcare AI, such as algorithmic fairness, transparency, and patient autonomy respecting privacy. Case studies and possible future uses of AI in making healthcare easy to get show how important this study is around the country in making a better and working healthcare system for older people, including automation to flag any deviations in expected outcomes.
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