Medical Networks submits Draft Informative Guidance standard on AI Data Lifecycle in Health IT to HL7

December 2023: On 17 December, under sub-contract to the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Medical Networks, LLC submitted the first ever “AI in Health IT” standards deliverable to Health Level Seven (HL7). This White Paper, covering 40 pages plus supplemental documents, provides standards-based “Informative Guidance for developers and other relevant stakeholders in the healthcare world. It is specifically concerned with the Data Lifecycle of Machine Learning Design and Development and focuses on “Trustworthy AI” for clinicians. This deliverable is undergoing formal balloting during Dec. 2023 to Jan 2024 and is the first step in the development of several standards for Health AI in HL7, the largest Health IT Standards Development Organization (SDO) in the world.

Founded in 1987, HL7 International is a not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited SDO dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information that supports clinical practice and the management, delivery and evaluation of health services. HL7 is supported by more than 1,600 members from over 50 countries, including 500+ corporate members representing healthcare providers, government stakeholders, payers, pharmaceutical companies, vendors/suppliers, and consulting firms.