Blair previously served as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and retired from Premier in June 2022.

Blair Childs

 for the Nov. 29 House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health 

“"Understanding How AI is Changing Health Care”.”

 for AI and identified several opportunities for Congressional and/or Administrative involvement in AI governance, including:

Holding AI technology in healthcare accountable to standardized, outcomes-focused metrics that take into account the fact that this novel technology is intended to evolve and learn;

Advancing AI risk assessments that inform targeted mitigation strategies aimed at protecting patients and their data;

Clarifying statutory and regulatory frameworks to harness AI to streamline processes and expand patient access in clinical trials;

Promoting the use of AI in drug manufacturing to improve supply chain visibility and quality and process control; and

Training the healthcare workforce on AI literacy to combat automation bias and related issues as clinicians continue to leverage AI to assist (but not replace) the practice of medicine.

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