Health Affairs June 24, 2024
Innovations in clinical artificial intelligence (AI) are pushing boundaries at an incredible rate, but legal and ethical frameworks that govern the use of these technologies are not keeping pace. These developments could be paradigm-shifting, but a failure to resolve the ambiguities surrounding liability could mean missing a critical window to integrate clinical AI into medicine in a meaningful way.
Not all health care-related AI tools will occupy a distinctly clinical role; some, such as ambient scribes, wellness assistants, or summarization tools, will bring efficiency to a clinician’s workflow without directly affecting medical decision making. Other technologies hold promise as Clinical Decision Support (CDS) aids that generate diagnostic or treatment recommendations for a patient. Many such tools will fall under the...
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