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