Turns out, ignorance really is bliss, at least according to the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) within the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), in publishing its final rule on algorithmic discrimination by payers...more
4/29/2024
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Hardly a day goes by when we don’t see some media report of health care providers experimenting with machine learning, and more recently with generative AI, in the context of patient care. The allure is...more
8/10/2023
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We’ve all heard troubling stories involving emerging tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI), in which algorithms yield unintended, biased, or erroneous results. Here are a few examples:
- A monitoring tool for...more
6/8/2023
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Amy Dow and Brad Thompson, Members of the Firm, speak on “Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Within Life Sciences,” a virtual program co-hosted by Simmons & Simmons and Epstein Becker Green.
On both sides of...more
9/22/2021
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The application of artificial intelligence technologies to health care delivery, coding and population management may profoundly alter the manner in which clinicians and others interact with patients, and seek reimbursement....more
You've likely seen the headlines. Online recruiting tools that unfairly screen out women and minorities. Facial recognition tools used in law enforcement that misidentify specific demographic groups. Algorithms that place...more
2/12/2021
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Based on their extensive experience advising health care industry clients, Epstein Becker Green attorneys and strategic advisors from EBG Advisors are predicting the “hot” health care sectors for investment, growth, and...more
1/9/2020
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On December 8, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued draft guidance titled “Clinical and Patient Decision Support Software” (“CDS Guidance”). According to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., the CDS...more