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. 2020 Feb 20;22(2):e16866. doi: 10.2196/16866

Table 2.

Quality criteria for economic impact assessment.

Criteria Explanation Source
Description of cost-effectiveness of AIa solution Level of detail of cost-effectiveness explanation Authors
Hypothesis formulation Analysis if a comprehensive question has been formulated that allows AI cost-effectiveness evaluation (eg, comparing the AI approach with the recommended guideline routine) Study by Haycox and Walley [11]
Cost-effectiveness perspective Impact of change in the cost of stand-alone functionality vs overall reduction of burden of care Study by Haycox and Walley [11]
Consideration of cost alternative Analysis if the cost-saving results could also have been achieved with an alternative strategy Study by Haycox and Walley [11]
Benefit today Net present value of the AI service, including upfront investments and running costs Study by Haycox and Walley [11]
Verification of base case Analysis of cost-effectiveness of the AI solution based on benchmarking with base case data Study by Sanyal et al [5]

aAI: artificial intelligence.