USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SAUDI ARABIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES

Abstract

This paper aims to systematically review the status of using artificial intelligence (AI) in Saudi healthcare systems to improve patient outcomes. In the review, the status of Saudi Arabia was compared with those of some resource-poor, low-to-middle income and developing countries, using 20 papers each collected from Google Scholar. The review showed both similarities and differences in their approaches to using AI in healthcare systems. Saudi Arabia is a late-comer. However, it developed many innovative AI applications for the hajj season. These applications can be used for public health problems also. Being a resource-rich and high-income country, Saudi Arabia must only be willing to adopt AI in its healthcare system. There is a lot of scope for researching and developing more innovative AI applications to facilitate the building up of a healthy and productive population, as stipulated in its Vision 2030 goals. Six recommendations have been listed to indicate how to raise the level of AI adoption and integration into the Saudi healthcare systems to enhance patient outcomes.