Becker's Healthcare July 19, 2023
Amazon and Google are pushing back against ONC proposals to regulate predictive artificial intelligence in healthcare.
The federal health IT agency has proposed transparency requirements for predictive models or algorithms used for so-called “decision support interventions.” Both Big Tech companies say the drafted rules are too broad and would hurt AI innovation and, ultimately, consumers.
In a June public comment, Amazon Web Services said the rules should focus only on technologies that could “present a meaningful risk to patients.”
“For example, the use of DSIs for back-end processes that help healthcare organizations operate efficiently on behalf of patients should not be within the scope of the Regulations,” the company wrote.
Amazon said “high-risk uses include leveraging AI/ML technology to make...
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