Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies.

Industry Watcher’s Digest
Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.
AI in healthcare: 3 areas of likely risk for legal liability
As healthcare AI opens new avenues to improve care quality without unduly increasing operational costs, the technology also expands potential exposure to civil and criminal liabilities. And that’s not only for providers but also payers and suppliers.
In the House, a new bipartisan push to get arms around AI
The move will bring together 24 representatives—12 from each party—who will work to stimulate American AI innovation while mitigating AI-related threats.
FDA has now cleared 700 AI healthcare algorithms, more than 76% in radiology
Medical imaging makes up 76% of all the FDA-cleared artificial intelligence clinical algorithms used for direct patient care.
FDA clears AI-powered image reconstruction technology for cardiac CT scanners
The new technology, trained using more than 3 billion data points, was designed to reduce image noise and improve the overall quality of CT scans.

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FDA clears AI-powered brain MRI evaluation software

The newly approved system was designed to assist clinicians with the detection of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

September 19, 2023

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

September 13, 2023

Race for AI dominance: 5 points to ponder about US v. China

AI that’s intended to let cars drive themselves can be repurposed to let tanks level cities. And AI can just as easily weaponize a virus as diagnose it. These are not secrets.

August 17, 2023

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

August 2, 2023

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3 AI to-do’s for legally aware healthcare providers

Healthcare providers might be the most underrated of all AI stakeholders. Never mind that close to half of 200 CEOs surveyed believe healthcare is the field in which AI is likely to make the most transformative contribution.

July 13, 2023

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

July 7, 2023

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White House spotlights 3 newly added items on AI to-do list

The Biden Administration has refreshed its efforts to encourage AI innovation while mitigating AI risks.

May 25, 2023

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

May 18, 2023

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These health systems have the biggest digital health portfolios

U.S. health systems are increasingly leveraging digital health to conduct their operations, but how health systems are using digital health in their strategies can vary widely.

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Toylike robot pleases counseling clients where humanoid counterpart struggles to connect

When human counselors are unavailable to provide work-based wellness coaching, robots can substitute—as long as the workers are comfortable with emerging technologies and the machines aren’t overly humanlike.

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Medsender, Patagonia Health team up to aid public health efforts against COVID-19

A vendor that supplies EHR software to public health agencies is partnering with a health-tech startup in the cloud-communications space to equip state and local governments for managing their response to the COVID-19 crisis.