Becker's Healthcare February 27, 2025
Yale New Haven Health (Conn.) has launched an AI competition to identify and support AI-driven solutions that improve patient care and streamline healthcare operations across Connecticut.
The initiative, dubbed the Health AI Championship, was born out of a legislative effort to address regulatory gaps in AI adoption.
“The story behind this competition originates from a bill Connecticut state Sen. James Maroney introduced in the Connecticut State Legislature last year. He identified a gap in AI regulation, believing the federal government was slow to establish guidelines compared to some European countries,” Lee Schwamm, MD, senior vice president and chief digital health officer at Yale New Haven Health, told Becker’s. “During our discussions, he asked what barriers were preventing Connecticut from becoming...
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