Healthcare DIVE March 14, 2024
Rebecca Pifer

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...

Today's Sponsors

Venturous
Got healthcare questions? Just ask Transcarent

Today's Sponsor

Venturous

 
Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Govt Agencies, HHS, Regulations, Technology
The Perfect Storm facing the Healthcare Workforce: Eight Current Issues frame the Challenge
DOGE cuts at health agencies prompt 'brain drain' fears
Federal health, research firings draw alarm: ‘Every American should be outraged’
Inside RFK Jr.’s health department takeover
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about RFK Jr. targeting CDC and FDA advisers, a Pfizer gene therapy, and more

Share This Article