Step 10 of 12Assurance
10 · Oversight and assurance

Test oversight and assurance

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Design meaningful human oversight, then test whether a key control actually works. A documented control is not proof that it operates.

Meaningful human oversight

Before which consequential decision? What does the reviewer see beyond the AI output?

Who can override or pause? How are reasons recorded?

Training, time, workload, sampling of accepted outputs

Notice, explanation, review and redress

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CONTROL TEST

Nurse confirmation: every suggested category is confirmed or changed by a triage nurse within 15 minutes of arrival.

The claim

The ED Operations Director says 'every patient is checked by a nurse'.

Fictional sample of 10 audit records from the busiest shift of the week
RecordSuggestedFinalMinutes to nurse confirmationReason recorded if changed
T-01339n/a
T-024438n/a
T-03226n/a
T-044247No
T-055512n/a
T-063326n/a
T-074414n/a
T-083133Yes
T-095552n/a
T-104411n/a

Your test: How many confirmations met the 15-minute target? What do the late ones have in common?

Assurance result

Is the control designed well enough to address the risk? What is missing from its design?

Show your count from the sample and what it means

Condition, criteria, cause, effect; then the action, owner and date

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NEW DEVELOPMENT · ED OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Winter surge proposal

We are at 160% capacity. From tonight I want CareAssist's category to place patients straight into the queue during surges, with nurse confirmation 'as soon as practical'.

Do you support this? What would you tell the Director and the Medical Director tonight?

Your response to the new development

What would you say, recommend and record?

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