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Monitoring performance of clinical artificial intelligence in health care: a scoping review

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Andersen, Eline Sandvig, Birk-Korch, Johan Baden, Hansen, Rasmus Søgaard, Fly, Line Haugaard, Röttger, Richard, Arcani, Diana Maria Cespedes, Brasen, Claus Lohman, Brandslund, Ivan +1 more·2024·JBI Evidence Synthesis

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Objective: The objective of this review was to provide an overview of the diverse methods described, tested, or implemented for monitoring performance of clinical artificial intelligence (AI) systems, while also summarizing the arguments given for or against these methods. Introduction: The integration of AI in clinical decision-making is steadily growing. Performances of AI systems evolve over time, necessitating ongoing performance monitoring. However, the evidence on specific monitoring methods is sparse and heterogeneous. Thus, an overview of the evidence on this topic is warranted to guide further research on clinical AI monitoring. Inclusion criteria: We included publications detailing metrics or statistical processes employed in systematic, continuous, or repeated initiatives aimed at evaluating or predicting the clinical performance of AI models with direct implications for patient management in health care. No limitations on language or publication date were enforced. Methods: We performed systematic database searches in MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), Scopus, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global, supplemented by backward and forward citation searches and gray literature searches. Two or more independent reviewers conducted title and abstract screening, full-text evaluation, and data extraction using a tool developed by the authors. During extraction, the methods identified were divided into subcategories. The results are presented narratively and summarized in tables and graphs. Results: Thirty-nine sources of evidence were included in the review, with the most abundant source types being opinion papers/narrative reviews (33%) and simulation studies (33%). One guideline on the topic was identified, offering limited guidance on specific metrics and statistical methods. The number of sources included increased year by year, with almost 4 times as many sources included in 2023 compared with 2019. The most commonly reported performance metrics were traditional metrics from the medical literature, including area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUROC), sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values, although few arguments were given supporting these choices. Some studies reported on metrics and statistical processing specifically designed to monitor clinical AI. Conclusion: This review provides a summary of the methods described for monitoring AI in health care. It reveals a relative scarcity of evidence and guidance for specific practical implementation of performance monitoring of clinical AI. This underscores the imperative for further research, discussion, and guidance regarding the specifics of implementing monitoring for clinical AI. The steady increase in the number of relevant sources published per year suggests that this area of research is gaining increased focus, and the amount of evidence and guidance available will likely increase significantly over the coming years. Review registration: Open Science Framework https://osf.io/afkrn

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  • Much of this literature addresses governance architectures, robustness concepts, implementation barriers, or monitoring frameworks, whereas only a subset is centred on longitudinal or operational evidence generated during routine deployment use.

    “Much of this literature addresses governance architectures, robustness concepts, implementation barriers, or monitoring frameworks, whereas only a subset is centred on longitudinal or operational evidence generated during routine deployment use [18,19,20].”

    From Beyond Model Development in Healthcare AI: Post-Development Robustness, Post-Deployment Monitoring, and Lifecycle Governance—A Scoping Review of Reviews (2026) · cites this paper as [18]

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  • Existing reviews have examined specific dimensions of the problem, including post-deployment monitoring, temporal dataset shift, implementation frameworks, healthcare MLOps, governance, human-AI interaction, and deployment-proximal evaluation.

    “Existing reviews have examined specific dimensions of the problem, including post-deployment monitoring, temporal dataset shift, implementation frameworks, healthcare MLOps, governance, human–AI interaction, and deployment-proximal evaluation”

    From Beyond Model Development in Healthcare AI: Post-Development Robustness, Post-Deployment Monitoring, and Lifecycle Governance—A Scoping Review of Reviews (2026) · cites this paper as [18]

    The Discussion describes this paper as a scoping review of methods for monitoring clinical AI performance, supporting the post-deployment monitoring example. The References also identify a separate review of temporal dataset shift. The cited paper does not establish that reviews have examined all the other listed dimensions, including healthcare MLOps, governance, and human–AI interaction; no page numbers are available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • No previous review has integrated review-level and review-oriented evidence across post-development robustness, deployment-proximal evaluation, post-deployment monitoring, adaptive updating, and lifecycle governance in clinical AI practice.

    “to our knowledge, no previous review has integrated review-level and review-oriented evidence across post-development robustness, deployment-proximal evaluation, post-deployment monitoring, adaptive updating, and lifecycle governance in clinical AI practice [18,19,20].”

    From Beyond Model Development in Healthcare AI: Post-Development Robustness, Post-Deployment Monitoring, and Lifecycle Governance—A Scoping Review of Reviews (2026) · cites this paper as [18]

    The Introduction says preliminary searches found no completed or ongoing reviews on clinical AI performance monitoring in three named databases. That supports the monitoring portion, but the paper does not establish that no previous review integrated all five areas named in the claim. Its Strengths and limitations section also notes that the search may have missed work on validation or implementation. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • The validation-deployment gap arises within a single institution over time, not only through cross-site transportability failures.

    “This extends critiques of retrospective validation by showing the validation–deployment gap arises within a single institution over time, not only through cross-site transportability failures [15,33].”

    From Validation is not enough: Longitudinal evidence of post-deployment fragility in clinical AI systems (2026) · cites this paper as [33]

    The Introduction (page unavailable) says clinical AI performance may change during deployment and that acceptable performance at validation does not guarantee sustained adequacy. This supports a gap developing over time, but our copy does not establish the more specific claim that it arises within a single institution rather than through cross-site differences. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Degradation may be linked to how data are produced within evolving workflows and information systems, not only to who the patients are.

    “This supports a workflow-aware interpretation of post-deployment fragility: degradation may be linked to how data are produced within evolving workflows and information systems, not only to who the patients are [8,18,33,35].”

    From Validation is not enough: Longitudinal evidence of post-deployment fragility in clinical AI systems (2026) · cites this paper as [33]

    The Introduction says clinical AI performance may change during deployment when its operating environment changes. The Results’ input-monitoring section also discusses detecting shifts in model inputs. Neither passage specifically links degradation to evolving clinical workflows or information systems, so the source supports the broader point but not that proposed mechanism. (LLM, conf=0.79)

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Andersen, E. S., Birk-Korch, J. B., Hansen, R. S., Fly, L. H., Röttger, R., Arcani, D. M. C., Brasen, C. L., Brandslund, I., & Madsen, J. S.
Affiliations
  • University of Southern Denmark (DK)
  • Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Lillebaelt Hospital – University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark
  • Odense University Hospital (DK)
  • First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
Corresponding author
Andersen, Eline Sandvig
Venue
JBI Evidence Synthesis
Published
2024-10-17
Volume
22
Issue
12
Pages
2423-2446
ISSN
2689-8381 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4403498699
Cited by
73
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 47 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 3
FWCI
1.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • JBI Evidence Synthesis (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
Syddansk Universitet
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Machine Learning in Healthcare
Keywords
clinical AI, performance monitoring, clinical decision support, continuous monitoring, receiver operating characteristic, sensitivity and specificity, predictive value, simulation study
MeSH terms
Clinical Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Delivery of Health Care, Humans

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