Government & Policy
It's not the not the federal government that's steering AI regulation, says Tennessee State Sen. Bo Watson, with legislators keeping constituents in mind as they balance supporting innovation with guarding the public trust.
It's been two weeks and counting with neither Medicare telehealth waivers nor any guarantee of retroactive reimbursement. That's unsettling for both clinicians and patients nationwide, says the American Telemedicine Association.
The Coalition for Health AI said it aims to engage with the agency about its concerns, "with genuine curiosity and humble inquiry," after social media admonishment this past week by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Thirty-four MA plans earned 5 stars in 2026 star ratings.
Leader John Lee has announced cross-border data sharing, faster drug approvals, AI cancer screening, a new regulatory centre, and expanded telehealth.
These technologies introduce new considerations regarding safety and effectiveness across the total product life cycle.
Cybersecurity In Focus
Peer-to-peer threat intelligence is enormously important as cyberattacks continue to target the industry, says Health-ISAC's chief security officer, even as a key information sharing act, CISA 2015, has now expired.
Jeff Elton of ConcertAI says health tech companies can anticipate the logic of generative artificial intelligence using knowledge graphs, like the FDA's Elsa, when submitting product reviews, and improve their output accuracy.
HRSA is scheduled to issue approvals to drugmakers by Oct. 15 for implementation of the pilot on Jan. 1, 2026.
Data management basics are too often lacking, and policy regs still evolving, says cybersecurity strategist Richard Staynings. Whether dealing with automated decision support or adversarial deepfakes, healthcare orgs need both.