Tech giants influence US AI healthcare policy via Slack
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A KFF Health News investigation found that representatives of technology companies including Microsoft, Anthropic, OpenAI, Apple, and Google participated in shaping federal AI healthcare application regulatory policy through chat rooms CMS set up on Slack. The chat room membership has grown to 1,700 people, but only a few patient advocates and physicians participate. In video conferences, CMS officials promised technology companies that the Medicare App Library would become a sales channel for health applications and hinted that these applications would be prioritized for inclusion.
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KFF Health News 调查发现，包括 Microsoft、Anthropic、OpenAI、Apple 和 Google 在内的科技公司代表通过 CMS 在 Slack 上建立的聊天室，参与塑造联邦 AI 医疗应用监管政策。该聊天室成员已增至 1700 人，但仅有少数患者权益倡导者和医生参与。CMS 官员在视频会议中向科技公司承诺，Medicare App Library 将成为健康应用的销售渠道，并暗示这些应用将被优先纳入 Medicare 报销 AI 服务的新项目。科技公司还在 Slack 上游说，希望健康应用在用户一次性授权后即可无限制访问 TEFCA 网络中的患者医疗记录。法律专家指出，该聊天室在某种程度上类似于联邦咨询委员会，但 CMS 的行为准则明确否认其构成咨询委员会。
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