Researchers Call for Outcome-Centric Approach to Health AI Regulation
Health IT Analytics February 7, 2024
University of California San Diego researchers argue that healthcare AI regulations should require developers to demonstrate how these tools impact patient outcomes.
In a recent viewpoint published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) argued that the White House Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) does not sufficiently address the role that patient outcomes should play in healthcare AI regulation.
The executive order establishes standards and guardrails for AI stakeholders across industries in the United States, and it is set to have a potentially significant impact on healthcare. The order’s healthcare mandates focus heavily on developing regulatory strategies to promote...