Senate Finance Committee discusses AI promise, pitfalls in health care
Medical Economics February 8, 2024
Experts weigh in on regulations needed as health leaders integrate artificial intelligence into patient care.
Federal lawmakers said they have plenty of questions as they consider regulations for artificial intelligence (AI) and how physicians and other clinicians develop it for patient care.
On Feb. 8, 2024, the Senate Finance Committee convened for the hearing, “Artificial Intelligence and Health Care: Promise and Pitfalls.” Five experts testified about the current uses of AI, regulations needed, and what is to come.
Committee Chair Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) touched on the promise and pitfalls in his opening statement.
“There are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the potential of AI to improve health care,” Wyden said. “Today, the industry faces a host...