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.