The NY Alliance has created an AI Learning Community that will provide resources, educational opportunities, and access to an exclusive community of providers exploring safe and innovative best practices utilizing AI. The major components of the AI Learning Community include:
- Provider Education & Engagement – including tools and resources in development by the NY Alliance to educate frontline staff, leadership, and boards on AI use, opportunities, and safeguards.
- Training and Competency Development – to support providers in successfully engaging their workforce in appropriate use of AI.
- Risk Assessment & Compliance – drawing from NY Alliance’s previous risk assessment resources, this will provide a framework to address AI governance and risk mitigation.
- Vendor Collaboration – tools to help providers engage vendors, which happen to also be applicable to AI integration, compliance, and transparency.
AI Learning Community materials are only accessible by annual subscription. The subscription includes access for all organization staff to the resources outlined below, and those that will be developed based upon participant input and guidance.
Micro-Webinar Series with Tools & Resources – Micro-webinars have been identified and will be released monthly through the following modules:
- Module 1: Understanding and Communicating AI
- Module 2: AI Training & Workforce Development
- Module 3: Risk, Ethics & Oversight
- Module 4: Vendor Compliance & Regulatory Alignment
Additional modules are being developed based on input and guidance from the Community of Practice and will be released when ready.
Accompanying several of the micro-webinars will be a number of tools and resources to assist agencies with implementing AI policies and procedures, evaluating risk, training staff, communicating with important stakeholders, and complying with regulations. Materials include:
- AI Acceptable Use Policy Template
- AI Disclosure Handout (Plain Language)
- Staff Training Prompts and Competency Checklist
- Vendor Evaluation Checklist
- Scenario-Based Risk Exercises
- Regulatory Reference Sheet (ONC, CMS, DOH, OPWDD)
Community of Practice – Agencies will be invited to participate in Community of Practice discussions, where they can share experiences, learn from one another, and shape the development of additional educational opportunities and resources to be provided by the NY Alliance. Community of Practice conversations will be recorded and available for other members of an agency’s AI team to view and use as a reference.
Library of Resources – The AI library of resources will include the following items, with additional items to be developed based on input and guidance from Community of Practice participants:
- How-to videos on use of AI for different functions within provider organizations
- Catalogue of external and publicly available AI resources
- Catalogue of examples, tools and resources related to AI use, organized by provider organization function