What I Read: Patients aren’t being told about AI systems

https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/15/artificial-intelligence-patient-consent-hospitals/

An invisible hand: Patients aren’t being told about the AI systems advising their care
By Rebecca Robbins @rebeccadrobbins and Erin Brodwin @erbrod
July 15, 2020


“An AI system’s recommendation, after all, is just one of many factors that clinicians take into account before making a decision about a patient’s care, and it would be absurd to detail every single guideline, protocol, and data source that gets considered…. But there is no clear line that neatly separates medical research from hospital operations or quality control…. the agency… intends to focus its oversight powers on AI decision-support products meant to guide treatment of serious or critical conditions…”