GAO/NAS Report On AI In Health Care Critical Of FDA Slowness On SaMD Rulemaking
While agency issued framework for software as a medical device, lack of rules hamper clarification of software’s safety, efficacy
Executive Summary
A joint report by the US Government Accountability Office and the National Academy of Sciences slams the FDA for dawdling on final software as a medical device rules.
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