On Wednesday, lawmakers and health policy experts gathered in Washington D.C. for the House health subcommittee’s hearing on the use of AI in healthcare.

Below are three of the main topics they discussed during the hearing.

Expanding practical uses of AI in healthcare

In his opening remarks, Representative Morgan Griffith (R-Virginia), who chairs the House health subcommittee, focused on the importance of supporting providers and reducing red tape.

He mentioned several areas where AI is already demonstrating promise in healthcare. On the research side of things, Griffith noted that AI can accelerate drug discovery and speed up clinical trial recruitment, which could help patients gain access to new therapies more quickly.

As for administrative use cases, he highlighted tools that al

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