The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI will co-develop guidance and certification to support AI integration across US healthcare organizations.
The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), a nonprofit organization founded by clinicians to advance responsible health artificial intelligence (AI), announced a new partnership to accelerate the development and adoption of AI best practices and guidance across the US healthcare system.
Together, the organizations will co-develop a suite of AI playbooks, tools, and a new certification program rooted in The Joint Commission’s platform for evidence-based standards and CHAI’s consensus-based best practices for health AI.
“In the decade ahead, nothing has the capacity to change healthcare more than AI in terms of innovation, transformation, and disruption,” says Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, president and CEO of The Joint Commission, in a release. “While it’s impossible to predict exactly what healthcare will look like over that time, AI’s integration and potential to improve quality patient care is enormous—but only if we do it right. By working with CHAI, we are creating a roadmap and offering guidance for healthcare organizations so they can harness this technology in ways that not only support safety but engender trust among stakeholders.”
Meeting Demand for AI Oversight
Adoption of AI in healthcare, from patient monitoring to drug approvals, is rapidly increasing. According to 2024 research, 46% of US healthcare organizations are in initial implementation of generative AI, and that number is only expected to grow. While the industry is embracing uses for AI, guidance on implementation is needed for all organizations to protect their staff, patients, and operations. To meet this demand, this partnership will be the first to issue AI guidance for over 80% of healthcare organizations and programs in the US.
“Partnering with The Joint Commission means we can help healthcare organizations utilize AI and the many benefits these new technologies bring, at a scale we have never been able to achieve before,” says Brian Anderson, MD, president and CEO of CHAI, in a release. “Together, we’re leading the transformation of data-driven healthcare, one where AI is embedded into every healthcare program—regardless of population, geographic area, or resources—to elevate patient safety and quality, and ultimately improve health outcomes for all.”
Started by clinicians, CHAI was founded to build the broadest possible consensus across the health ecosystem to help ensure health AI is trusted and safe. Its membership has grown to 3,000 organizations, including academic medical centers, regional and rural health systems, healthcare technology leaders and start-ups, government experts, and patient advocates.
“The integration of AI into healthcare presents both significant opportunities and complex challenges. This effort between The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI represents a thoughtful approach to navigating how to best deploy and implement these emerging technologies,” says Michael Pfeffer, MD, chief information and digital officer at Stanford Health Care, in a release. “This partnership, the guidance, tools, and certification it aims to provide will help accelerate innovation, mitigate risk, and enable healthcare organizations to fully leverage AI’s potential to improve patient outcomes and clinician workflows.”
The first guidance will be available in fall 2025. AI certification will follow.
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