68th Edition of the A.I. Healthcare Report
Dylan Reid(Moskowitz)
Government Affairs|Specialized in AI Healthcare|Health Policy and Tech
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This Week on The A.I. Healthcare Report
Welcome to the Sixty-Eighth Edition of the AI Healthcare Report!
Welcome to the Sixty-Eighth Edition of the A.I. Healthcare Report! The Longhorns were on a bye this week but will play the Florida Gators next Saturday and have taken the number 5 position in the College Football Rankings. The Aggies are now ranked 15 after a loss to South Carolina 44-20 and will face New Mexico State in their next game on November 16th. A lot of exciting things happening in College Football. A huge congratulations to the World Series Champions LA Dodgers!
Weekly Question
The National Eye Institute (NEI), an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is giving notice of the licensing and collaboration opportunity of using AI for diagnosing uveitis.
What do you think about the licensing and collaboration opportunity of using AI for diagnosing uveitis?
Please direct questions, comments, and concerns to the "For Further Information Contact" Section of the Federal Register Notice here .
Healthcare Market Watch
Healthcare Policy Watch
HHS is required by Executive order (EO) to construct an Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare Safety Program with federally listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs).
The main objective of the meeting is to discuss implementation of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare Safety Program by the (EO) and where attendees can provide suggestions on the program.
The meeting will be held on Friday, November 15, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST and will be held virtually.
The FDA has announced additional revised product-specific guidances for industry.
The draft guidances dispense product-specific recommendations on items that include the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies for abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs).
On June 11, 2010, the FDA announced guidance for industry called "Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products” which aimed to have product-specific guidelines available to the public on the FDA website.
Please submit draft guidance by December 30, 2024.
The FDA is hosting a public meeting to discuss the reauthorization of the Over-The-Counter [OTC] Monograph Drug User Fee Program (OMUFA) for FYs 2026 to 2030.
The current legislative authority for (OMUFA) expires on September 30, 2025.
The public meeting will be held on November 20, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Please submit comments on the public meeting by December 20, 2024.
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) will be hosting a public meeting.
For more information, please see below:
Name of Committee: Board of Scientific Counselors, NIDDK.
Date: April 3-4, 2025.
Open: April 03, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: Introductions and Overview.
Address: National Institutes of Health, Building 10, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking public comment on proposed data collection by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
HRSA plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Before submission, HRSA is seeking comments from the public.
Please submit comments no later than January 3, 2025.
Congressional Updates
H.R. 5547 Bill Update
Reps. Kevin Hern [R-OK-1] and August Pfluger [R-TX-11] are the latest cosponsors of the bill.
For more information, please click here .
H.R. 6205 Bill Update
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton [D-DC-At Large] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
For more information, please click here .
H.R. 6213 Bill Update
The bill has a cost analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). All this means is how much the legislation would cost if enacted and its impact on the federal budget.
For more information, please click here .
H.R. 7164 Bill Update
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME-1] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
For more information, please click here .
H.R. 7307 Bill Update
Reps. Derek Kilmer [D-WA-6], Suzan DelBene [D-WA-1], and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez [D-WA-3] are the latest cosponsors of the bill.
For more information, please click here .
H.R. 9402 Bill Update
Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA-7] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
For more information, please click here .
H.R. 9497 Bill Update
Rep. Kevin Kiley [R-CA-3] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
For more information, please click here .
H.R. 9996 Bill Update
The legislation now has bill text.
For more information, please click here .
H.R. 10047 Bill Update
The legislation now has bill text.
For more information, please click here .
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H.R. 10050 Bill Update
The legislation now has bill text.
For more information, please click here .
H.R. 10058 Bill Update
The legislation now has bill text.
For more information, please click here .
New Bills
H.R.10072 - Long-Term Care Transparency Act
Sponsor: Rep. Nick Langworthy [R-NY-23]
Cosponsor: Reps. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA-11], Claudia Tenney [R-NY-24], Michael Lawler [R-NY-17], Donald Davis [D-NC-01]
The legislation amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require reports to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes.
