AI for Health – Health Secure Platform (AIH‑HSP) – A Standard for
Interoperable Health Data Services

The Artificial Intelligence for Health – Health Secure Platform (AIH‑HSP) standard defines how health services can be built using secure, standardised components that operate together interoperably. AIH‑HSP enables individuals to collect, process, and share their health data while retaining full control over how that data is used, including who can access it, for what purpose, and under which conditions.

A Reference Model for the Platform

The AIH‑HSP standard specifies a distributed platform composed of the following subsystems:

  • Health Front End, used by end users to manage their data
  • Health Back End, providing secure storage and services
  • Blockchain, ensuring transparency and control.

Together, these subsystems form a platform where health data can be securely managed and processed. The system components perform specific tasks, such as collecting data, processing it with AI modules, or managing access rights. Components exchange clearly specified data, enabling independent component developers while preserving interoperability.

Main Functions

The Health Secure Platform performs four essential functions:

  • Health data acquisition and management – Collects and organises health data from end user devices.
  • Local data processing – Processes data on the end user device using AI modules.
  • Secure data sharing – Allows users to grant controlled access to their data.
  • Collaborative learning – Improves AI models by combining knowledge from multiple users without exposing their data to unintended users.

Data Control and Security

A key feature of AIH‑HSP is that users maintain control over their health data. Each use of data is governed by a licence, expressed as a secure and auditable rule, ensuring that data is accessed only as authorised, that processing follows agreed conditions, and that all operations are traceable.

The use of blockchain technology ensures immutability of licences, granting transparency and accountability in managing relevant rights.

Open and Flexible Design

AIH‑HSP is based on principles of modular and independent components, standard interfaces and data formats, and distributed operation across devices and services. This in turn enables different systems to work together and allows innovation and improved performance without compromising interoperability.

Benefits

The platform helps:

– Researchers to access high‑quality data in a controlled way and develop and improve AI modules for health.

– Application developers to build solutions using standard components

– Service providers to offer innovative health services

– Healthcare providers to develop improved diagnostic and monitoring tools

– Regulators to oversee compliant and transparent data usage

– Users to retain control and understand how their health data is used.

Ultimately, AIH‑HSP promotes a trusted ecosystem of interoperable health services, where developer innovations are balanced with end user privacy and control.