The Disruption of Implicit Bias with Health Care Artificial Intelligence

Event Schedule by Time Zone: 
Pacific: 10 AM to 11 AM | Mountain: 11 AM to 12 PM | Central: 12 PM to 1 PM | Eastern: 1 PM to 2 PM

This dynamic webinar examines the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in disrupting implicit bias within health care settings. As AI technologies become increasingly integrated into patient care, it’s crucial to understand how they can both expose and address biases in healthcare delivery.

Participants will explore key interventions aimed at mitigating bias, both in human interactions and through digital tools, ensuring that all patients receive equitable care. The course will also highlight the pivotal role of risk management professionals in guiding organizational policies and initiatives related to the adoption of AI in patient care, regardless of the clinical environment.

Through expert insights, you will identify opportunities for collaboration among executive stakeholders to implement digital informed consent practices, promoting transparency and trust in AI-driven health care solutions.

By the end of this webinar, you will have a comprehensive understanding of how to leverage AI to reduce bias, navigate policy development, and foster cross-departmental collaboration to enhance patient care and safety.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the interventions to respond to issues of bias in health care services, whether in human interactions or through digital technology   
2. Explain the role of the risk management professional regarding organizational initiatives, policy creation and adoption related to AI and patient care regardless of clinical setting
3. Identify collaborative opportunities among executive stakeholders and across the enterprise to implement effective digital informed consent practices

Speakers:

Anne Huben-Kearney, BSN, MPA, DFASHRM, CPHRM, CPAHQ, CPPS, is an independent Risk and Patient Safety Consultant. She serves on the ASHRM Faculty for the Patient Safety Certificate Program, was elected to the 2020-2022 ASHRM Advisory Board and to the 2025-2026 ASHRM Nominating Committee. Anne is a co-author of the ASHRM/American Hospital Association (AHA) White Paper series on Recognizing and Managing Bias in healthcare  settings, the editor of the ASHRM Failure Mode Effect Analysis Playbook and contributing author to the ASHRM Obstetrical Risk Management Playbook. Anne speaks on risk management and patient safety topics on state, regional, national and international levels.

Doris Fischer-Sanchez, DNP, APN-BC, CPHRM, FASHRM, provides clinical risk services for Marsh’s Senior Living & LTC Industry Practice. She provides consultation to clients regarding enterprise risk management with a focus on clinical risk. She uses her healthcare and senior living experience to facilitate practical risk management strategies, and enterprise awareness. Doris is a co-author of the ASHRM/American Hospital Association (AHA) White Paper series on Recognizing and Managing Bias. She received her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Rush University, is a fellow in the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management and maintains dual board certification in Psychiatric and Family Nurse Practice.

Benjamin Scott Wilburn, MS, is a seasoned educator on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion at the intersection of healthcare. For over a decade, Ben has served as a subject matter expert (SME) on transgender inclusion with an emphasis on patient care. He currently serves as the Director of Inclusion and Belonging at Bottle Rocket Studios, and is a certified People Experience Strategist. Ben is a co-author of the ASHRM/American Hospital Association (AHA) series on Recognizing and Managing Bias in health care and previously worked at the AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity.

James Purcell, BA, M.Ed., is a subject matter expert (SME) at Taylor Healthcare where he is responsible for patient engagement and education solutions. He has spent 25 years in health information technology, including Taylor Healthcare, Standard Register Healthcare, Dialog Medical and NextGen. Jim has an interest in research and helped orchestrate the largest-ever study in the VA Health System of the practice of teach-back to confirm patient understanding related to informed consent. Jim has presented at the regional HIMSS, ASHRM and ACRP conferences and at the 2024 national ASHRM conference on topics related to informed consent and patient engagement.

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