Code of ethics for the use of artificial intelligence in the Russian Federation healthcare
https://doi.org/10.25881/18110193_2025_2_98
Abstract
The article discusses the process of development and approval of the first Code of Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) application in the Russian Federation Healthcare. Against the backdrop of the active integration of AI technologies into medical practice (39 relevant medical devices have been registered), the emphasis is placed on the importance of establishing ethical standards that ensure the protection of patients' rights, increasing trust in technologies, and standardization processes. International approaches to AI ethics in healthcare (EU, USA, UK, Canada, Australia, China, India) are analyzed and the need to harmonize the domestic code with international initiatives is outlined. The stages of development of the document, in which employees of specialized departments of the Ministry of Health of Russia, chief freelance specialists and experts took part, as well as the structure and main provisions of the approved version of the Code are presented. The key principles emphasized include transparency, confidentiality, fairness, limited autonomy, oversight, and accountability of AI systems. The final version of the document was published in March 2025 on the Unified State Information System in Healthcare (EGISZ) portal after approval by the Interdepartmental Working Group under the Russian Ministry of Health. The Code is intended to serve as a foundation for the sustainable and safe implementation of AI in Russia's healthcare system.
About the Authors
J. I. Koroleva
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD
Moscow
A. L. Khokhlov
Yaroslavl State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Academician of the RAS, DSc, Professor
Yaroslavl
O. R. Artemova
Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
E. V. Kostina
OOO «Diasoft»
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
T. V. Zarubina
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Corr. Member of the RAS, DSc, Professor
Moscow
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Koroleva J.I., Khokhlov A.L., Artemova O.R., Kostina E.V., Zarubina T.V. Code of ethics for the use of artificial intelligence in the Russian Federation healthcare. Medical Doctor and Information Technologies. 2025;(2):98-106. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25881/18110193_2025_2_98
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