About Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in hospitals to assist clinicians, improve patient safety, and enhance care delivery — and the results are saving lives. Tools like predictive analytics and early warning systems can identify risks sooner, enabling faster intervention, while innovations in diagnostics, language access, and documentation improve both outcomes and patient experience. However, hospitals ensure that AI is used responsibly, with strong human oversight at all times — clinical decisions remain in the hands of licensed professionals. By reducing the non-clinical workload and helping clinicians identify risk earlier, AI is improving the patient experience and supporting an overstretched workforce.
The Other Half of the Affordability Conversation
A pair of recent articles by nationally renowned health care policy experts — one in Health Affairs and one in The New York Times — underscores points that CHA has been making for years around the unintended consequences of artificially capping spending on health care services without adequately considering the impact on access to care, jobs, and patients’ experience.
Make Your Voices Heard on OHCA, Artificial Intelligence
Through the end of this month, hospitals have a brief window to elevate their voices on two critical issues that could be decided in a matter of weeks.
CHA Alert: Urge State Senators to Vote No on AI Bill That Would Undermine Patient Safety
What’s happening: On Wednesday, CHA issued an alert asking members to call their state senator and ask them to vote "no" on Assembly Bill 2575 (Ortega, D-Hayward). The bill would protect health care workers from corrective action or discipline when they override an artificial intelligence tool, even if the decision results in patient harm or violates hospital policies and procedures. What else ...
Infographic: Artificial Intelligence Has the Potential to Improve Nearly Every Aspect of Health Care
Key Messages: Responsible AI Use Is the Foundation of California’s Health Care Future
Artificial intelligence (AI) doesn’t replace human judgment — it supports clinicians, improves patient safety, and enhances care delivery.
Issue Brief: Responsible AI Use Is the Foundation of California’s Health Care Future
Medicare and Medi-Cal underfunding have put the health care system on the precipice.
Commercial Insurers Double Down on Hospital Attacks
It’s been a little more than four months since commercial insurance company executives were summoned to Capitol Hill for a congressional hearing in which they were probed on care denials, profit-taking, consumer affordability, and more.
AI Isn’t the Boogeyman
Earlier this week, representatives from multiple hospitals and health systems had an important opportunity at the Capitol to speak directly with key lawmakers about the value of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and the dangers of severely curbing these tested and valuable supports for health care workers.
CHA Advocacy Day Will Engage Lawmakers on Proposed AI Legislation
What’s happening: On Tuesday, CHA will host an Advocacy Day at the state Capitol, giving hospitals and coalition members the opportunity to engage directly lawmakers on proposed legislation that would affect the health care field — including bills related to artificial intelligence.
Rounding the First Turn in the Legislative Session
A critical deadline passed last week in the state Legislature and there’s good news: both of CHA’s sponsored bills — one that would expand and reinvest in the Distressed Hospital Loan Program and another that would cost out proposed laws — have passed out of their committees.