Twelve health systems have formed the Diagnostic AI Consortium with Aidoc, a New York-based clinical AI company, to set shared standards for how diagnostic artificial intelligence is evaluated, deployed and monitored across hospitals.
The launch follows years of strain on diagnostic capacity, according to an Aug. 11 news release from University Hospitals. Interpretation turnaround times for outpatient imaging more than doubled between 2014 and 2023, and radiologists have left the field at a 50% higher rate since 2020, according to the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, which projects the shortage will persist through 2055.
The members of the consortium include:
- Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health
- Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Health System
- Hartford (Conn.) Healthcare
- Houston Methodist
- Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy
- New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System
- New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health
- Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine
- Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health
- Gainesville, Fla.-based University of Florida Health
- Cleveland-based University Hospitals
- York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health
The 12 health systems collectively care for nearly 20 million patients annually. The consortium expects to share its first results in 2027.
