AI in Health Care

This collection includes information to help those working in health care and policy better understand how AI might improve the quality of care, reduce barriers to access, and advance health equity, especially in health care systems like Medi-Cal that serve California’s lowest-income residents.

Harnessing AI’s Potential to Lift Up Underserved Communities

September 17, 2024

Health Equity, Medi-Cal

California experts want to ensure that artificial intelligence doesn't exacerbate existing racial or ethnic health disparities or set back efforts to advance inclusion and fairness.

Is AI Good for Health Equity? California Leaders Weigh In

Artificial intelligence could revolutionize health care delivery, but its prodigious power also carries risks of perpetuating bias and inequities.

AI and Health Care: Good or Bad for Health Equity in California?

AI in Health Care

April 25, 2024 - April 25, 2024

Explore the transformative power of AI in California's health care safety net with CHCF in Sacramento on April 25. Health care leaders will discuss AI’s impact on equity, governance, and policy, highlighting opportunities to shape a just and quality system for all. Register now for in-person or virtual attendance.

Examining AI and Health Care: Implications for Equity and California’s Health Care Safety Net

Health Equity, Medi-Cal

This fact sheet examines the AI landscape in health care and its implications for Medi-Cal. It explores AI use cases in back-office operations, clinical support, population health, and health workforce solutions and explores the risks around data privacy, informed consent, algorithmic bias, responsible oversight, and equitable access.

Promises and Pitfalls

A conversation on AI, health care, and equity with CHCF’s senior vice president for strategy and programs, Kara Carter.

AI and the Future of Health Care

December 5, 2023

Health Equity, Medi-Cal

Experts hope to leverage the data-analyzing prowess of artificial intelligence to address pressing equity questions, improve diagnostics, and enhance state Medicaid operations.