26/02/2026
๐จ ECRI's #1 Health Technology Hazard for 2026: The Misuse of AI Chatbots in Healthcare.
๐ค AI chatbots and other large language models (LLMs) are showing up everywhereโfrom patient questions to clinician workflows to operational decision-making. Theyโre fast and accessibleโฆ but they can also be confidently wrong, creating real risk when used for healthcare-related guidance.
โ ๏ธ What misuse can look like:
โก๏ธ Misinformation that sounds โexpertโ (and gets trusted)
โก๏ธ Overreliance on unvetted tools for clinical or professional judgment
โก๏ธ Privacy and security blind spots
โก๏ธ Bias that can reinforce inequities
โก๏ธ Workflow shortcuts that quietly introduce safety hazards
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