New Artificial Intelligence Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at University of Hong Kong (Ensuring trustworthy use of artificial intelligence and big data analytics in health insurance)

2020 APR 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators publish new report on Artificial Intelligence. According to news reporting from Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Technological advances in big data (large amounts of highly varied data from many different sources that may be processed rapidly), data sciences and artificial intelligence can improve health-system functions and promote personalized care and public good. However, these technologies will not replace the fundamental components of the health system, such as ethical leadership and governance, or avoid the need for a robust ethical and regulatory environment.”

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of Hong Kong, “In this paper, we discuss what a robust ethical and regulatory environment might look like for big data analytics in health insurance, and describe examples of safeguards and participatory mechanisms that should be established. First, a clear and effective data governance framework is critical. Legal standards need to be enacted and insurers should be encouraged and given incentives to adopt a human-centred approach in the design and use of big data analytics and artificial intelligence. Second, a clear and accountable process is necessary to explain what information can be used and how it can be used. Third, people whose data may be used should be empowered through their active involvement in determining how their personal data may be managed and governed. Fourth, insurers and governance bodies, including regulators and policy-makers, need to work together to ensure that the big data analytics based on artificial intelligence that are developed are transparent and accurate.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Unless an enabling ethical environment is in place, the use of such analytics will likely contribute to the proliferation of unconnected data systems, worsen existing inequalities, and erode trustworthiness and trust.”

For more information on this research see: Ensuring trustworthy use of artificial intelligence and big data analytics in health insurance. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2020;98(4):263-269. Bulletin of the World Health Organization can be contacted at: World Health Organization, Marketing And Dissemination, Ch-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting C.W.L. Ho, University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, Pokfulam, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include J. Ali and K. Caals.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.2471/blt.19.234732. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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