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.
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.
CHA Hosts Legislative Briefing on AI in Health Care
What’s happening: On Feb. 24, CHA held a virtual briefing to educate legislative staff about artificial intelligence (AI) in health care — including its use, governance, and opportunities in California’s health care delivery system. What else to know: More than 50 legislative staff, including staff from the Assembly and Senate Health Committees and the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, heard from three CHA member panelists: Matt Eisenberg, MD, associate chief medical information officer, Stanford Health Care Kristine Lee, MD, associate executive director,...