With the unparallel advance of leading-edge technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), the healthcare systems are transforming and shifting for more digital health. In recent years, scientific productions have reached unprecedented levels. However, a holistic view of how AI is being used for digital health remains scarce. Besides, there is a considerable lack of studies on responsible AI and ethical issues that identify and suggest practitioners’ essential insights towards the digital health domain. Therefore, we aim to rely on a bibliometric approach to explore the dynamics of the interplay between AI and digital health approaches, considering the responsible AI and ethical aspects of scientific production over the years. We found four distinct periods in the publication dynamics and the most popular approaches of AI in the healthcare field. Also, we highlighted the main trends and insightful directions for scholars and practitioners. In terms of contributions, this work provides a framework integrating AI technologies approaches and applications while discussing several barriers and benefits of AI-based health. In addition, five insightful propositions emerged as a result of the main findings. Thus, this study’s originality is regarding the new framework and the propositions considering responsible AI and ethical issues on digital health.

随着人工智能 (AI) 等前沿技术的空前进步，医疗保健系统正在转型和转变，以实现更多的数字健康。近年来，科学生产达到了前所未有的水平。然而，关于人工智能如何用于数字健康的整体观点仍然很少。此外，关于负责任的人工智能和伦理问题的研究相当缺乏，这些研究可以识别和建议从业者对数字健康领域的基本见解。因此，我们的目标是依靠文献计量方法来探索人工智能和数字健康方法之间相互作用的动态，考虑多年来科学生产的负责任人工智能和伦理方面。我们在出版动态和医疗保健领域最流行的人工智能方法中发现了四个不同的时期。此外，我们还为学者和从业者强调了主要趋势和有见地的方向。在贡献方面，这项工作提供了一个集成人工智能技术方法和应用的框架，同时讨论了基于人工智能的健康的几个障碍和好处。此外，作为主要发现的结果，出现了五个有见地的命题。因此，本研究的独创性在于新框架和考虑负责任的人工智能和数字健康伦理问题的命题。主要调查结果产生了五个有见地的命题。因此，本研究的独创性在于新框架和考虑负责任的人工智能和数字健康伦理问题的命题。主要调查结果产生了五个有见地的命题。因此，本研究的独创性在于新框架和考虑负责任的人工智能和数字健康伦理问题的命题。