Health-AI

System Breakthrough Project - Revolutionize how AI is developed and validated in Health

The Health-AI project addresses the limited accessibility and availability of health data within the Dutch health sector, hindering AI applications' development. Facing issues like administrative inefficiencies and workforce retention, the project aligns with the 2022 "Integraal Zorgakkoord" (IZA), projecting future workforce needs and health cost increases. AI offers solutions, optimizing resources, enhancing patient involvement, and streamlining tasks, but privacy concerns surround patient data access.

The project proposes a transformative solution through federated AI development and validation, establishing a secure ecosystem for collaboration among stakeholders. It focuses on data provision, federated infrastructure, AI algorithm development, privacy preservation, use cases, and an open-source ethos. The goal is to revolutionize data accessibility for cost-effective, efficient, and equitable health delivery, benefiting both individuals and the Netherlands' economic well-being.

In the proof-of-concept phase, a functional federated data infrastructure was demonstrated, allowing AI algorithm training without data sharing. Further development is crucial, and AiNed's financial contribution is sought to bridge the knowledge-translation gap, enabling practical implementation and validation. This investment aims to unlock the potential of federated AI learning from sensitive data, fostering innovation, economic growth, and improved health outcomes. And not just for health, federated AI development and validation from sensitive data is of utmost outspoken interest to other sectors including the logistics, intelligence, crime, financial and energy sector.

The funding for this project was awarded in 2022 by the Netherlands AI Coalition (NLAIC) through the AiNed Programme.

The Project Lead

Partners

  • Medical Data Works B.V., Maastricht, The Netherlands, ‘the Coordinator’.
  • Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • Philips Electronics Nederland B.V., Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Stichting Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
  • University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
  • Stichting Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Stichting Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
  • Stichting Maastricht Radiation Oncology (Maastro), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • Campus Heerlen Management & Development B.V. (Brightlands), Heerlen, The Netherlands.
  • Stichting Health-RI, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • Stichting Netherlands eScience Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • BranchKey B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Roseman Labs B.V., Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • IQVIA Solutions B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Linksight B.V., Utrecht, The Netherlands.