Driving clinical AI adoption: Health tech firms’ wish list for HHS

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including sectors like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics.
In December, the Department of Health and Human Services sought feedback to enhance the use of artificial intelligence in clinical care.
Health tech companies responded with specific proposals to boost their business interests in AI.
This initiative aligns with President Trump’s directives to increase AI adoption and reduce regulatory oversight.
The administration has taken steps to ease transparency requirements for AI in electronic health records and decrease FDA regulation on AI tools aiding clinical decisions.
The Medicare innovation center has initiated two experiments focused on AI-based care and reducing wasteful spending.
The submitted comments reveal comprehensive industry expectations, including reforms for health data privacy rules and demands for reliable AI reimbursement.
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