New regulations requiring Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations to ensure non-discriminatory use of artificial intelligence and automated systems have been proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). These AI provisions are part of a broader proposed rule titled… Read More ›
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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 seeks to increase Cybersecurity in the Health Care Sector
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been making efforts to increase cybersecurity in the health care sector and outlined its strategy in a concept paper released in December 2023. The paper stresses that both patient safety… Read More ›
AHA Files Suit Seeking to Preserve the Ability of Hospitals to Use Third Party Tracking Technologies on Public Webpages
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is challenging a healthcare data privacy Bulletin issued by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Bulletin in question prohibits HIPAA-regulated entities from using third-party tracking… Read More ›