AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS): Challenges, Benefits, Applications, and Future Directions

AI-based Clinical Decision Support Systems are a revolutionary innovation in the healthcare sector, using artificial intelligence to improve diagnostic precision, optimize treatment planning, and enhance patient outcomes. This paper discusses the challenges, benefits, applications, and future directions of AI-driven CDSS. Some of the key challenges are data quality, integration with EHRs, ethical concerns, and explainability issues. Despite these challenges, benefits such as efficiency improvements, reduced clinician workload, and the possibility of tailored medicine are substantial. In addition, the paper depicts diverse applications across oncology, cardiology, and primary care. The paper further stresses the directions: validation of robustness, user-friendly interfaces, and equitable deployment to achieve maximal utilization of AI-CDSS in global health care systems. Besides this, the integration of multimodal data and improvement in predictive analytics will help to revolutionize preventive care. Moreover, ethical practices with AI will bring forth trust and adoption. Such an all-inclusive review signifies the pivotal role AI will play in shaping clinical decision-making for the future.