Becker's Healthcare April 22, 2024
Hundreds of nurses plan to protest the use of artificial intelligence at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.
The California Nurses Association is holding the protest April 22 at Kaiser Permanente’s San Francisco Medical Center to coincide with the beginning of KP International’s Integrated Care Experience conference.
“It is deeply troubling to see Kaiser promote itself as a leader in AI in healthcare, when we know their use of these technologies comes at the expense of patient care, all in service of boosting profits,” said Michelle Gutierrez Vo, BSN, RN, a president of the California Nursing Association and registered nurse at Kaiser Permanente Fremont (Calif.) Medical Center, in an April 18 news release. “Nurses are all for tech that enhances our skills...