A laptop computer with Microsoft Copilot+ installed. Since more insurers, hospitals and clinicians exploit artificial intelligence in health care, the legislators of the state want to regulate their exploit on both sides of the Ganges. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A cross -party group of legislators of the state of Pennsylvania recently slipped a plan Regulation of the exploit of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Four Pennsylvania House Democrats and a Republican house plan to introduce laws according to which insurers, hospitals and other providers have to comply with certain rules if they exploit AI for patient care, billing and coding, processing of claims and other health -related services.
“As the only doctor in the [Pennsylvania] General Assembly, I saw the rapid growth of AI exploit in the healthcare system in real time “ opinion Announcement of legislation. Venkat is an emergency doctor in Pittsburgh.
Venkat said While AI has increased efficiency in administrative tasks for doctors such as himself, it is concerned about the growing exploit in decision -making about patient care and the question of whether health services are covered by insurance.
This year alone, More than a dozen states According to Manatt Health, a national healthcare company, have passed laws that regulate AI in the healthcare sector.
ArizonaPresent MarylandPresent Nebraska And Texas Now prohibit insurance companies in using AI as the sole decision -maker in the prior approval or medical necessity. Nevada And Oregon Prohibit AI to represent themselves as a health service provider, while several other countries – including Utah And fresh York -Mearout the exploit of AI-capable chat bots in mental health.
The legislation of the state AI was sponsored by both Democrats and Republicans and approved with cross -party support, which reflects extensive concerns about growing exploit in healthcare.
The legislators of Pennsylvania say Your proposed legislation would force insurers and health service providers to be clear about how to exploit AI; Ask that a person made the final decision when AI is used: and obliges that insurers and providers prove that the distortion is minimized when using AI.
“As an AI usage in the healthcare industry, we have already seen evidence that the AI ​​use can strengthen bias and discrimination” opinion. “This enables us to ensure that insurers, clinicians and hospitals use AI effectively and do not use them to maintain potentially harmful distortions in the medical area.”
More than half of the American patients say AI in healthcare needs more supervisionAccording to a survey by the United States in August, a non -profit organization focused on affordable and accessible health care. In the meantime, more than two thirds of the doctors have reported an augment in AI exploit for administrative tasks such as the recording and management of patient information, and almost half reported to exploit AI more often in patient care and clinical decision-making.
National groups including the American Medical Association also have it demanded more supervision From AI. Last year medical exploit of AI more than doubledAccording to the latest data from the association.
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