Legal governance of artificial intelligence in healthcare devices and services in Singapore

Author

Warren B. CHIK, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Haran SUGUMARAN

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

7-2024

Abstract

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare applies across a spectrum of goods and services that support the industry. The main benefits of developing and applying AI to healthcare are: (a) the potential for it to perform functions beyond what can be done manually by the natural person; (b) the greater efficiency and accuracy that it can give to detection, diagnosis and medication/recovery; (c) the minimisation of risk and the possible lowering of cost (in the long term); and (d) in appropriate cases, minimal human intervention or involvement, especially in situations or conditions that may present a risk of transmission or infection. Advancements in healthcare AI are also vital to the social well-being and economic development of a country, as it can both minimise costs to society and boost the healthcare sector. Although the tendency is to discuss healthcare AI in the context of healthcare devices or medicine/treatment, AI can have broader uses, such as providing administrative support and acting as a clinical decision-making tool (with or without human oversight). This is the approach that Singapore’s government has taken to improving the delivery of healthcare services, as seen in the Singhealth–SGInnovate Memorandum of Understanding.

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare

Discipline

Asian Studies | Health Information Technology | Science and Technology Law

Research Areas

Innovation, Technology and the Law

Publication

Research handbook on health, AI and the law

Editor

SOLAIMAN, Barry; COHEN, Glenn

First Page

373

Last Page

391

ISBN

9781802205640

Identifier

10.4337/9781802205657

Publisher

Edward Elgar Publishing

Citation

CHIK, Warren B. and SUGUMARAN, Haran. Legal governance of artificial intelligence in healthcare devices and services in Singapore. (2024). Research handbook on health, AI and the law. 373-391.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4589

Creative Commons License

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Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802205657