https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/arizona-moves-ban-ai-use-reviewing-medical-claims-rcna193135
Arizona state lawmakers passed new legislation Thursday aiming to restrict the use of artificial intelligence in reviewing medical claims.
If signed into law, the bill would ban AI from being used to deny a medical claim or from denying a prior authorization needed for “medical necessity, experimental status or any other reason that involves the use of medical judgment,” the bill states. ...
"Patients deserve healthcare delivered by humans with compassionate medical expertise, not pattern-based computer algorithms designed by insurance companies," Shelby Job, the association's communications director, said in a statement. "While AI promises innovation for several areas of healthcare, the review and denial of medical insurance claims — some of which represent life-changing treatments and procedures — should be left to physicians who can make nuanced clinical judgements." ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed legislation in September to ensure that a licensed physician supervises the use of AI decision-making tools when they are used to "inform decisions to approve, modify, or deny requests by providers." ... “An algorithm cannot fully understand a patient’s unique medical history or needs, and its misuse can lead to devastating consequences," [California state Sen. Josh] Becker said in a statement on the bill's passing.
Of course the bawdy claims about "a machine cannot perform key medical tasks" are false.
Sure, a machine can do them badly ... but humans can also do them badly.
🔥 the primary goal is neither efficiency nor medical quality, but protecting jobs and minimizing blame.
💡 a type of licensure, or a way of determining that state guidelines on health care availability are followed would be the best way of handling this. but, it is no surprise to see the no AI in our healthcare approach being taken instead.