“Joint Commission’s goal is to provide governance support for delivering the safest and highest-quality care for U.S. health systems across the care continuum,” said Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, president and CEO of Joint Commission, in the release. “With more than 80% of physicians currently using AI in professional settings, there is a fast-growing need for universal standards for implementing this transformational technology in responsible ways. AI has the potential to unlock discoveries and improve quality, safety and operating efficiency. With this new certification, Joint Commission is providing healthcare organizations with the blueprint for safely and appropriately using AI.”
While AI tools are proving to be increasingly revolutionary, the use of AI also inevitably comes with some risks, including data privacy and security, data inaccuracies, and lack of transparency in the AI decision-making process, according to the release. At its core, RUAIH recognizes that responsible AI use is not only a technology issue — it is a patient safety, quality, governance, privacy and trust issue.
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RUAIH is a voluntary certification program designed to recognize organizations in the U.S. that demonstrate they have the governance, safeguards, monitoring processes and education in place to use AI responsibly in healthcare settings. The certification focuses on the safe, reliable, transparent and ethical use of AI by healthcare organizations; it does not validate or certify individual AI products or tools, according to the release. The certification standards are organized around five major areas: governance; effective data management; risk and bias reduction; monitoring, evaluating, and validating safety performance, effectiveness and responsible use; and transparency, education and training.
Interested healthcare organizations do not need to be accredited by Joint Commission to apply for the certification. To learn more, visit Joint Commission’s Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare webpage.
To learn more about accreditation and certification more broadly, visit Joint Commission’s Accreditation 360: The New Standard webpage.