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Four implementation... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-hospitals-use-of-genai-is-putting-patients-at-risk-without-realizing-it-dmnvwp7fg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DmNvwp7Fg.png og:image:alt: How Hospitals’ Use of GenAI is Putting Patients at Risk Without Realizing It og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How Hospitals’ Use of GenAI is Putting Patients at Risk Without Realizing It **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Hospitals adopting GenAI for EHR workflows face significant patient safety risks from hallucinations, bias, and inadequate governance. Four implementation approaches exist: free public models (unacceptable for clinical use due to HIPAA violations), private instances of public models (useful for collaboration but requiring validation), embedded SDK/API solutions (constrained workflows with vendor dependency), and bespoke models (resource-intensive but controlled). Each approach carries distinct cybersecurity and compliance risks mapped to OWASP Top 10 for GenAI. Organizations must balance efficiency gains against patient safety by implementing appropriate governance frameworks rather than rushing deployment. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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