What You Should Know:
– The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) have released the first installment of their collaborative work: Guidance on Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare.
– The guidance is designed to serve as a framework for U.S. health systems to safely and effectively implement artificial intelligence (AI) at scale. It is the first of several milestones to come from the strategic partnership, which was launched in June 2025.
Accessible, Applicable, and Adaptable AI Recommendations
The guidance provides high-level recommendations for the responsible use of AI and is designed to be accessible, applicable, and adaptable for healthcare organizations at any stage of their AI journey. It establishes that policies, local validation, monitoring, and use can be flexibly interpreted and integrated into an organization’s existing or new processes. Dr. Brian Anderson, CEO of CHAI, noted that the guidance is about keeping pace with the evolving field and making responsible AI usable for health systems of all sizes and with varying resource levels.
A Path from Guidance to Certification
The collaboration plans to launch a series of products later this year and into 2026. The next release will be governance playbooks, which will be built upon the initial guidance and incorporate community feedback. Following the release of the playbooks, the Joint Commission will develop a voluntary AI certification based on the final set of playbooks. This certification will be made available to its more than 22,000 accredited and certified healthcare organizations nationwide.
“The need is immediate, and we are eager to respond,” said Dr. Brian Anderson, CEO of CHAI. “This guidance and all subsequent playbooks are about keeping pace with the evolving field, not just by defining responsible AI, but by making it usable in hospitals and health systems across the country – no matter their resource level.”
