VA Can Be a Leader in Healthcare AI, Lawmakers Say
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must balance innovation with careful implementation of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology, lawmakers and witnesses said during a House hearing on Thursday. “The VA is not an island. AI efforts within the federal government are proceeding in parallel, while private industry is significantly ahead of the public sector. Even […]
Policymakers Must Balance Innovation With Patient Safety for AI in Healthcare
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, policymakers must balance innovation with potential harms to patients and healthcare workers, lawmakers and witnesses said during a Senate hearing Wednesday. “I have concerns because when we talk about the promises of AI, we need to also talk about its risks,” chair Edward Markey (D-Mass.) said […]
Opinion | It Shouldn’t Take Another Pandemic to Invest in Digital Health
Saldanha is chief innovation officer of a health system. The public health emergency, declared in 2020 as a result of the COVID pandemic, fostered the creation of waivers and exemptions that allowed for the widespread use of digital health, including telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. With the public health emergency ending earlier this year, many […]
Opinion | Keep Our Foot on the Gas for Clinical Trial Diversity
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked rapid innovation and adoption of new methodologies and practices across clinical trials. It also allowed the world to see the difficulty of ensuring diversity and access to those trials — a challenge we’ve faced for many years. Innovators in biopharma, life-science technology companies, and clinical research organizations (CROs) partnered with the […]
Innovation, Construction and Provider Relief Grants Available – Wyoming Department of Health
Innovation, Construction and Provider Relief Grants Available June 6, 2022 Health and human service providers across the state are invited to consider applying for innovation, construction and provider relief grants offered through the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Earlier this year, the Wyoming Legislature appropriated $5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) direct […]
Opinion | Robots and the Future of Remote Healthcare
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare innovation has been occurring at an unprecedented rate. A growing focus on technology — and the ways it can help improve patient care and the provider experience — is now at the forefront, and many organizations are reexamining how they can implement new tools and processes in […]