Government & Policy

Brian Anderson of the Coalition for Health AI
By Andrea Fox 10:23 am January 10, 2025
As the artificial intelligence policies developed under the Biden Administration come into focus and a new inauguration approaches, one healthcare AI leader says he's optimistic about the future of public-private partnerships in the space.  
Stethoscope resting on tablet
By Mike Miliard 10:20 am January 10, 2025
In the year ahead, a new president and new policies won't be the only changes in store as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, virtual care, digital therapeutics, reimbursement and more continue to evolve.
CHAI Model Card
By Andrea Fox 11:03 am January 09, 2025
The Coalition for Health AI is offering its Applied Model Card artificial intelligence transparency tool on GitHub to build "the kind of trust that we need," says its CEO Dr. Brian Anderson.
Doctors reviewing data on a digital tablet
By Adam Ang 01:04 am January 09, 2025
Healthcare providers and IT vendors in the region have weighed in with their predictions for healthcare technology in the new year.
Left hand wearing a pulse oximeter
By Andrea Fox 11:23 am January 07, 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published updated draft recommendations to help improve the performance of pulse oximeters across skin tones.
Developers around a table with documents discussing product life cycles
By Andrea Fox 11:00 am January 06, 2025
After resolving how it will review updates to previously approved artificial intelligence-enabled medical devices, the agency will release its full draft proposal for market submissions.
Soldier using a tablet
By Andrea Fox 10:44 am January 03, 2025
Through a recently completed multipronged red-teaming effort, the agency said it will develop repeatable testing datasets that can be used to evaluate large language model tools and services in the future.
Dark monitors on a desk and more on a dresser
By Andrea Fox 01:36 pm December 31, 2024
Protected health information from Ocean State's online health and human services platform may be part of the cache of personal data posted to the dark web.
Hospital colleagues share article on tablet
By Mike Miliard 10:09 am December 31, 2024
This past year was a busy one, with new policy changes, cybersecurity challenges, EHR optimization advancements, innovations in patient care and, yes, a whole lot of AI.
server room
By Andrea Fox 05:22 pm December 30, 2024
It was another record-breaking year for healthcare cyberattacks, and healthcare providers' network servers were again prime targets for hackers.