Tech firms shape Medicare's AI app rules in a 1,700-member chat.
KFF Health News reported on Friday that the Medicare agency CMS runs a Slack group of about 1,700 members. Most are tech vendors, and only a handful are patient advocates, doctors or hospital staff. A former FDA lawyer says it resembles an advisory committee, which by law must work in public.
Why it mattersVendors there pushed for health apps to keep reading patient records after a single consent. Wherever you live, check what a health app can see before you connect it.
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