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Building a Cancer-Specific AI Readiness Evaluation Framework

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms oncology, understanding organizational readiness has become essential to successfully moving from isolated pilots to enterprise-scale deployment. The AI in Oncology Maturity Model provides a practical and highly visual framework for assessing an organization’s maturity across the critical domains required to implement and sustain AI-enabled cancer care, research, and operations. By evaluating areas such as leadership alignment, data interoperability, technology infrastructure, governance, workforce capabilities, clinical workflow integration, and strategic partnerships, organizations can identify strengths, uncover gaps, and prioritize investments that accelerate meaningful adoption. Within this Initiative, this framework offers a common language for benchmarking NCI-Designated Cancer Centers, community oncology programs, and health systems while supporting the development of a national roadmap for AI-enabled precision oncology and data-driven cancer care.

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