When AI Possibilities Create Cyber Risk: What Healthcare and Device Counsel Should Be Doing Now

As AI-related capabilities are increasingly integrated into medical devices and healthcare operations, they offer important opportunities to improve patient care and outcomes, ranging from AI-assisted diagnostics and imaging tools to AI-facilitated patient interactions and record management. However, with this new advancement comes increasing cybersecurity risk and complexity in maintaining compliance with existing regulatory frameworks.

This article highlights key aspects of the current regulatory environment, discusses how AI capabilities are changing the contracting and compliance playbook, and offers proactive approaches that healthcare organizations and device manufacturers can take to stay ahead of cybersecurity risks.