Systematic reviews of machine learning in healthcare: a literature review
Katarzyna Kolasa1, Bisrat Admassu1, Malwina Hołownia-Voloskova1
1Division of Health Economics and Healthcare Management, Kozminski University, Warsaw, Poland.
Introduction:
The increasing availability of data and computing power has made machine learning (ML) a viable approach to faster, more efficient healthcare delivery.
Methods:
A systematic literature review (SLR) of published SLRs evaluating ML applications in healthcare settings published between1 January 2010 and 27 March 2023 was conducted.
Results:
In total 220 SLRs covering 10,462 ML algorithms were reviewed. The main application of AI in medicine related to the clinical prediction and disease prognosis in oncology and neurology with the use of imaging data. Accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity were provided in 56%, 28%, and 25% SLRs respectively. Internal and external validation was reported in 53% and less than 1% of the cases respectively. The most common modeling approach was neural networks (2,454 ML algorithms), followed by support vector machine and random forest/decision trees (1,578 and 1,522 ML algorithms, respectively).
Expert Opinion:
The review indicated considerable reporting gaps in terms of the ML's performance, both internal and external validation. Greater accessibility to healthcare data for developers can ensure the faster adoption of ML algorithms into clinical practice.
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