Medical AI and Clinician Surveillance — The Risk of Becoming Quantified Workers

Potential Provisions in a Clinician Bill of Rights for AI.*

Right of Information

Clinicians must be informed when AI is used in a patient’s care.

Right of Participation

Health care systems must commit to governance processes that involve clinicians in decisions about implementing AI tools that could affect their autonomy and livelihood; clinicians must have the opportunity to ask questions and express concerns about the use of AI tools without fear of retaliation.

Right of Privacy

Health care systems must state clearly to clinicians when and with whom AI analysis of clinician care delivery will be shared and justify sharing beyond that which is required by law or for industry self-regulation.

Quality Assurance

For AI tools that may pose more than minimal risk to patients, health care systems must commit to preimplementation review and regular postimplementation assessments, with results of that analysis shared with clinicians.

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AI denotes artificial intelligence.