Mindy Duffourc

ORCID: 0000-0001-6215-7925
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Research Areas
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
  • Digital Imaging in Medicine
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Electronic Health Records Systems
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
  • Law, AI, and Intellectual Property
  • Patient Safety and Medication Errors
  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

Maastricht University
2023-2025

Dickinson College
2023-2025

Pennsylvania State University
2023-2025

New York Law School
2018-2023

New York University
2018-2023

University of Passau
2018-2019

Dickinson State University
2018

This Viewpoint discusses the potential use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in medical care and liability risks for physicians using technology, as well offers suggestions safeguards to protect patients.

10.1001/jama.2023.9630 article EN JAMA 2023-07-06

This Viewpoint summarizes a recent lawsuit alleging that hospital violated patients’ privacy by sharing electronic health record (EHR) data with Google for development of medical artificial intelligence (AI) and discusses how the federal court’s decision in case provides key insights hospitals planning to share EHR for-profit companies developing AI.

10.1001/jama.2024.1110 article EN JAMA 2024-02-19

Objective: To examine surgeons’ perspectives on liability for using artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technologies in surgery the United States and European Union. Background: The introduction of AI-driven can improve surgical performance patient outcomes. However, risks might inhibit their implementation operating room. We report here results a focus group study that explored Methods: Participants were identified through call participation disseminated personal professional networks....

10.1097/as9.0000000000000542 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Annals of Surgery Open 2025-01-14

New artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) technology offers great potential to assist surgeons with real-time intraoperative decision-making. While currently, AI/ML-driven tools for focus primarily on technical assistance and postoperative insights, AI/ML cognitive support in surgery can add further capability. However, these models usually conceal their underlying algorithmic reasoning process. As a result, such “black box” have important clinical legal implications patient’s...

10.1097/js9.0000000000002309 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Surgery 2025-02-24

*Ronan Cahill, Department of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland & Centre Precision College †Maastricht ‡Sara Gerke, Dipl.-Jur. Univ., Penn State Dickinson Law, Carlisle, PA, USA Funding/Support: The authors are supported by grant 101057321 from the European Union. Role Funder/Sponsor: funder had no role in preparation, review, or approval manuscript decision to submit for publication. Disclaimer: views and opinions expressed those only do not necessarily...

10.1097/sla.0000000000006336 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Annals of Surgery 2024-05-08

The problem is not bad people; the that system needs to be made safer." 1 I. INTRODUCTIONThe typical defendants in U.S. medical malpractice lawsuits are healthcare providers targeted for individual acts of negligence, either directly or through doctrine respondeat superior.However, according Institute Medicine ("IOM"), blaming an does little prevent errors and improve patient safety, because most can only prevented by identifying resolving systemic failures. 2Although provider negligence...

10.18060/3911.0053 article EN Indiana Health Law Review 2019-03-13

Voice in healthcare is crucial because of its ability to improve organizational performance and prevent medical errors. This paper contends that a comparative analysis voice promotion the American German industries can strengthen culture safety both countries. It provides brief introduction concept healthcare, including impact on culture, barriers voice, dual influences confidentiality transparency policies. then examines theoretical basis, practical workings, legal aspects voluntary error...

10.1177/0098858818821137 article EN American Journal of Law & Medicine 2018-11-01

Voice in healthcare is crucial because of its ability to improve organizational performance and prevent medical errors. This paper contends that a comparative analysis voice promotion the American German industries can strengthen culture safety both countries. It provides brief introduction concept healthcare, including impact on culture, barriers voice, dual influences confidentiality transparency policies. then examines theoretical basis, practical workings, legal aspects voluntary error...

10.2139/ssrn.4289191 article EN SSRN Electronic Journal 2018-01-01
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