Weill Cornell says patient data was entered into AI tools without authorisation for a radiology study

Weill Cornell Medicine says patient information from a radiology research study was entered into artificial intelligence tools without authorisation, according to a notice to patients. Between June 10 and June 20, information from Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian or NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital was processed using machine learning in violation of the medical school's policies. It learned of the incident on September 6.

The data included medical record numbers, radiology accession numbers, dates and times of service, facility and provider names, and clinical information such as diagnoses, treatments and procedures. It did not include names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers or financial information.

Weill Cornell says it has found no evidence that an unauthorised person viewed the information. It has suspended the research, asked for all involved data to be deleted and given staff additional training on the appropriate use of AI tools. Radiology Business notes that the school did not say who misused the data or what the research focused on.