AHA responds to OSTP request on AI policies for health care

AHA responds to OSTP request on AI policies for health care 
American Hospital Association; by Ashley Thompson, AHA Senior Vice President, Public Policy Analysis and Development; 10/27/25 
... On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, our clinician partners — including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers — and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups, the American Hospital Association (AHA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comment on the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) request for information (RFI) regarding regulatory reform on artificial intelligence (AI). ... [Our] members have urged that policy frameworks strike the appropriate balance of flexibility to enable innovation while ensuring patient safety. The AHA offers four categories of recommendations to maximize the potential for AI to improve care, accelerate innovation and support the health care workforce.

1. Synchronize and leverage existing policy frameworks to avoid redundancy. ...
2. Remove regulatory barriers. ...
3. Ensure the safe and effective use of AI. AI policies must also ensure privacy and safety. ...
4. Address organizational and infrastructural factors. ...

... [We] provide our detailed comments with recommendations in each of these four categories. [Continue reading.]