MedPage Today October 18, 2024
Naga Kanaparthy, MD, MPH

— A new California law shows the way

Last month, California passed a bill ensuring that doctors, not artificial intelligence (AI), have the final say on patients’ treatments and services. The bill, SB1120, allows insurance companies to use AI to review doctors’ recommendations for medical procedures only if those prior approval requests are overseen and reviewed by trained medical professionals.

As AI is rapidly proliferating in healthcare, California and Oklahoma are among the first states that have passed legislation governing the use of AI in prior authorization decisions. Other states are also working on legislation to regulate how AI is used by health insurance companies. I believe we urgently need strict, enforceable legislation in all 50 states, and perhaps at...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Govt Agencies, Physician, Provider, Regulations, States, Technology
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