Technology and Innovation

Artificial Intelligence in Health, Health Care, and Biomedical Science: An AI Code of Conduct Principles and Commitments Discussion Draft

by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 8, 2024 | Commentary, Perspectives

Introduction This commentary presents initial concepts and content that the Steering Committee feel may be important to a draft Code of Conduct framework for use in the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) in health, health care, and biomedical...

Science and Sex: A Bold Agenda for Women’s Health

by Madeleine Deye | Jan 8, 2024 | Commentary, Perspectives

This commentary is adapted from the keynote speech delivered by Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH at the 2023 NAM Annual Meeting.  Since the predecessor of the National Academy of Medicine, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), was founded in 1970, the country has looked to us to...

Telehealth and Mobile Health: Case Study for Understanding and Anticipating Emerging Science and Technology

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 15, 2023 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Introduction This case study was developed as one of a set of three studies, focusing on somewhat mature but rapidly evolving technologies. These case studies are intended to draw out lessons for the development of a cross-sectoral governance framework for...

Regenerative Medicine: Case Study for Understanding and Anticipating Emerging Science and Technology

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 15, 2023 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Introduction This case study was developed as one of a set of three studies, focusing on somewhat mature but rapidly evolving technologies. These case studies are intended to draw out lessons for the development of a cross-sectoral governance framework for...

Neurotechnology and Noninvasive Neuromodulation: Case Study for Understanding and Anticipating Emerging Science and Technology

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 15, 2023 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Introduction This case study was developed as one of a set of three studies, focusing on somewhat mature but rapidly evolving technologies. These case studies are intended to draw out lessons for the development of a cross-sectoral governance framework for...

Integrating Telehealth and Traditional Care in Chronic Pain Management and Substance Use Disorder Treatment: An Action Agenda for Building the Future State of Hybrid Care

by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 26, 2023 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  ABSTRACT | As the United States grapples with the persistent challenges of chronic pain and substance use disorder (SUD), the rise in telehealth has opened new horizons for health care delivery. This paper delineates a comprehensive action agenda for the...

Identifying Credible Sources of Health Information in Social Media: Phase 2 — Considerations for Non-Accredited Nonprofit Organizations, For-Profit Entities, and Individual Sources

by Madeleine Deye | May 23, 2023 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Introduction A recent review suggests that 5.03 billion individuals use the Internet worldwide, with approximately 4.70 billion, or 59% of the global population, using some form of social media (Kemp, 2022). While it is challenging to determine overlap across...

Health Technology for All: An Equity-Based Paradigm Shift Opportunity

by Madeleine Deye | Dec 14, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Executive Overview The health of the U.S. population faces a seemingly intractable shortfall in the prospects for large numbers of people, including and especially people of color, long confronting the consequences of structural racism. Yet, rather than focus...

Alternative Thinking about Animals in Research

by Madeleine Deye | Nov 14, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Animals have been used as scientific research subjects since at least the 4th century BCE (Guerrini, 2003). Since then, there has been both support for and objections to that use. Some similarity between nonhuman animals and humans powers the arguments of both...

Meeting the Moment: Addressing Barriers and Facilitating Clinical Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Diagnosis

by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 29, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Introduction Clinical diagnosis is essentially a data curation and analysis activity through which clinicians seek to gather and synthesize enough pieces of information about a patient to determine their condition. The art and science of clinical diagnosis...