FDA, VA to Test Health AI Tools

FDA is partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs to test healthcare-related artificial intelligence (AI) tools. A Nextgov/FCW report says the AI testing lab “will be an asset for federal agencies and the private sector to be able to test applications of AI in a virtual lab environment to ensure not only that they work and that they’re safe and effective for veterans and for patients but that they also adhere to trustworthy AI principles.”

In a video shown on 10/30 at the Veterans Health Administration Innovation Experience conference, FDA commissioner Robert Califf said the joint testing environment will be “the first intergovernmental health AI laboratory.” He said it will be based at the VA to provide “an avenue for developing approaches for assessing safety and performance metrics of AI-enabled healthcare products for product developers at the national level.”