Emma Beavins

3 weeks ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Emma Beavins

PALO ALTO, Calif. – The National Institutes of Health is seeking comment from industry on a new artificial intelligence strategy for the agency. Principal Deputy Director of the NIH Matthew Memoli, M.D., announced the RFI at the Coalition for Health AI’s semi-annual meeting at Stanford Medicine on Thursday. The forthcoming plan adds to the pro-AI stance of the administration and to explicit actions to center the use of the technology with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

3 weeks ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Ayla Ellison |Emma Beavins

At-home care is gaining momentum as patients seek more convenient options and hospitals face mounting capacity challenges. This week on "Podnosis," Krista Drobac, founder of the Alliance for Connected Care, joins us to outline the policy changes her organization is advocating for in Washington. She discusses efforts to boost reimbursement for remote monitoring, advance SNF-at-home programs, generate stronger evidence for emerging care models and secure an extension of hospital-at-home policies.

3 weeks ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Emma Beavins

This story is breaking. Check back for updates. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to undertake several new health tech initiatives, senior leaders announced today at a closed meeting with stakeholders. The Department of Health and Human Services held a meeting today to discuss health tech policy and its recent request for information on health tech initiatives.

3 weeks ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Emma Beavins

Tuesday, online health and wellness company Hims & Hers announced its intent to acquire European digital healthcare provider Zava in an all-cash deal. It’s part of a broader effort for the telehealth brand to expand internationally. The company  in mid-May through convertible senior notes, which founder and CEO Andrew Dudum said would help the company expand internationally and implement artificial intelligence.

3 weeks ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Emma Beavins

The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) has certified its first partnership for AI model validation, after a 16-month effort to get a nationwide network of AI assurance labs up and running. The first assurance service provider will be run through the secure multi-party collaboration software BeeKeeper AI with data sets from New York City-based Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and Atlanta-based Morehouse University School of Medicine.