ETHOS: Towards a Modular Ethics Framework for Clinical Multi-Agent Systems

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arXiv:2608.15424v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The rapid adoption of large language models has enabled the development of clinical multi-agent systems (MAS) capable of integrating multimodal patient data and supporting increasingly complex clinical decision-making. However, the deployment of these systems in real-world healthcare settings raises critical ethical concerns related to safety, fairness, accountability, transparency, and patient trust. While numerous organizations, including the W