Consultation on Safe and Responsible AI in Health Care Legislation and Regulation Review RE: Consultation on Safe and Responsible AI in Health Care Low-Value Care

21 October 2024 Consultation on Safe and Responsible AI in Health Care Legislation and Regulation Review Department of Health and Aged Care E: digitalfutures@health.gov.au To whom it may concern, RE: Consultation on Safe and Responsible AI in Health Care The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Department of Health and Aged Care’s con. [...] Realising this opportunity, and mitigating the potential harms of irresponsible and rushed AI implementation, requires strong governance to overcome the cultural and structural challenges in health care and the organisation of health systems that impact the data from which AI models will be built and the environments into which they will be employed. [...] Critically, if AI is implemented in healthcare to drive improvements in health, but inadvertently contributes to the climate crisis, then the value of AI is undermined by the consequential effects of climate change on the health and wellbeing of people and communities. [...] Healthcare executives are responsible for the oversight and outcomes of the organisation, and accountable for the systems, practices and decisions made throughout the organisation that ensure reliable results. [...] By prioritising responsible and accountable governance, we can enable the equitable and sustainable integration of Artificial Intelligence into the health care sector to realise and leverage the benefits of technology and drive the health outcomes that matter to people and communities.