PYMNTS.com October 22, 2024
Hospitals are adopting AI assistants for patient care and Microsoft is rolling out medical imaging models, while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calls for vigilant monitoring of these rapidly evolving tools. The push toward AI integration promises to ease healthcare worker burnout and improve diagnostics, but regulators warn that these powerful new systems require continuous oversight to ensure patient safety.
FDA Calls for Monitoring of AI Medical Tools
According to a new FDA perspective published in JAMA, the Food and Drug Administration is pushing for continuous monitoring of artificial intelligence tools used in healthcare. The agency warns that unmonitored AI systems could pose risks to patient safety.
The agency, which has authorized nearly 1,000 AI-enabled medical devices to...