HealthIT Answers March 10, 2025
By Dr. Tim Wetherill, Chief Clinical Officer, Machinify
The last decade has seen AI’s escalating impact on a variety of industries take shape, and perhaps no vertical has been impacted as much as healthcare. AI has contributed to game-changing innovations reshaping how care is documented and delivered, but it’s also sparked fierce debates about where AI belongs—and where it doesn’t. Introduced last fall, the “Physicians Make Decisions Act” (PMDA) has come front and center in some of these conversations, so it’s important those in the industry understand what it is, who it could impact, and its implications for the future of AI in healthcare.
Explaining the PDMA
California became the first state to adopt the PMDA in the fall of...