Hospitals fall short evaluating AI biases, study suggests

Becker's Healthcare January 8, 2025
Mackenzie Bean

Hospitals are more likely to assess artificial intelligence and predictive models for accuracy than for potential biases, according to a study published Jan. 6 in Health Affairs.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health analyzed data from 2,425 hospitals nationwide that participated in the 2023 American Hospital Association Annual Survey.

Three key study findings:

• About 65% of hospitals reported using AI-based predictive models, the majority of which were developed by their EHR vendor.
• Of the hospitals using AI models, 61% reported evaluating them for accuracy, while just 44% reported evaluating them for bias.
• Hospitals with higher operating margins, in-house model development capabilities or membership in a health system...

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