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Darena Solutions, Leidos and SLI Compliance Announce Strategic Initiative to Launch Healthcare Apps Verification Program with Focus on AIST. LOUIS, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a significant move to address the growing demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, Darena Solutions, in collaboration with Leidos and SLI Compliance, today unveiled a new industry leading initiative: a robust verification process tailored for AI applications built using Substitutable Medical Applications and Reusable Technologies (SMART) on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). The upsurge in AI innovation within healthcare has been remarkable, but its integration with Electronic Health Records (EHRs) continues to be a challenge. We have recognized the growing demand for a streamlined process for vetting and seamlessly incorporating AI into EHRs. This new program aims to bridge this gap, offering developers, providers, and end-users support for safe, effective, and seamless AI application integration and deployment. This is the first time that two Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) approved test labs have come together to develop requirements for such a verification program. Leidos' Accredited Testing and Evaluation (AT&E) team has certified a diverse array of security and healthcare products for more than 20 years. Leidos AT&E began offering ONC Certification in 2022. The teams at Darena, Leidos, and SLI have been diligently collaborating to establish a standardized procedure for vetting developer applications before integrating them with larger Electronic Health Information (EHI) organization's systems. SLI Compliance has offered health IT testing services as an ONC Authorized Test Laboratory (ONC-ATL) since 2010 and certification services as an ONC Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) since 2018. Leidos and SLI Compliance recognize the transformative potential of AI in healthcare. By establishing individual verification processes tailored for AI apps using SMART on FHIR, they reiterate their commitment to innovation, patient care, and the seamless flow of data across the healthcare ecosystem. "In this collaboration, we are dedicated to leveraging our collective strengths to support healthcare technology innovation. Together with Darena Solution and SLI, we are committed to the future of FHIR applications, as we build upon the core principles of the ONC's Standardized API for patient and population services criteria standards and requrements, while guided by rigorous standards of privacy and security within the healthcare ecosystem," said Samantha A. Taylor, ONC Testing and Certification IT Director – Health at Leidos. "SLI Compliance is grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Darena Solutions in leveraging their MeldRx platform in the verification of AI applications using SMART on FHIR. The MeldRx platform allows us to evaluate interoperability of AI applications to help offer providers and end-users the support they've been looking for. We're excited to help in the process of bridging this gap and bring more confidence to the industry around interoperability" said Traci Mapps, Vice President, SLI Compliance. The initiative will focus on:
The program will leverage Darena Solutions' MeldRx platform, which simplifies the development, testing, and deployment of SMART specification-based apps. "As AI becomes increasingly prevalent in healthcare, there's a dire need for a system that ensures these solutions not only integrate seamlessly but are also trustworthy and clinically beneficial," commented Pawan Jindal, MD, Founder and CEO of Darena Solutions. "This collaboration marks a significant step in that direction." To learn more about how MeldRx can help streamline the deployment of healthcare apps, get early access, or schedule a demo, visit meldrx.com. For a hands-on experience with MeldRx, visit Darena Solutions at ViVE 2024 Booth 2424 in the InterOpNOW Pavilion. ABOUT DARENA SOLUTIONS ABOUT LEIDOS ABOUT SLI COMPLIANCE Media contact: View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/darena-solutions-leidos-and-sli-compliance-announce-strategic-initiative-to-launch-healthcare-apps-verification-program-with-focus-on-ai-302012516.html SOURCE Darena Solutions |