Stanford Health Care Surveys Patients on New AI Tools
Stanford Health Care has spent the past 18 months consulting patient panels before deploying artificial intelligence tools. The panels give hospital staff direct feedback on patient priorities and concerns about the technology.
theweek.comStanford Health Care began asking patients for input on new artificial intelligence tools before implementation roughly 18 months ago. The hospital formed patient panels to gather views on how the tools should be used in clinical settings. Eric Gries joined one panel after serving as caregiver for his wife during left ventricular assist device treatment and a subsequent heart transplant.
He later provided temporary care for his brother-in-law after that relative also received a heart transplant.
Hospital staff select participants for the panels and present draft AI applications for review. Patients discuss potential benefits, risks, and preferred uses of each tool. The panels operate at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, California.
Feedback from the sessions informs decisions on whether and how specific AI features move forward. Gries described his experience participating in the reviews. The hospital has not released aggregate data on how many tools have been altered or rejected based on panel comments.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
2 events- May 2024
Stanford Health Care began consulting patient panels on new AI tools.
1 source@statnews - May 27, 2026
STAT reported on the ongoing patient panel process at Stanford.
1 source@statnews
Potential Impact
- 01
Hospital may adjust AI tool features based on patient panel feedback.
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Other health systems could adopt similar patient review processes.
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