Cited by 57Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationEthics and bioethics in healthcareEthics and Social Impacts of AI

Ethical Obligations to Inform Patients About Use of AI Tools

Mello, Michelle M., Char, Danton, Xu, Sonnet H.·2025·JAMA

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This Perspective discusses the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in health care and offers a framework for deciding what patients should be told about AI tools.

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  • Guidance from the Stanford HEAL AI framework suggests that patient disclosure and consent to AI should depend on both the risk of physical harm and the degree of patient agency afforded by the tool.

    “Guidance from the Stanford HEAL AI framework suggests that patient disclosure and consent to AI should depend on both the risk of physical harm and the degree of patient agency afforded by the tool.61”

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Authors
Mello, M. M., Char, D., & Xu, S. H.
Affiliations
Stanford Medicine (US)
Venue
JAMA
Published
2025-09-02
Volume
334
Issue
9
Pages
767
ISSN
  • 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
  • 0098-7484
OpenAlex
W4412528223
Cited by
57
References
20
Citations by year
2026: 40 · 2025: 17
FWCI
13.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • JAMA (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Keywords
artificial intelligence in healthcare, patient information, informed consent, moral obligation, AI disclosure, patient autonomy

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