Advancing the Understanding of the Role of Responsible AI in the Continued Use of IoMT in Healthcare

Fatema Al-Dhaen; Jiachen Hou; Nripendra P Rana; Vishanth Weerakkody

doi:10.1007/s10796-021-10193-x

Advancing the Understanding of the Role of Responsible AI in the Continued Use of IoMT in Healthcare

Inf Syst Front. 2021 Sep 2:1-20. doi: 10.1007/s10796-021-10193-x. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Fatema Al-Dhaen¹, Jiachen Hou¹, Nripendra P Rana², Vishanth Weerakkody³

Affiliations

¹ School of Management, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford, BD7 1DP UK.
² College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
³ Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford, BD7 1DP UK.

Abstract

This paper examines the continuous intention by healthcare professionals to use the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) in combination with responsible artificial intelligence (AI). Using the theory of Diffusion of Innovation (DOI), a model was developed to determine the continuous intention to use IoMT taking into account the risks and complexity involved in using AI. Data was gathered from 276 healthcare professionals through a survey questionnaire across hospitals in Bahrain. Empirical outcomes reveal nine significant relationships amongst the constructs. The findings show that despite contradictions associated with AI, continuous intention to use behaviour can be predicted during the diffusion of IoMT. This study advances the understanding of the role of responsible AI in the continued use of IoMT in healthcare and extends DOI to address the diffusion of two innovations concurrently.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Awareness; Diffusion of innovation; Internet of medical things; Novelty seeking; Responsible AI.