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The American Hospital Association (AHA) and healthcare solution providers are chiming in on how they want federal regulators to structure their oversight of artificial intelligence and its integration into clinical care. For example, AHA suggested that regulations should rely on existing rules to smooth the path to innovation while also preempting state laws. It also wants to see AI companies required to meet compliance standards for privacy and security as HIPAA-covered entities. Additionally, AHA emphasizes that policies should “ensure clinicians are included in the decision loop for algorithms.” Meanwhile, Oracle Health and Epic Systems separately responded to a federal request for information on accelerating the adoption and use of AI. They say AI can improve productivity and thwart burnout, while also recommending the launch of a vendor-agnostic repository of AI use cases that would independently evaluate the demonstrated return on investment. The solution providers also suggested that grants might be offered to cover AI infrastructure costs.
Build the AI foundation: Regardless of rules and regulations, AI systems will have little everyday utility if clinicians and administrators don’t trust them. See the preliminary building blocks for AI transitions from the JUCM archive: The Listening Revolution: Change Management Considerations with Ambient AI