Establishing International Consensus on Outcomes-Based Evaluation Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care
PRIMARY-AI: Patient-centered Research Initiative for Metrics And Responsible Yield in AI. Established in 2025, it is a partnership between over 100 academic, regulatory, policy, industry, and charitable organisations worldwide.
Learn More About PRIMARY-AIPRIMARY-AI will deliver a comprehensive evaluation framework comprising:
Validated core outcome sets for major AI application categories for primary care (e.g., diagnostic decision support, clinical documentation, patient triage, data governance, clinical coding standards), specifying what should be measured to demonstrate benefit.
Standardised measurement instruments for assessing AI impact on continuity, coordination, people-centredness, bias, effectiveness and accessibility
Minimum evaluation standards defining evidence thresholds required before AI deployment in primary care.
Implementation guidance stratified by resource setting to ensure applicability from high-income to low-resource contexts.
Explore our collection of publications, tools, and media related to primary care AI
Interested in our work? For more information or to get involved in our projects, please contact us via the following: