A shared hospital data resource to build fair AI for critical care
Bridge2AI: Patient-Focused Collaborative Hospital Repository Uniting Standards (CHoRUS) for Equitable AI
This project is gathering and standardizing hospital records from critically ill patients to create fair, privacy-protecting AI tools that could help doctors spot complications and guide treatment.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Massachusetts General Hospital NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11376381 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
They will collect high-resolution clinical data from over 100,000 patients treated for acute or critical illness across many hospitals and put the information into a common, AI-ready format. The team will build and share standards and tools, add privacy protections and ethical safeguards, and set up a reserved test set so AI developers can validate models on unseen data. The project also includes training for clinicians and scientists so hospitals can use AI responsibly and equitably. Overall, the goal is an openly available dataset and resources to help create trustworthy AI for intensive and acute care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Patients who are hospitalized with acute or critical illness at participating hospitals would be the ones whose data could be included in the project.
Not a fit: People who are not hospitalized or who have stable, chronic conditions are unlikely to be included or to see direct benefits from this project in the short term.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could lead to AI tools that help clinicians detect worsening conditions sooner and tailor treatments more safely in critical care.
How similar studies have performed: Previous ICU data projects have produced useful research and prototype tools but were often smaller or single-center, while this effort is larger and emphasizes standards, equity, and privacy.
Where this research is happening
Boston, United States
- Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Rosenthal, Eric S. — Massachusetts General Hospital
- Study coordinator: Rosenthal, Eric S.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.