Issued2024-11-12

Augmented Intelligence Development, Deployment, and Use in Health Care

Principles / Professional PolicyVoluntary

Summary

AMA policy principles for the development, deployment, and use of augmented intelligence in health care. The principles address risk-based governance, transparency and documentation, developer disclosures, generative AI governance, physician liability, data privacy, cybersecurity, misinformation, and payer use of automated decision-making systems.

Healthcare Implications

Provides physician-facing expectations for responsible health AI governance across clinical, administrative, generative-AI, and payer contexts. Health systems and medical groups can use the principles to shape internal AI policies, procurement review, disclosure practices, clinician oversight, generative-AI use rules, and vendor evaluation; developers and payers should monitor them because they signal AMA advocacy priorities for transparency, validation, bias mitigation, liability allocation, privacy, cybersecurity, and automated coverage or claims decisions.

Impact Level

Medium

Keywords

Transparency & Governance; Safety & Risk; Clinical Quality & Efficacy; Privacy & Data; Equity & Bias

Stakeholders

Providers & Health Systems; Developers & Vendors; Payers & Purchasers; Regulators & Government; Patients & Public