Bipartisan Health Care Act, Sec. 217. Report on wearable medical devices.

Summary

Instructs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a technology assessment and submit a report to Congress on wearable medical devices.

Requires the report to assess the capabilities and limitations of these devices in supporting clinical decision-making.

Includes an evaluation of the potential for such devices to accurately prescribe treatments.

Examines the benefits and challenges of integrating artificial intelligence to enhance these devices.

Provides policy options to maximize benefits and mitigate challenges associated with the development or use of wearable medical devices.

Requires the Comptroller General to report on AI's role in wearable medical devices for clinical decision-making.

SEC. 217. Report on wearable medical devices. Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a technology assessment of, and submit to Congress a report on, the capabilities and limitations of wearable medical devices used to support clinical decision-making. Such report shall include a description of—

(1) the potential for such devices to accurately prescribe treatments;

(2) an examination of the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence to augment such capabilities; and

(3) policy options to enhance the benefits and mitigate potential challenges of developing or using such devices.