Hospitals Rapidly Adopt AI Surveillance to Boost Safety, But Staff Worry About Data Usage
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AI-powered "OR Black Box" surveillance system being rapidly deployed in hospital operating rooms to improve safety and efficiency. It collects extensive data like video and analyzes it with AI.
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System said to anonymize people and erase recordings after 30 days, but medical staff concerned data could still be used to assign blame.
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Early adopters like Duke Health have used data to catch issues like poor skin prep protocol and improve training.
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Questions linger around how data could be used in lawsuits, with outcome uncertain until tested legally.
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Some hospitals have used Black Box data to optimize OR layouts and team communication with positive results so far.