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Clinical Algorithms, Antidiscrimination Laws, and Medical Device Regulation

Katherine E Goodman, Daniel J. Morgan, Diane E. Hoffmann

2023JAMA50 citationsDOI

Abstract

This Viewpoint discusses recent legal directives by the DHHS and FDA that could increase health care entities’ liability for possible discriminatory biases of clinical algorithms and the need for additional legal clarity to avoid adverse effects on algorithm development and use.

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MedicineCLARITYLiabilityLawAlgorithmHealth careComputer scienceBiochemistryChemistryPolitical scienceBiomedical Ethics and RegulationArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationEthics in Clinical Research