After a warning to physicians in Perth-based hospitals do not to write medical records using ChatGPT.
Australia lags behind other comparable countries in regulating AI and noted that stronger rules and regulations are needed to protect patients and healthcare professionals, and to engender trust.
Five hospitals in Perth’s South Metropolitan Health Service were advised in May to stop using ChatGPT to write medical records for patients after it was discovered some staff had been using the large language model for the practice.
"there was no assurance of patient confidentiality using such systems, and it must stop."
AI protections should include ensuring that clinicians make the final decisions, and that there is informed consent by the patient for any treatment or diagnostic undertaken using AI.
The AMA also said patient data must be protected and appropriate ethical oversight is needed to ensure the system does not lead to greater health inequalities.
