The patient-safety implications of AI-based communication with migrants in general practice: a scoping review
There is no evidence that using Google Translate to synchronously communicate medical information to refugees and migrants has been tested for patient safety, highlighting potential for translation inaccuracies impacting patient safety. In clinical settings, where the high stakes of failure are ever-present, such inaccuracies can result in misdiagnosis, inappropriate treatment, and serious harm.
Authors
- Anne M. Cronin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3127-996X)
- Michelle Wrona
- Tony Fallon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9833-912X)
- Patrick O’Donnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7710-7832)
- Anne MacFarlane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9708-5025)
- Ahmed Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6764-4148)
- Anthony Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1798-1506)
- Tonya Myles
Institutions
- University of Limerick (IE)
- Government of Ireland (IE)
- Doras Luimní (IE)
- Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research (GB)
- Lubrizol Life Science Health (United States) (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJGP Open
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2025.0107
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63