Ethics, Policy, and Compliance in an AI-enabled Healthcare System

Catalog description

Students in this course will explore the expanding use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare system, modes of healthcare delivery, and the ways healthcare is organized, financed, and delivered. They will learn to apply a framework for responsible implementation of artificial intelligence, navigating issues of ethics, privacy, equity, and efficacy. Students will critically analyze current AI innovations and identify new ways to use such tools to enhance health outcomes. Topics also include oversight, data privacy, algorithmic bias, the regulatory environment, and roles of government and big tech. The Virtuous Business Model will be applied to the evaluation of ethical outcomes.