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. 

3 key requirements for AI in healthcare to reach its full potential

AI could change healthcare forever. But for the technology to reach its full potential, researchers must make sure they go about things the right way.

December 18, 2019

Wyden, Booker share concerns about the use of AI in healthcare

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Cory Booker want to know what government agencies and insurance providers are doing to make sure health systems avoid the use of biased algorithms.

December 11, 2019
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Consumers think AI will be good for patient care—but some worries persist

A majority of U.S. consumers are confident AI will have a positive impact on both patients and healthcare providers, according to a new report from Blumberg Capital.

December 6, 2019

AI could change healthcare forever—but ethical questions remain

AI is expected to have a transformative impact on healthcare, especially radiology. According to a new analysis in the European Journal of Radiology, however, there are significant ethical issues that need to be addressed for any legitimate progress to be made.

November 25, 2019

How will AI, other advanced technologies impact physicians?

At East Tech West 2019, an annual healthcare technology retreat in China hosted by CNBC, industry leaders from all over the world gathered to discuss a variety of topics.

November 20, 2019

How should AI be regulated?

As AI technologies have continued to evolve all over the world, it has become more and more evident that proper regulation is necessary.

November 12, 2019

How some radiologists are going the extra mile to learn about AI

Radiologists are in a position to demonstrate their value and lead the implementation of AI in healthcare—but keeping up with these evolving technologies is easier said than done.

November 6, 2019

AI’s effect on healthcare could be transformative—but it will need some help

As AI technologies continue to evolve, they could have a titanic impact on the health of people all over the world, improving patient outcomes and changing the way each and every person lives their life. It’s going to take more than just AI alone, however—there are a number of other factors to consider as well.

October 24, 2019

Around the web

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.

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.

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.

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