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STAT+: Utah medical board calls for immediate suspension of state’s AI doctor experiment
Utah’s high-profile experiment with using an artificial intelligence system to renew prescriptions without physician oversight is facing its first major challenge as doctors in the state push back.
In a letter published Friday, Utah Medical Licensing Board said it only learned about the pilot program with AI doctor startup Doctronic after it had been launched, and asked the state to halt the program.
“Proceeding with this agreement without consulting the Medical Board potentially places Utah citizens at risk and remains a major concern of the board,” they wrote. “It is the strong recommendation of the Utah Medical Licensing Board that this program be immediately suspended pending further discussion.”
Utah’s high-profile experiment with using an artificial intelligence system to renew prescriptions without physician oversight is facing its first major challenge as doctors in the state push back.
In a letter published Friday, Utah Medical Licensing Board said it only learned about the pilot program with AI doctor startup Doctronic after it had been launched, and asked the state to halt the program.
“Proceeding with this agreement without consulting the Medical Board potentially places Utah citizens at risk and remains a major concern of the board,” they wrote. “It is the strong recommendation of the Utah Medical Licensing Board that this program be immediately suspended pending further discussion.”