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. 2024 Nov 19:12:e57754.
doi: 10.2196/57754.

Data Ownership in the AI-Powered Integrative Health Care Landscape

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Data Ownership in the AI-Powered Integrative Health Care Landscape

Shuimei Liu et al. JMIR Med Inform. .

Abstract

In the rapidly advancing landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) within integrative health care (IHC), the issue of data ownership has become pivotal. This study explores the intricate dynamics of data ownership in the context of IHC and the AI era, presenting the novel Collaborative Healthcare Data Ownership (CHDO) framework. The analysis delves into the multifaceted nature of data ownership, involving patients, providers, researchers, and AI developers, and addresses challenges such as ambiguous consent, attribution of insights, and international inconsistencies. Examining various ownership models, including privatization and communization postulates, as well as distributed access control, data trusts, and blockchain technology, the study assesses their potential and limitations. The proposed CHDO framework emphasizes shared ownership, defined access and control, and transparent governance, providing a promising avenue for responsible and collaborative AI integration in IHC. This comprehensive analysis offers valuable insights into the complex landscape of data ownership in IHC and the AI era, potentially paving the way for ethical and sustainable advancements in data-driven health care.

Keywords: AI; access; artificial intelligence; consent; data ownership; data science; framework; governance; integrative healthcare; model; ownership; privacy; security; transparency.

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Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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