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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Potential of Using Generative AI/NLP to Identify and Analyse Critical Incidents in a Critical Incident Reporting System (CIRS): A Feasibility Case-Control Study.

Carlos Ramon Hölzing, Sebastian Rumpf, Stephan Huber, Nathalie Papenfuß, Patrick Meybohm, Oliver Happel

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Carlos Ramon HölzingDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3732-6544
Sebastian RumpfDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-9704-220X
Stephan HuberPsychological Ergonomics, University of Würzburg, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5619-3222
Nathalie PapenfußPsychological Ergonomics, University of Würzburg, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-1329-4398
Patrick MeybohmDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2666-8696
Oliver HappelDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7320-8521

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Abstract

backgroundTo enhance patient safety in healthcare, it is crucial to address the underreporting of issues in Critical Incident Reporting Systems (CIRSs). This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of generative Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (AI/NLP) in reviewing CIRS cases by comparing its performance with human reviewers and categorising these cases into relevant topics.

methodsA case-control feasibility study was conducted using CIRS cases from the German CIRS-Anaesthesiology subsystem. Each case was reviewed by a human expert and by an AI/NLP model (ChatGPT-3.5). Two CIRS experts blindly assessed these reviews, rating them on linguistic quality, recognisable expertise, logical derivability, and overall quality using six-point Likert scales.

resultsOn average, the CIRS experts correctly classified 80% of human CIRS reviews as created by a human and misclassified 45.8% of AI reviews as written by a human. Ratings on a scale of 1 (very good) to 6 (failed) revealed a comparable performance between human- and AI-generated reviews across the dimensions of linguistic expression (

conclusionsThis feasibility study demonstrates the potential of generative AI/NLP in analysing and categorising cases from the CIRS. This could have implications for improving incident reporting in healthcare. Therefore, additional research is required to verify and expand upon these discoveries.

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healthcare quality improvementhuman errorhuman factorspatient safetysafety culture

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PMCPMC11475821

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