The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
The legislation also has bill text .
For more information, please click here .
H.R.10073 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2024
Sponsor: Rep. Greg Murphy [R-NC-03]
Cosponsors: Reps. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA-19], Mariannette Miller-Meeks [R-IA-1], Ami Bera [D-CA-6], Larry Buchson [R-IN-8], Raul Ruiz [D-CA-25], John Joyce [R-PA-13], Kim Schrier [D-WA-8]
The legislation amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes.
The bill has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees for a period of time determined by the Speaker.
The legislation also has bill text .
For more information, please click here .
H.R.10078 - IHS Provider Expansion Act
Sponsor: Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM-01]
Cosponsors: Reps. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ-07], Chellie Pingree [D-ME-1], Teresa Leger-Fernandez [D-NM-03]
The bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish within the Indian Health Service an Office of Graduate Medical Education Programs, and for other purposes.
The bill has been referred to the House Natural Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees for a period of time determined by the Speaker.
The legislation also has bill text .
For more information, please click here .
H.R.10086 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify the Medicare low-wage index hospital policy.
Sponsor: Rep. A. Drew Ferguson [R-GA-03]
Cosponsor: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith [R-VA-09]
The bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify the Medicare low-wage index hospital policy.
The bill has been referred to the House Ways and Means Committee.
For more information, please click here .
H.R. 10097- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the hospice program survey and enforcement procedures under the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Rep. Beth Van Duyne [R-TX-24]
Cosponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA-19]
The bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the hospice program survey and enforcement procedures under the Medicare program.
The bill has been referred to the House Ways and Means Committee.
For more information, please click here .
H.R.10098 - To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to extend group health plan and health insurance coverage to parents of enrollees if such parents are not eligible to enroll in the Medicare or Medicaid program.
Sponsor: Rep. Beth Van Duyne [R-TX-24]
The bill amends title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to extend group health plan and health insurance coverage to parents of enrollees if such parents are not eligible to enroll in the Medicare or Medicaid program.
The bill has been referred to the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees for a period of time determined by the Speaker.
For more information, please click here .
State Updates
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), an institute in the NIH gives a $2 million Small Business Innovation Research contract to Dallas-based Pieces Technologies.
Ruben Amarasingham, CEO of Pieces Technologies, was quoted as saying the following:
“The technology being studied has potentially far-reaching implications in multiple domains, including cancer care, SDOH management and patient empowerment. For the first time patients will have broad ability to ask any question or detail about their care to a highly supervised AI. We’re thrilled to work alongside MetroHealth on this groundbreaking work.”
R. Douglas Bruce, MD, SVP, chief clinical integration officer of MetroHealth was quoted as saying the following:
“We’re eager to collaborate with Pieces to leverage the unique capabilities of AI to help clinicians move one step closer to resolving the SDOH disparities that our patients face.”
Austin-based Oracle Health will release an AI-centric EHR next year.
Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, was quoted as saying the following about the EHR:
“It’s a misnomer to even call it an EHR, because it’s no longer a record-keeping system, but instead it’s a dynamic, evolving system of intelligence that spurs action to ensure better patient outcomes..."
Congressman Jack Bergman [R-MI-01] traveled to Austin to visit with Med Claims Compliance.
John Bright, CEO of Med Claims Compliance, was quoted as saying the following:
"Our goal is to reduce cost, inefficiencies and administrative burden for healthcare professionals and payors."
Congressman Bergman was quoted as saying the following:
"What I see here is a necessary step forward in the doctor-patient interaction...[A]nd the confidence the patient will have, as the patient will SEE that the doctor IS listening."
Dr. Mark J. Godat, Dallas-based Board-Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist, was quoted as saying the following:
"This tech gives us our time and quality of life back while improving the quality of care that the current medical system has robbed us of..."
Coming up
No pertinent hearings this week
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