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Court freezes AI-powered radiology platform over patient safety, privacy fears
In a judgment that could shape how AI-powered systems, cross-border telemedicine and patient data are regulated in the country's healthcare sector, the court found gaps in oversight requirements designed to protect patients.
The High Court has suspended operations of a digital radiology company that linked local hospitals to radiologists globally following concerns over use of artificial intelligence (AI) and telemedicine in Kenya.
The court in Nairobi found that State regulators failed to ensure the company, Rology Medical Kenya Ltd, complied with medical licensing and data protection requirements.
