The AAFP has released a policy on the ethical application of AI in Family Medicine. This is SO EXCITING as a Family Physician working to transform healthcare with technology while maintaining humanism in medicine.

Here are some highlights:

1. Preserve and Enhance Primary Care
AI should complement, not replace, the patient-physician relationship and uphold the foundations of primary care.
2. Maximize Transparency
AI solutions must be transparent in efficacy and safety, sharing insights into training data and decision-making processes.
3. Address Implicit Bias
Companies must actively identify and mitigate biases within AI models to ensure fairness, especially among vulnerable patient groups.
4. Maximize Training Data Diversity
To ensure AI's effectiveness across diverse populations, training data should mirror the demographic variety seen in family medicine.
5. Respect Patient and User Privacy
Data confidentiality is paramount; companies must ensure clear data usage policies and obtain consent for data collection.
6. Take a Systems View in Design
AI should be thoughtfully integrated into healthcare workflows, leveraging human-AI interaction and user-centered design.
7. Take Accountability
AI solutions should undergo rigorous evaluation similar to medical interventions and companies should embrace liability when necessary.
8. Design for Trustworthiness
Companies must maintain the trust of physicians and patients by upholding safety, reliability, and best practices throughout AI’s lifecycle.

How are the companies that are growing in the healthtech realm upholding these principles?