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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine division at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – group that explores how AI can be applied to help solve complex medical problems and enhance clinical care

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UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation – Center for UCSF, Stanford and the FDA to collaborate on projects that promote regulatory science, including research, education and outreach, with foundations and commercial companies working to develop medical products

UCSF Center for Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research – center that conducts novel studies examining how to leverage electronic health records and other digital tools to improve clinical performance and health care value, and to scale results to promote health care transformation.

Stanford Medicine Center for Digital Health – – center that aims to advance digital health through collaborations and studies of devices.

Massachusetts AI & Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease – Center launched in November 2021 by UMass Amherst and Brigham and Women’s Hospital and funded by $20 million National Institutes of Aging grant seeks to improve in-home care for older adults and those with Alzheimer’s disease.

Center for Digital Health, Brown University – Hub where researchers from Brown and its affiliated hospital partner to design, test and deploy digital health solutions

Center for Digital Mental Health, University of Oregon – Center where researchers build digital tools to enhance mental health, especially among underserved groups and young people

Center for Digital Health, Moffitt Cancer Center – Hub of shared services that uses innovative tools and technology to deliver new experiences at the cancer center

Division of Digital Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Collaborative research group of mental health professionals with backgrounds in medicine, engineering and clinical care, working to improve quality and accessibility of treatment for mental illness

Clemson-MUSC AI Hub, Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) – Joint effort for studies in the area of artificial intelligence applied to biomedical research

Center for Medical Device Cybersecurity, University of Minnesota. Hub for discovery, outreach and workforce training around device security and potential threats.

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Regenstrief Institute at Indiana University: Informatics and research-focused organization looking at improving quality of care, increasing efficiency of health care delivery, preventing medical errors and enhancing patient safety.

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Berkeley Center for Law and Technology: Research center at the UC Berkeley School of Law. Consumer rights and privacy and data protection are focuses.

Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law Center: Think tank focused on privacy and surveillance law and policy. A focus is new technologies such as wearables (FitBits, etc.) and biometrics.

Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton: Interdisciplinary center at Princeton University. Relevant research includes digital technology and social inequality.

UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations: Conducts research on health IT and the safety net, among other topics

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