HHS outlines AI road map amid major department overhaul

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled “version 1” of a strategic plan to implement artificial intelligence as a “practical layer” across the department and its agencies aimed at helping to break down silos, improve collaboration and increase efficiencies.

HHS said the first version of its plan focuses on the use of AI “primarily on improving internal operations, efficiency and federal use,” but the longer-term vision is to “pave the way for engagement with private sector stakeholders to co-create solutions that maximize the potential of AI.”

The so-called “OneHHS” approach seeks to involve all HHS divisions – including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and others “to collaborate in the development of one robust department-wide AI infrastructure, streamlining workflows and enhancing cybersecurity,” HHS said in a statement.

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