WHO framework requirement | Requirement | HAIP Guides |
Model Purpose & Suitability | Understanding the problem and intended use
Risks and benefits
Interoperability
Security
User testing | Identify problems across the organization
Prioritize Problems
Determine dimensions of the problem
Determine suitability of technical approaches
Evaluate internal resources for adoption
Assess legal risks
Audit investment decisions
Design and test workflow for clinicians
Adapt to enable AI implementation
Identify and mitigate risks Locally validate prior to integration
Determine if AI should be integrated |
Algorithmic Validation | Training data
External validation
Performance metrics
Benchmarking | Assess viability of buying or building AI
Assess quality of external AI product options
Define the role of AI
Define performance targets
Define successful use |
Clinical Validation | Prospective analysis plan
Evaluates the impact on the pathway
Meaningful endpoint
Transparent report | Identify potential downstream impacts
Design and test workflow for clinicians
Monitor work environment
Sustain improved outcomes
Determine if work environment requires adaptation |
Deployment & Ongoing Monitoring | Generalisability
Standards for adoption
Monitors safety and effectiveness
Reports adverse events
Algorithmic audits | Manage changes to the work environment
Prevent inappropriate use of AI
Monitor AI performance
Audit AI solutions and work environment
Identify potential risks
Determine if updating or decommissioning is necessary
Determine if work environment requires adaptation
Evaluate expansion to new settings
Minimize disruptions from decommissioning |
Economic evaluation | Economic evaluation of AI health technologies compares costs and consequences, addressing unique cost profiles and reimbursement strategies for market access. | Monitor AI performance
Audit AI solutions and work environment |
Communication of results | Transparently communicating clinical evaluation results is vital for safe and effective use of AI health technologies involving datasets, model descriptions, clinical studies, and post-deployment audits. | Disseminate information to end users
Audit AI solutions and work environment
Disseminate information about updates to end users |