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- Mark P Sendak
- Jee Young Kim
- Alifia Hasan
- Will Ratliff
- Mark A Lifson
- Manesh Patel
- Iniouluwa Deborah Raji
- Ajai Sehgal
- Keo Shaw
- Danny Tobey
- Alexandra Valladares
- David E Vidal
- Suresh Balu
Abstract
Healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) in the US must contend with the potential for AI to worsen health inequities. But there is no standard set of procedures for HDOs to adopt to navigate these challenges. There is an urgent need for HDOs to present a unified approach to proactively address the potential for AI to worsen health inequities. Amidst this background, Health AI Partnership (HAIP) launched a community of practice to convene stakeholders from across HDOs to tackle challenges related to the use of AI. On February 15, 2023, HAIP hosted an inaugural workshop focused on the question, “Our health care delivery setting is considering adopting a new solution that uses AI. How do we assess the potential future impact on health inequities?” This topic emerged as a common challenge faced by all HDOs participating in HAIP. The workshop had 2 main goals. First, we wanted to ensure participants could talk openly without reservations about challenging topics such as health equity. The second goal was to develop an actionable, generalizable framework that could be immediately put into practice. The workshop engaged 77 participants with 100% representation from all 10 HDOs and invited ecosystem partners. In an accompanying Research Article, we share the Health Equity Across the AI Lifecycle (HEAAL) framework. We invite and encourage HDOs to test the HEAAL framework internally and share feedback so that we can continue to refine and maintain the set of procedures. The HEAAL framework reveals the challenges associated with rigorously assessing the potential for AI to worsen health inequities. Significant investment in personnel, capabilities, and data infrastructure is required, and the level of investment needed could be beyond reach for most HDOs. We look forward to expanding our community of practice to assist HDOs around the world.
Suggested Citation
Mark P Sendak & Jee Young Kim & Alifia Hasan & Will Ratliff & Mark A Lifson & Manesh Patel & Iniouluwa Deborah Raji & Ajai Sehgal & Keo Shaw & Danny Tobey & Alexandra Valladares & David E Vidal & Sure, 2024.
"Empowering US healthcare delivery organizations: Cultivating a community of practice to harness AI and advance health equity,"
PLOS Digital Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 3(6), pages 1-10, June.
Handle:
RePEc:plo:pdig00:0000513
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000513
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