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The FDA’s public list of AI-enabled medical devices offers a directional view of adoption. After decades of modest growth, authorizations accelerated sharply, rising from roughly 692 devices in late 2023 to 1,451 by the end of 2025. An early-2026 review counted approximately 1,524 entries, reflecting continued momentum across regulated clinical applications used across healthcare settings. Radiology remains dominant, representing about three-quarters of authorized devices, while cardiovascular and neurology tools form smaller but expanding categories. Most listed products remain narrow, task-specific diagnostic or triage systems rather than conversational, generative, or large-language-model platforms. For CME/CE professionals, these trends create opportunities to build critical AI governance and literacy across the healthcare workforce.
Recently, the ACCME released its Summer 2026 Data Updates. A key update to highlight is that the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is updating its continuing certification terminology. “Maintenance of Certification (MOC)” will become “continuing certification,” while “Part II” becomes “lifelong learning” and “Part IV” becomes “Improving Health and Healthcare (IHHC).” ABMS will spend the coming year building awareness and encouraging consistent use of these terms. ACCME is working with certifying boards to assess resulting changes to their programs, PARS/JA-PARS, and supporting resources. Accredited providers will be informed as updates are finalized.
Beginning January 1, 2027, The Joint Commission will align its Sentinel Event List with the National Quality Forum’s Serious Reportable Events framework, creating a more standardized approach to classifying serious, largely preventable patient safety events. The updated framework introduces simplified inclusion criteria, reorganized event categories, and a structured five-step review process designed to promote more consistent event analysis and organizational learning. Although reporting Sentinel Events to The Joint Commission remains voluntary, organizations are encouraged to do so because it provides access to expert consultation, reinforces a culture of safety and transparency, and contributes to a national learning system that helps prevent similar events. For CME/CE providers, this transition is an opportunity to update patient safety and quality improvement education so clinicians and healthcare teams apply a common, standards-based approach to evaluating and learning from serious safety events.
