2024 | Jeremy Y. Ng, Holger Cramer, Myeong Soo Lee, David Moher
The article explores the integration of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM) with artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. TCIM emphasizes holistic well-being by combining conventional medicine with complementary therapies, while AI offers data-driven decision-making and personalized treatment plans. The authors discuss how AI can enhance TCIM by aiding in early disease detection, providing personalized treatment plans, predicting health trends, and improving patient engagement. However, they also highlight challenges such as data privacy, regulatory complexities, maintaining the human touch in patient-provider relationships, and mitigating bias in AI algorithms. The article outlines potential future directions, including advanced personalized medicine, understanding the efficacy of herbal remedies, and improving patient-provider interactions. Collaboration between AI experts, TCIM practitioners, and policymakers is crucial to address these challenges and fully realize the benefits of this integration.The article explores the integration of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM) with artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. TCIM emphasizes holistic well-being by combining conventional medicine with complementary therapies, while AI offers data-driven decision-making and personalized treatment plans. The authors discuss how AI can enhance TCIM by aiding in early disease detection, providing personalized treatment plans, predicting health trends, and improving patient engagement. However, they also highlight challenges such as data privacy, regulatory complexities, maintaining the human touch in patient-provider relationships, and mitigating bias in AI algorithms. The article outlines potential future directions, including advanced personalized medicine, understanding the efficacy of herbal remedies, and improving patient-provider interactions. Collaboration between AI experts, TCIM practitioners, and policymakers is crucial to address these challenges and fully realize the benefits of this integration.