In March 2024, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a draft of its 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (draft plan) for public… Read More ›
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White House Office of Management and Budget releases Policy Memorandum on use of AI in Federal Agencies
On March 28, 2024, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memorandum concerning AI, with the specific subject matter of “Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence.” The scope of the… Read More ›
The World Health Organization Issues Guidance on Large Multi-Modal AI Models
On January 18, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) published, “Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health Guidance on large multi-modal models,” which follows an earlier 2021 guidance on AI and addresses regulatory issues surrounding generative AI, specifically large… Read More ›
HHS Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability Final Rule furthers Agency’s effort to build the Digital Foundation for U.S. Health Care
After releasing a proposed rule in April 2023, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued the final Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) Rule on December 13,… Read More ›
Biden Executive Order Seeks Comprehensive Oversight of AI in Healthcare and Other Fields
On October 30, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on the “Safe Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,” which includes provisions that will potentially have a broad impact on healthcare as it seeks to ensure the… Read More ›
Proposed HHS Data Interoperability Rule Seeks to Address AI and Bring Certification Program Updates
In April of this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule concerning data interoperability that is of significant importance to developers of health information technology (health IT). Having the title, “Health Data, Technology, and… Read More ›