HME1 - Working Together to Guide the Responsible and Ethical Use of AI Across CHCs

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just on the horizon—it’s already shaping how health centers deliver care, engage patients, and manage operations. But with opportunity comes responsibility: HCCNs play a critical role in ensuring AI adoption across community health centers is ethical, equitable, and trustworthy.

This session will focus on how HCCNs can lead the way in helping health centers navigate AI’s promise while guarding against risks such as bias, inequitable outcomes, privacy concerns, and unclear accountability. Together, we will explore how to support health centers through every phase of AI adoption—from identifying real-world use cases and evaluating vendor solutions, to implementing governance frameworks and monitoring outcomes for safety, fairness, and transparency.

We’ll also highlight established best practices and frameworks, including those from the Coalition for Health AI and the National Academy of Medicine, and explore opportunities for collaboration across networks to share lessons learned, track performance, and build capacity. The goal: ensuring AI tools strengthen—not undermine—the mission of health centers to provide equitable, high-quality care for all.