Conversation Starter - CHAI releases AI governance playbooks—and only 8% of physicians say their organization's AI policies are clear
The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) published governance playbooks covering eight areas health systems need to get right before scaling AI. The playbooks were developed with 150+ clinicians and health AI leaders and are designed to work regardless of system size.
The timing matters. A Doximity survey this spring found only 8% of physicians said the AI decision-making process at their organization was clear. Additionally, federal oversight remains limited under the administration's largely deregulatory stance.
Why this matters for industry:
Health systems are deploying AI tools faster than they're building governance structures, and these playbooks are among the closest thing to an industry-standard framework available today.
Questions to Ask Your Health System Partners:
Has your organization started aligning AI governance with the CHAI playbooks or the Joint Commission's RUAIH certification? How is that shaping how you evaluate new AI solutions from partners?
As governance frameworks formalize, do you expect your procurement criteria for AI tools to change? For instance, requiring vendors to meet specific transparency or monitoring standards?
If only 8% of physicians say AI decision-making policies are clear internally, what would help close that gap—and where do you see partners playing a role in that education?