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Aidoc, a clinical AI company, is partnering with Nvidia to create the BRIDGE guideline for better AI use in healthcare. Set for early 2025, this first-of-its-kind guideline aims to help hospitals integrate AI tools smoothly and effectively. It addresses challenges like fragmentation and scalability, promoting standardization and collaboration among different vendors to improve patient care and outcomes.
Aidoc, a prominent clinical AI company, has joined forces with Nvidia to collaboratively develop the BRIDGE (Blueprint for Resilient Integration and Deployment of Guided Excellence) guideline, an initiative designed to expedite the adoption of AI technologies within the healthcare sector. Slated for release in early 2025, this pioneering guideline is intended to provide an evidence-based framework that will facilitate the seamless integration and scaling of AI innovations across healthcare systems.
BRIDGE Guideline
Aidoc emphasized that the guideline aims to create definitive pathways for healthcare systems to fully leverage the potential of AI in enhancing patient outcomes. Despite the approval of over 900 FDA-cleared AI tools, there remains a significant challenge for healthcare providers in overcoming issues related to fragmentation and scalability.
Addressing Fragmentation and Scalability Issues
The BRIDGE guideline will tackle these pressing challenges by presenting a comprehensive, vendor-neutral roadmap for AI deployment, centering on scalability, interoperability, and ongoing monitoring. According to the official release, this framework will assist healthcare systems in effectively addressing scalability and interoperability from the outset, thereby allowing for the simultaneous implementation of AI solutions across multiple locations.
“AI holds the potential to revolutionize patient care, but its progress has been hampered by fragmented systems and the inability to scale effectively,” stated Demetri Giannikopoulos, Chief Transformation Officer at Aidoc. “The BRIDGE guideline aims to dismantle these barriers, providing a robust, evidence-based framework that health systems can rely on to not only adopt AI but also to scale it across their operations. This initiative will promote operational efficiency and significantly enhance outcomes for both patients and clinicians.”
Key Focus Areas of the BRIDGE Guideline
Critical areas of emphasis within the BRIDGE guideline include standardized validation, seamless integration of tools from various vendors, and a strategic roadmap for scalable AI deployment across hospital systems. The guideline will also align with MONAI, an open-source platform co-founded by academia and industry in 2019, including Nvidia, to ensure standardization and interoperability.
Aidoc further stated that the BRIDGE guideline is specifically crafted to aid developers and healthcare providers in considering the practical aspects of real-world deployment. The guideline’s development will involve close collaboration with healthcare providers, academic institutions, and industry leaders.
