Image Quality Control Tool

Overview

Development stage

In development or acquisitionSource: a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.

High-impact designation

Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact

Impact justification

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Start date

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Withheld from public reporting

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Mission

Topic area

Service Delivery

Operational functions

Clinical and medical Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Currently, patients submit images to My VA Images, then a provider reviews the images. If a patient submits a low quality image, they must await a response from the provider, who must then request that the patient submit another image. This causes unnecessary delays in patients receiving care regarding their dermatological conditions. If the image is low quality (blurry, too light, too dark, too far, too close, not centered, or distracting background), this model will prompt patients to submit another image immediately following their submission.

Expected benefits

Increased efficiency due to immediate review and qualification of images submitted to My VA Images, simplifying the process for both patients and providers. Improved relations with patients and lower patient frustration with the overall process due to the simplified process.

System outputs

Patients will receive a notification in My VA Images if the image they submitted is low quality (blurry, too light, too dark, too far, too close, not centered, or distracting background).

Technology

AI classification

Computer visionSource: Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).

System name(s)

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Custom-developed code

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Public source code

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Sourcing

How it was built

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Vendor (as reported)

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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

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Privacy Impact Assessment

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Authorization to Operate

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Demographic features

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Training and evaluation data

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Federal Data Catalog

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Governance

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

Potential impacts and how they were identified

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