KUMJ | VOL. 21 | NO. 4 | ISSUE 84 | OCTOBER - DECEMBER, 2023
Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Implementing artificial intelligence in healthcare settings in Nepal: A literature review
Dahal DP, Sharma P
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) has shown effectiveness in various industries, particularly
within healthcare sectors. In Nepal, there are limited insights on existing studies
regarding technical, financial, human resources, ethical and privacy related
challenges of AI in the health sector, and this is the gap our study aims to fulfill. Our
study aimed to synthesize empirical studies on the challenges and opportunities
of using AI by conducting a systematic literature review. We retained 33 articles
published between 2010 and 2023 in the PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct
and CIHANIL databases. Most of the articles reviewed indicated that there are
several challenges related to AI administration into healthcare in Nepal, however
there are also an opportunity associated with this relating to cost-effectiveness
of the services, increased access to specialized health services, teamwork and
decision makings, diagnosis and patient monitoring, and telemedicine. However,
findings show that use of AI in healthcare additionally faces several challenges
including technical, geographical, economic, ethical and privacy, and human
resource related challenges. Our findings recommend that AI has the potential to
transform healthcare and while addressing these challenges is important to fully
utilize its services especially in rural Nepal.
Keyword : Artificial intelligence, Challenges and opportunities, Healthcare, Rural Nepal
