Explainable AI for healthcare: training healthcare workers to use artificial intelligence techniques to reduce medical negligence in Ghana’s Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851)
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2025-01-10
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Peninsula Publishing Press
Abstract
This analysis examines whether Ghana’s Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851) imposes adequate legal responsibilities on healthcare facilities concerning personnel training on artificial intelligence (AI) systems and implementation of medical negligence reduction measures. Through an evaluative review of Act 851 provisions on staff qualifications, technology deployment, quality care, safety planning, and risk management benchmarks relative to precedents in Ghana and other countries, critical gaps in binding regulations to incentivize organizational capacity building for mitigating errors, hazards and liabilities from substandard practices were identified. Key recommendations include amending Act 851 to mandate credentialing assurance frameworks, clinical audits, risk assessment models and transparency requirements around reporting quality indicators. Strengthening policy directives will compel internal monitoring, governance, and accountability among healthcare facilities as multilayered negligence prevention strategies. Scientific contributions highlight deficiencies in Ghana’s health legislation regarding contemporary challenges like AI adoption risks and propose legal reforms to modernize regulations to support safer, responsible healthcare delivery nationwide.
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This paper examines how healthcare laws can better support safe use of artificial intelligence to reduce medical negligence. It highlights gaps in training regulation and patient safety systems and calls for stronger legal and institutional frameworks. The study supports Sustainable Development Goals including SDG 3 on good health and well being SDG 4 on quality education SDG 9 on industry innovation and infrastructure and SDG 16 on peace justice and strong institutions. It also aligns with Uganda’s National Development Plan IV priorities on human capital development digital transformation improved social services and effective institutions to ensure safer more reliable and modern healthcare delivery for all.
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Explainable AI, Healthcare Workers, Artificial Intelligence, Medical Negligence, Ghana’s Public Health Act
Citation
Mensah, G. B., Mijwil, M. M., Abotaleb, M., Ali, G., Dutta, P. K., Mzili, T., & Eid, M. M. (2025). Explainable AI for healthcare: Training healthcare workers to use artificial intelligence techniques to reduce medical negligence in Ghana’s Public Health Act, 2012 (act 851). Edraak, 2025, 1-6.