HIMSS24 HHS artificial intelligence task force takes shape
Healthcare DIVE March 14, 2024
The new group will stand up “assurance, monitoring, risk-management practices” around artificial intelligence in healthcare, according to a top HHS official.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Details are emerging on a new HHS task force faced with a monumental task: creating a regulatory structure to oversee utilization of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
An executive order signed by President Joe Biden in October directed the HHS to create a comprehensive plan for assessing AI before it goes to market, and monitoring performance and quality once the technology is actually in use. The executive order gave the task force 12 months to deliver after it starts work.
That clock is ticking. And it’s a tall order: Though individual agencies have promulgated rules around...