Intelligence Artificial

Goals & Purpose

The purpose of the working group is to explore, analyze, and promote the ethical, responsible, and effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) processes in the Region of the Americas, as well as the HTA of emerging AI-based technologies. The group seeks to strengthen institutional capacities, foster regional collaboration, and generate technical recommendations for the integration of AI into health systems.

  • Develop technical, ethical, and methodological guidelines for the integration of AI in ETS.
  • Promote the use of AI in processes such as evidence search, modeling, data analysis, and report generation.
  • Promote AI training and capacity building for ETS teams.
  • Explore the impact of AI on clinical, regulatory, and public policy decision-making.
  • Systematize experiences and best practices in the region.

Members of the group

  • Julián Sánchez Viamonte – RedArets, Ministry of Health of the City of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  • Gabriel Rickemberg – RedArets, Ministry of Health of Neuquén (Argentina)
  • Silvina B. Benchetrit – RedArets, Ministry of Health of the City of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  • Eduardo Quiñelen – Ministry of Health (Chile)
  • Rossana Rivas – University of Vermont (USA)
  • Pamela Del Moral Villavicencio – DGMosS, Ministry of Health (Mexico)
  • Augusto Alfonso Guerra Junior – Ccates UFMG (Brazil)
  • Ángel Saucedo Salas, – AGEMED (Bolivia)
  • Grace Melissa Cárdenas – AGEMED (Bolivia)
  • Alejandra Croci – AETSU (Uruguay)
  • Magdalena Irisarri – AETSU (Uruguay)
  • Verónica Gallegos – DGMosS, Ministry of Health (Mexico)
  • Miguel Patiño – DGMosS, Ministry of Health (Mexico)
  • Victoria Hurtado – Ministry of Health (Chile)
  • Adriana Robayo – Institute for Health Technology Assessment (Colombia)
  • Andrés Eduardo Mejía Ramírez – Guatemalan Social Security Institute (Guatemala)
  • Marisa Santos – National Institute of Cardiology (Brazil)
  • David Victorino Jumpa Armas – National Institute of Health (Peru)
  • Alejandro Risso Vázquez – CONETEC (Argentina)
  • Marcelo Adrián Rodríguez –  RedArets, ANLIS “Carlos G. Malbrán” (Argentina)
  • Ricardo Ruano Arevalo – Directorate of Health Technologies, Ministry of Health (El Salvador)

Results - Work made by the group

The group began working in mid-2025. The proposed projects include:

  • Development of a platform that analyzes the HTA reports contained in the Regional Database of Health Technology Assessment Reports of the Americas, BRISA.
  • Regional project for potential uses of AI in HTA and/or semi-automation in conducting systematic reviews.
  • Analysis of current legal frameworks in the use of AI and development of a regional technical document on the use of AI in HTA.
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Links of interest

The following methodologies developed in the Americas region were identified:

“Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Assessment of Health Technologies”

RedETSA Webinars Program

“Dialogues on AI in Health Technology Assessment: Opportunities for Innovation and Collaboration”

RedETSA Webinars Program