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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
HHS · no agency ID · record R0641

DHP Virtual Assistant

Department of Health and Human Services · HHS/CDC

Overview

Development stage
PilotSource: b) Pilot – The use case has been deployed in a limited test or pilot capacity.
High-impact designation
Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification
Not reported
Start date
2024-11 (month precision)Source: Nov-24
Withheld from public reporting
NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area
Health and Medical
Operational functions
Chatbot or virtual assistant, Search and knowledge retrieval Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

To assist HIV researchers by retrieving relevant information related to HIV and HIV research, improving productivity and efficiency in literature review.

Expected benefits

Expected to increase productivity among HIV researchers by streamlining information retrieval for HIV research.

System outputs

The AI assistant uses retrieval augmented generation (RAG) to return information related to HIV based on a user's query and other documents.

Technology

AI classification
Natural language processingSource: Natural Language Processing: AI that processes, interprets, and shares information in human language.
System name(s)
EDAV (Enterprise Data Analytics and Visualization Platform)
Custom-developed code
Yes
Public source code
Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built
Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house
Vendor (as reported)
Not reported
Vendors (standardized)
None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII
No
Privacy Impact Assessment
Not reported
Authorization to Operate
Yes
Demographic features
k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data
Internal documentation containing mapped eHARS LOINC codes, IQVIA data dictionaries, APRs
Federal Data Catalog
Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported
AI impact assessmentNo answer reported
Independent reviewNo answer reported
Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported
Operator trainingNo answer reported
Fail-safeNo answer reported
Appeal processNo answer reported
User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported