AI Holds Promise to Improve Healthcare Access and Outcomes, But Overregulation Could Stymie Progress
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AI offers potential to innovate healthcare delivery and improve access, quality, and productivity. It can automate mundane tasks to allow more physician-patient time.
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AI-driven technologies can support real-time clinical decision making, like automated systems in cars. This can expand access and benefit the poorest patients most.
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Despite AI's promise, Washington focuses on restrictive regulations versus flexible, performance-based oversight. This could stifle innovation.
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Transparency is important but unreasonable mandates on providers to read all evidence will not work. Focus should be on whether AI performs reliably.
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AI has potential to disrupt healthcare by improving access, reducing costs, supporting behaviors and tasks. Innovation, not pessimism, should drive progress.