EU AI Act High-Risk Provisions Take Effect August 2, 2026 — Healthcare AI Compliance Clock Now Running

AI in Healthcare covers the first wave of EU AI Act high-risk provisions becoming applicable to AI systems used as medical devices and in patient safety–critical clinical decision support. The piece explains new obligations such as mandatory human oversight, explainability documentation, third‑party conformity assessments, and continuous post‑market monitoring, emphasizing their implications for mitigating bias and protecting patient safety in clinical AI tools.