Journal:Guideline for software life cycle in health informatics
| Full article title | Guideline for software life cycle in health informatics |
|---|---|
| Journal | iScience |
| Author(s) | Hauschild, Anne-Christin; Martin, Roman; Holst, Sabrina C.; Wienbeck, Joachim; Heider, Dominik |
| Author affiliation(s) | Philipps University of Marburg, University Medical Center Göttingen |
| Primary contact | Email: dominik dot heider at uni-marburg dot de |
| Year published | 2022 |
| Volume and issue | 25(12) |
| Article # | 105534 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105534 |
| ISSN | 2589-0042 |
| Distribution license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International |
| Website | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222018065 |
| Download | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222018065/pdfft (PDF) |
Abstract
The long-lasting trend of medical informatics is to adapt novel technologies in the medical context. In particular, incorporating artificial intelligence to support clinical decision-making can significantly improve monitoring, diagnostics, and prognostics for the patient’s and medic’s sake. However, obstacles hinder a timely technology transfer from research to the clinic. Due to the pressure for novelty in the research context, projects rarely implement quality standards.
Here, we propose a guideline for academic software life cycle processes tailored to the needs and capabilities of research organizations. While the complete implementation of a software life cycle according to commercial standards is not feasible in scientific work, we propose a subset of elements that we are convinced will provide a significant benefit while keeping the effort within a feasible range.
Ultimately, the emerging quality checks for academic software development can pave the way for an accelerated deployment of academic advances in clinical practice.
Keywords: health informatics, bioinformatics, software engineering
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