Federation of State Medical Boards Weighs In on Ethical Use of AI in Clinical Practice

Health Care Compliance Association’s Compliance Today Magazine
5 minute read | September.04.2024

Though responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic for the past few years, there has not yet been significant adoption of laws or regulations aimed specifically at regulating the use of AI by healthcare providers in clinical practice. 

In April 2024, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) House of Delegates issued a report titled Navigating the Responsibility and Ethical Incorporation of Artificial Intelligence into Clinical Practice. Such guidance is significant because the FSMB represents 71 medical and osteopathic boards across the United States, and those medical boards are the regulatory agencies with authority to regulate physicians as they use AI in clinical practice, Orrick’s Amy Joseph and Jeremy Sherer say in a new article in Compliance Today.

They discuss how the Report emphasizes education, accountability, informed consent, data privacy, equity, and governance, aiming to promote safe and ethical AI use while avoiding over-regulation.