The 32nd Edition of the A.I. Healthcare Report
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The 32nd Edition of the A.I. Healthcare Report

Key Takeaways

1. Forest Hill Labs published two new articles titled Reimagining FDA Regulation of A.I. & Digital Medical Products (Part 1) and A.I. & Digital Health Sector Predictions for 2024 , which you can find by clicking on the Forest Hills website here .?

2.The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced that the National Artificial Intelligence, Law Enforcement Subcommittee will have an open meeting to discuss its findings, give recommendations, and discuss other pertinent topics.?

3. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will be holding a hearing on how AI technologies can help the U.S. Government become more innovative while improving constituent satisfaction.

4. HHS issues a final rule regarding the EHR Reporting Program of the Cares Act.?

5. Various House and Senate bills that focus on AI/Healthcare now have bill text available.?

6. Irving-based Caris Life Sciences and Flatiron Health partner to expedite drug development and improve patient care.?


New AI and Digital This Week

Dr. Umer Khan: Physician, and CEO of IMedHealth

In this episode, I sit down with my friend, Physician and CEO of IMedHealth, Dr. Umer Khan To find more about Umer find him on Linkedin, or go to the IMedHealth Website below:

Website: https://imedhealth.us/

Forest Hills Articles

?“Reimagining FDA Regulation of A.I. & Digital Medical Products (Part 1)

A.I. & Digital Health Sector Predictions for 2024 ,


Welcome to the Thirty-Second Edition of the AI Healthcare Report!?

Welcome to the Thirty-Second Edition of the AI Healthcare Report. Congratulations to the Michigan Wolverines for winning the College Football Playoff. Now, there are only 227 days left until next season . Tickets for Rodeo Houston are now available for purchase here.

With each issue, I hope we can learn from each other.

For those who might be unaware, I also wanted to take the time to reannounce a new A.I. and Digital Health Practice that I am starting with my business partner Robert Horne. If you have a moment, check out his amazing work too.?

The practice will create forward-looking analyses of healthcare markets and its statutory/regulatory redesigns of the future.?

Our offerings include:

  • Weekly Newsletter: Focused on the latest and greatest in A.I. and digital health happenings on Capitol Hill and beyond.
  • Weekly Blog: Focused on creating a community space for kernels of thought-leadership, thought-leader collaboration, and sneak peeks at our upcoming new content.
  • Original Articles: Focused on emerging market trends and statutory/regulatory redesigns of the future.
  • Podcast: Focused on the companies that are making emerging market and policy trends.

To get us started, we just published two new articles titled Reimagining FDA Regulation of A.I. & Digital Medical Products (Part 1) and A.I. & Digital Health Sector Predictions for 2024 , which you can find by clicking on the Forest Hills website here .?

If you have updates for the newsletter or would like to continue the conversation, please email me at [email protected] or connect with me on LinkedIn here .?

Please feel free to also share this newsletter with people in your network and have them subscribe to the Forest Hills website before it is published on Linkedin here .?

Let us dive in!

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Weekly Question

The National Institute of Standards and Technology announces that the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee; Law Enforcement Subcommittee will be hosting a meeting to report the findings of the Subcommittee, give recommendations based on those findings, and discuss other pertinent topics.?

Q: What do you think that the Law Enforcement needs to understand about Artificial Intelligence, specifically when it comes to Health Care cases?

The meeting is open to the public and is scheduled for January 19, 2024 from 1:00pm-2:30pm EST.?

The meeting announcement can be found here .

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What’s Going On: Digital Health & A.I.?

1. Senate Homeland Security and & Governmental Affairs Full Committee Hearing: “Harnessing AI to Improve Government Services and Customer Experience.”

This week, the Senate will be holding a hearing on how Artificial Intelligence technologies can help the government be more innovative in its offering while improving satisfaction among its citizens.


2. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions-Drugs and Biologics .

The FDA announces the 60-day notice for the public to make comments on “Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions-Drugs and Biologics.?

Please submit comments by March 11, 2024.?


3. Issuance of Priority Review Voucher; Rare Pediatric Disease Product .

The FDA notifies the public of a priority review voucher for the drug CASGEVY.?

The pharmaceutical is manufactured by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and is used to treat sickle cell.?


4. Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing .?

