Becker's Healthcare October 25, 2024
Some nurses say artificial intelligence is a way for health systems to surveil their workforces.
Michigan Nurses Association President Jamie Brown, BSN, RN, spoke about the technology Oct. 24 at a field hearing in Okemos, Mich., hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
“Many of these technologies are marketed as tools to improve patient care, but in fact, they track the activities of healthcare workers like me and frequently violate our privacy and the privacy of our patients,” Ms. Brown said, according to Oct. 25 coverage by National Nurses United. “Even worse, the data collected is then being used by algorithmic management systems to make unreasonable and inaccurate decisions about patient care and staffing. Those...
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