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Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand plans to set up an integrated platform to drive the adoption of radiology AI applications nationwide.
It recently put up a request for information on a radiology AI orchestrator and application marketplace.
WHY IT MATTERS
The public health agency wants to know the available platforms for radiology AI orchestration in the market and how these platforms can integrate AI applications into radiology workflows with minimal disruptions.
"This initiative aims to move from point AI solutions toward an integrated platform that enables consistent, scalable, and future-proof AI adoption across radiology services nationwide," Te Whatu Ora explained.
It also wanted to know how such platforms adapt to evolving imaging modalities, specialties, and models, and the governance approaches for AI model validation, monitoring, and drift management.
THE LARGER CONTEXT
Early this year, the AI Lab at Te Whatu Ora collaborated with radiologists in the public health sector to establish evidence to support AI rollout. They particularly investigated the application of AI for high-volume examinations, including chest X-rays and CT brain scans.
Te Whatu Ora in the Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley region and the University of Otago, Wellington are also currently undertaking a two-year national study with 30 hospitals on the use of an AI-based stroke imaging tool.
Besides radiology AI, New Zealand's Ministry of Health is also exploring the use of AI scribes and clinical coding AI, aiming to support clinicians in increasing healthcare delivery efficiency.
