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Establishing Safety Standards for Clinical Artificial Intelligence Systems

  • By

  • Young-Tak Kim

  • Hyunji Kim

  • Manisha Bahl

  • Michael H. Lev

  • Ramon Gilberto González

  • Michael S. Gee

  • Synho Do

  • February 20, 2026

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    The SA-ROC framework defines operational safety for AI in healthcare by establishing reliability levels for autonomous actions.

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    The framework introduces the Gray Zone Area (ΓArea) to quantify the operational cost of indecision in AI systems.

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    A case study revealed that a model with a higher AUC was less operationally safe for high-confidence cancer screening.

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    SA-ROC facilitates active governance by translating clinical policy into workflows that enhance operational safety.

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    The framework complements regulatory safety evaluations, addressing the gap between AI model performance and clinical impact.

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Defining operational safety in clinical artificial intelligence systems

  • by Young-Tak Kim, Hyunji Kim, Manisha Bahl, Michael H. Lev, Ramon Gilberto González, Michael S. Gee, Synho Do

  • February 20, 2026

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