Minnesota AI and Informatics Resource (MN-AIR) Hub

Problem and Need for this Work

The increasing availability of AI products has not been matched by sufficient resources or support for the healthcare delivery organizations that must make sure the tools they adopt are safe, effective, and valuable. Empirical evidence on organizational challenges, decision-making, capability development, and many other aspects of effective AI use is fundamentally necessary to safeguard patients, promote clinician wellbeing, and ensure that organizations are optimizing their use of various technologies.

Innovation and Impact

MN-AIR’s goal is to identify the widely varied priorities, needs and barriers of stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem for the safe and effective use of AI and informatics tools. Together with diverse partners, we will co-create responsive and useful resources that support AI literacy and enable organizations to use AI safely and effectively.

These efforts will extend critical information and resources across the state and country, while also synthesizing existing evidence with first-hand perspectives from providers and health system leaders.  

We are partnering with the UMN Evidence Practice Center (EPC) on this work, who will provide evidence synthesis services around informatics and AI in low resource settings. We are also collaborating with the Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) to support rural organizations in their development of AI and informatics capabilities.