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Dr. Hannah van Kolfschooten (Ph.D, LL.M.) is a researcher at the Centre for Life Sciences Law, University of Basel, Switzerland. She studies the intersection of law, health and technology. She was previously a lecturer-researcher at the University of Amsterdam (2019-2025), where she obtained a Ph.D. in Law (dr. iur.) on the topic of EU regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and the consequences for patients’ rights protection. She regularly publishes on this topic in peer-reviewed journals, professional journals, and op-ed outlets. She teaches AI Law and Health Law and frequently gives public presentations and guest lectures on law, ethics, and policy of technology in healthcare. She was a visiting researcher in-residence at Harvard Law School, University of Verona, and Fondation Brocher. She is an independent legal consultant on AI policy and regulation for non-profit organisation Health Action International. She occasionally shares her expertise with governments, non-profits, and health organisations. She is an advisor to the World Health Organization in the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health (TAG-AI).

Patients’ rights protection and Artificial Intelligence in the European Union

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European patients are increasingly confronted with the algorithmisation of healthcare. This transformation of healthcare presents both significant opportunities and substantial risks. Before fully embracing this revolution, it is important to pause and think about the actual implications ofintroducing artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, reflecting on whose needs are being addressed, and whose rights might be overlooked in the process. The topic of this dissertation is the safeguarding of the rights of patients in theEuropean Union (EU) in light of the increasing use of AI technologies in healthcare, within the context of expanding EU integration through the Digital Single Market. The central aim is to assess whether the current EU legal frameworks adequately protect patients’ rights against the algorithmisation of healthcare. Additionally, it proposes alternative legal approaches to ensure more robust protection for patients in this rapidly evolving sector. -> Order here