On March 3, 2025, the Ministry of Health Shared Services (SPMS) published a whitepaper entitled 'Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare in Portugal: Regulation, Impacts and Future Perspectives,' aimed at analyzing the impact that the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act) has on the health sector in Portugal.The whitepaper noted that artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare by processing large datasets to improve diagnostics, treatment success estimates, patient care, and clinical research. Moreover, the whitepaper highlighted several initiatives using AI to improve the healthcare sector in Portugal.The whitepaper also outlined the requirements of high-risk AI systems in a
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Portugal: Ministry of Health releases whitepaper on AI impact on healthcare sector
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The Ministry of Health Shared Services of Portugal released a whitepaper on March 3, 2025, discussing the impact of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act on the country's healthcare sector. It details how AI is revolutionizing healthcare through data analysis, improving diagnostics, and patient care, and outlines the AI Act's requirements for high-risk AI systems, including risk management and data governance. The document recommends fostering public trust in AI, transparent reporting, ethical data governance, and adherence to a healthcare-specific AI code of conduct. It concludes that the AI Act provides a unified regulatory framework that supports the harmonized adoption of AI in healthcare across EU Member States, and notes Portugal's efforts to align with the AI Act and European Health Data Space regulations.