The Cancer AI Alliance has launched a collaborative AI platform for cancer research. The platform enables participating cancer centers to train AI models on millions of clinical data points without moving individual data outside institutional firewalls. It is designed to…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic developed an artificial intelligence model using electrocardiogram data that outperformed the current model for end-stage liver disease score in predicting severe liver disease and liver-related death among transplant patients. Findings from the AI-cirrhosis-ECG model, or ACE,…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Sept. 30 to expand the use of artificial intelligence in pediatric cancer research and care, directing federal agencies to build on existing data initiatives and accelerate innovation. Here are six things to…

HHS is doubling its investment in AI-enabled pediatric cancer research, raising the annual budget for the National Cancer Institute’s childhood cancer data initiative from $50 million to $100 million. The increase follows an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.…

Health systems are seeing millions of dollars in financial gains from AI initiatives that streamline clinical work and boost revenue, according to health system IT leaders. Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has reported measurable returns from several AI applications. CIO…

The next generation of EHRs will be mobile-first, voice-activated — and may not resemble modern medical records systems at all, health system CIOs told Becker’s. As EHRs continue to evolve with more AI and voice functionality, IT leaders say they…

The spread of artificial intelligence in medicine is forcing hospitals to ask, who will ensure these tools improve care rather than complicate it? Some envision a new kind of specialist, trained to analyze complex information for overburdened clinicians. Others believe…

Duke Health, Durham, N.C.-based, has partnered with Trase Systems to develop AI tools aimed at streamlining hospital workflows and improving patient care. The collaboration will focus on agentic AI — a type of technology capable of making decisions and acting…

Ascension’s Connected Primary Care pilot model in Indiana has reduced scheduling bottlenecks and increased virtual access for patients, according to a Sept. 29 release from Aaron Shoemaker, MD, the system’s vice president and chief medical officer for ambulatory services. Launched…

Houston Methodist has partnered with Rice University to launch a three-year program aimed at expanding Texas’ digital health workforce. The initiative is supported by an approximately $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation and will run from Oct. 1…