Issued2026-03-16

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care – Position Statement

Position StatementVoluntary

Summary

Sets out 13 policy recommendations for responsible AI in healthcare, including patient and clinician disclosure, updated privacy and security protections, human-in-the-loop oversight, bias evaluation, workflow-impact assessments, AI literacy, lifecycle regulation, and participation by nurse scientists and informaticists in development and governance.

Healthcare Implications

Healthcare organizations and developers should preserve nursing judgment, disclose consequential AI use, assess workflow and fairness effects before deployment, maintain human oversight, and involve nurses in procurement, governance, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. The recommendations are nonbinding.

Impact Level

Medium

Keywords

Transparency & Governance; Safety & Risk; Clinical Quality & Efficacy; Privacy & Data; Equity & Bias

Stakeholders

Providers & Health Systems; Patients & Public; Developers & Vendors; Regulators & Government