Focusing on the integration of AI in healthcare sector of USA: Focusing on the roles of AI adoption and innovative capabilities

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) integration in healthcare has shown tremendous potential, however, it has also raised profound ethical concerns. This study aimed to examine the role of perceived AI usefulness, awareness of AI implications, innovation capabilities and ethical bio education in facilitating responsible AI adoption in healthcare. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted targeting healthcare employees in the USA. The results of PLS-SEM analysis showed that perceived usefulness positively influenced AI adoption and innovation capabilities but had no significant effect on ethical bio education. AI awareness strongly predicted ethical bio education both directly and indirectly via innovation capabilities. Additionally, AI adoption and innovation capabilities positively affected ethical bio education, underscoring their critical role. The findings imply that creating awareness of AI's ethical pitfalls along with advancing innovation capacities can promote ethical AI assimilation in healthcare. However, perceiving AI as useful may not directly translate into ethical diligence, necessitating a balanced approach.