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COMPASS-AI is the name of the new European Commission initiative that aims to establish a community of experts to promote the safe and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector. The initiative is one of those included in the European Apply AI strategy and aims to support, more specifically, the responsible and effective integration of artificial intelligence in clinical settings.
The objectives of the AI in healthcare initiative
Cancer care and healthcare in remote areas are the two priority areas for action under the new European initiative.
The aim is to launch, with the support of partners from large networks of hospitals, trade associations and EU project coordinators in the field of AI in healthcare, an interactive digital platform to map best practices and facilitate the exchange of knowledge. The network will provide guidance on the deployment of artificial intelligence and will work to improve the AI literacy of healthcare professionals, hospital managers and patients.
The Apply AI strategy sets out how to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in key European industries and the public sector. Healthcare is at the forefront of this transformation and is one of the main areas where citizens will experience the benefits of trustworthy European AI, which will improve diagnoses, strengthen personalised prevention, support doctors and accelerate the discovery of new treatments.
Comments from Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi
According to Commissioner for Health and Animal Well-being Olivér Várhelyi, AI can transform healthcare and promote precision medicine by improving prevention, accelerating clinical trials, improving diagnostic accuracy, optimising decision-making during treatment and streamlining workflows. It can also enable more personalised care, improving health outcomes for Europeans. To fully realise these benefits, we must ensurewider deployment and integration of trusted AI solutions across all healthcare systems. Building on key European Commission priorities, such as the European Health Data Space, COMPASS-AI will promote health innovation and the adoption of AI in healthcare across Europe. To this end, the future legislative act on biotechnology, expected at the end of this year, which will focus primarily on the health sector, will be crucial.