HHS issues a final rule regarding the EHR Reporting Program of the Cares Act by establishing new guidelines for health IT developers under the ONC Health IT Certification Program. The rule addresses topics, which range from “decision support interventions” to “electronic case reporting.” Additional topics that are addressed by the final rule include expanding information sharing and data interoperability.?

The final rule is effective February 8, 2024.?


Federal Legislative Updates & New Bills?

Bills on the Move: Legislative, Committee, and Floor Updates in Congress


H.R. 6742 Bill Update

The legislation now has bill text.?

For more information, please click here .

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H.R. 6844 Bill Update

Bill text is now available for the legislation.

For more information, please click here .?

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H.R. 6856 Bill Update

The bill now has text.?

For more information, please click here .?

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S.2722 Bill Update

Sen. Laphonza Butler [D-CA] is the latest cosponsor on the bill.?

For more information, please click here .

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S.3558 Bill Update

The legislation now has bill text.?

For more information, please click here .?

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New Bills

No new, pertinent bills at this time.?


State Scope: Governors and Legislative Updates

Texas 2024 Primary Elections: March 5, 2024

March 5, 2024 is the date for Texas 2024 Primary Elections. Please refer to the link above for candidates and the offices that they are seeking election.?


Caris Life Sciences and Flatiron Health Partner to Create Transformational Real-World Data Offering

Irving-based company Caris Life Sciences and Flatiron Health aim to work together to expedite drug development and improve patient care.

Caris Life Sciences’ specialization in genomic, transcriptomic, and imaging and Flatiron’s volume of high-quality patient outcomes will help aid medical professionals in bringing healthcare to the 21st century.?

David Spetzler, MS, PhD, MBA, President of Caris Life Sciences, was quoted as saying the following:?

“In forming this data union, we are able to maximize biological and clinical context to better understand each patient journey.”

Stephanie Reisinger, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Real-World Evidence, Flatiron Health was quoted as saying the following:

?"This opportunity has the potential to create the largest and best-in-class clinical-omics dataset with Whole Exome and Whole Transcriptome sequencing coverage, expanding our opportunity to support biopharma in the preclinical stages of drug discovery and translation."


UpDoc to develop conversational, assistant-directed AI providers

UpDoc’s remote patient technology includes the large language models of GPT-4, Microsoft Azure Open AI Service, and Vertex AI to name a few.?

Dallas-based practicing ER physician, chief clinical operating officer at ViTel Health, and assistant professor at the University of Texas-San Antonio Harvey Castro was quoted as saying the following:

"Everybody knows evidence based medicine, but have you thought of intelligence based medicine ?"


Coming up

HARNESSING AI TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Date: Wednesday, January 10th (10:00AM)

Committee: Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs


Oversight of A.I.: The Future of Journalism

Date: Wednesday, January 10th (2:00PM)

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Subcommittee: Privacy, Technology, and the Law

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Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearing: "Safeguarding Americans' Communications: Strengthening Cybersecurity in a Digital Era"

Date: Thursday, January 11th (10:00AM)

Committee: House Energy and Commerce

Subcommittee: Communications and Technology

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“LOWERING COSTS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE WITH EMPLOYER-DRIVEN INNOVATION”

Date: Thursday, January 11th (10:15AM)

Committee: House Education and the Workforce

Subcommittee: Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions

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“Rural Access: Is VA Meeting All Veterans Where They Live?” ?

Date: Thursday, January 11th (10:15AM)?

Committee: House Veterans’ Affairs

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What I Am Reading

Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence is a great resource for diving deeper into AI and Healthcare. I have provided the signup page for their free newsletter here .

I am also currently reading Scope Forward: The Future of Gastroenterology Is Now in Your Hands by Praveen Suthrum.


Writing Projects

Below are a few writing projects I have done.


Follow Me

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All podcast episodes can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify too.

Codecademy ML/AI Engineering Certificate

I am in the process of working towards the Codecademy ML/AI Engineering Certificate program. The program is $350 annually. With the certificate, I plan to combine my AI policy and engineering knowledge when examining healthcare models.


Market News

Abbott, Tandem launch new hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system

Nanowear gets FDA clearance for undergarment that estimates blood pressure

Johnson & Johnson agrees to acquire Ambrx Biopharma for $2bn

Seizure drug mechanism could treat osteoarthritis, mouse data suggests

‘Healthy pullback’: GSR Ventures’ Sunny Kumar on normalizing digital health funding, accelerating M&A in 2024

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