healthsheet.md

About

The healthsheet.md metadata file is based on the healthsheet document established in 2021 to document motivation, composition, collection process, recommended uses, and so on of a healthcare dataset (see here for more information about healthseet). It is intended to improve communication between dataset creators and dataset consumers, and encourage dataset generators to prioritize transparency and accountability.

Specifications

Requirement

This metadata is mandatory for all datasets.

Name and format

This metadata file must be named healthsheet and must be in the markdown format. The full name with extension must thus be healthsheet.md.

Content

The content of this metadata file must be exactly as specified in the paper "Healthsheet: Development of a Transparency Artifact for Health Datasets" that introduced the concept for this healthsheet.