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R0044/2026-03-29/Q002/S02

WebSearch — Automation bias clinical harm and patient safety

Summary

Field Value
Source/Database WebSearch
Query terms "automation bias" AI clinical decision support harm patient safety incident case study empirical 2023 2024 2025
Filters None
Results returned 10
Results selected 3
Results rejected 7

Selected Results

Result Title URL Rationale
S02-R01 JAMA: Automation Bias and Assistive AI https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2812931 Premier medical journal editorial on CDS harm
S02-R02 Bowtie analysis of automation bias in healthcare AI https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666449624000410 Systematic risk analysis methodology
S02-R03 AI overreliance eroding clinical expertise (PMC) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12321131/ Skill atrophy from AI dependence

Rejected Results

Result Title URL Rationale
S02-R04 Bias in medical AI (PMC) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11542778/ Training data bias, not automation bias from interaction
S02-R05 ECRI top patient safety threats https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ai-fueled-misdiagnoses-rural-care-barriers-are-2026s-top-patient-safety-threats-ecri News coverage of threat list
S02-R06 Reducing misdiagnosis framework (Frontiers) https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1594450/full Framework paper, not case studies
S02-R07 AI clinical documentation bias (KevinMD) https://kevinmd.com/2026/03/ai-in-clinical-documentation-the-hidden-risk-of-automation-bias.html Blog post

Notes

Healthcare provides the richest evidence base for automation bias harm, but the evidence consistently documents human over-reliance rather than system-designed agreeableness.