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Duke Health has entered into a strategic two-year collaboration with SAS to enhance healthcare through advanced analytics and AI technologies. This partnership builds on previous collaborations and will focus on improving operational efficiencies and healthcare delivery by developing AI-driven tools and digital twin technologies. This initiative not only promises to enhance patient care but also aims to ensure the responsible use of AI in healthcare, partnering with entities like the Coalition for Health AI and the Trustworthy and Responsible AI Network.

Duke Health and SAS Formalize Strategic Analytics and AI Collaboration DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke Health has formalized a two-year collaboration with SAS, a global leader in data and AI, headquartered in Cary, N.C.The strategic effort builds on the two organization’s previously announced collaboration to leverage cutting-edge technology to transform health care operations ...

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