CTA Working Group on AI in Healthcare Sets Inaugural Meeting for Next Month
CTA announced a working group on artificial intelligence tasked with advancing the impact of AI in healthcare and providing standards and recommended best practices. "The rapid progress of AI presents great opportunities but a special challenge that needs urgent attention,"…
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said Rene Quashie, CTA vice president-policy and regulatory affairs, digital health, Thursday. The working group includes clinicians, manufacturers, regulators, public policy and civil rights organizations. "AI will boost our wellness and health care by improving outcomes, expanding treatment options and providing cost-cutting efficiencies," said CTA CEO Gary Shapiro, saying the industry must realize the potential of AI “ethically, strategically and with clear goals." Co-chairs of the initiative, scheduled to have its initial meeting next month in San Francisco, are Philips Head-Global Software Standards Pat Baird and CarePredict Chief Business Officer Gerald Wilmink. Organizations taking part in the group include AT&T, BlackBerry, Brookings Institution, Fitbit, Google, IBM, IDx Technologies, Philips, Samsung, SDI Technologies and Verizon.