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The Department of Health and Human Services is relaxing standards for electronic health records, raising concerns among doctors and critics in the hospital industry. This change comes as Trump and Kennedy advocate for less stringent safeguards for AI healthcare tools. The implications of these relaxed standards could affect the transparency and usability of healthcare technology.
- ▪The Department of Health and Human Services is easing standards for electronic health records.
- ▪Doctors and critics express concerns about the impact of these changes on healthcare.
- ▪Trump and Kennedy are pushing for relaxed safeguards for AI in healthcare.
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Trump and Kennedy Seek To Relax Safeguards for AI Healthcare Tools For years, the Department of Health and Human Services built standards to make sure electronic health records were user-friendly and offered transparent advice to doctors. Now they’re relaxing those standards, and doctors and critics in the hospital industry are worried. By Darius Tahir May 13, 2026
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