Posted 1/3/2024, 7:00:00 PM
Lawmakers and Regulators Consider New Rules for AI in Healthcare
- Rep. Murphy wants FDA rules for AI medical devices to be narrow, protect doctors using them, and avoid overlapping regulation
- FDA is considering new rules but hasn't said yet how broad or narrow they should be
- Biden administration to launch HHS AI task force by end of January and develop health AI guidelines by end of April
- Paper argues for national "assurance labs" to ensure health AI tools are fair, appropriate, valid, effective and safe
- Study shows AI could identify tuberculosis by sound of cough, though accuracy needs improvement before widespread use