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Understanding the AI taxonomy

Webinar (series)
May 25, 2022
Virtual

Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence/augmented intelligence (AI)-enabled health care innovation are reshaping technology’s capacity to enhance patient care, population health and work life of health care providers. The pace of innovation also accelerates the need for trusted resources, and guidance for answers and meaningful perspective on AI.

Focused on making technology an asset, not a burden, in the delivery of health care, the AMA is committed to helping physicians and other health professionals become well-informed as they navigate new applications of AI—and new gaps in understanding. One crucial resource is the very language used to describe these AI applications, and the services and procedures they enable.

As the language of medicine today, the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set reflects the latest medical care provided to patients. To this end the AMA CPT Editorial Panel has accepted the addition of CPT Appendix S: AI taxonomy for medical services & procedures. The taxonomy provides guidance for describing and classifying various AI applications and went into effect Jan. 1, 2022.

In this webinar, you will gain:

  • Insight into the development of the AI taxonomy
  • Understanding of the terminology included in the AI taxonomy
  • Guidance on how to describe your AI-enabled innovation in the language of CPT

Webinar recording

Speakers

  • Samantha Ashley, coding and regulatory manager, CPT
  • Richard Frank, MD, PhD, member, CPT Editorial Panel
  • Lori Prestesater, vice president, health solutions, AMA

Webinar resources

Learn more

Visit the CPT webinars series page for additional videos on CPT, the CPT code set, and more CPT related topics.


Disclaimer: The viewpoints expressed in this video are those of the participants and/or do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.

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