California has passed a new AI law, Assembly Bill No. 3030, which establishes disclaimer requirements for healthcare providers sending unvetted messages to patients generated by artificial intelligence. AB 3030 is effective January 1, 2025. Under the new law, when a covered provider uses AI to generate a patient communication concerning a patient’s clinical information, that communication must include a disclaimer saying that the communication was generated by AI. Read the full Alert on the Duane Morris website.
Generative AI in Healthcare: Promise and Pitfalls
Generative artificial intelligence remains a hot topic in legal and healthcare circles, but the conversation has shifted from the initial wonder of “What can it do?” to the present cautiousness of “What should it not do?” One reason for this shift came in March 2023, when Google revealed the newest version of its Med-PaLM, a Large Language Model that passed the United States Medical Licensing Examination with an 86.5% accuracy rate. A 2022 version had achieved a 67.2% accuracy rate, also a passing score.
Read the full article by Matthew Mousley on the Wharton Healthcare Quarterly website.
AI Is Everywhere! Addressing the Legal Risks Through Contracting
You can’t look in the news or see social media posts each day without hearing about artificial intelligence in healthcare. In fact, the advancements in AI in healthcare are making leaps and bounds, seemingly with each day that goes by.
But nursing homes and assisted living providers need to understand not jus the benefits of how AI can improve quality of resident care and improved operations, but also the legal issues surrounding AI in your facility.
Read the full article by Duane Morris partner Neville M. Bilimoria on the McKnight’s Long-Term Care website.