University of Chicago Medicine Improves Patient Care with Data Decreases cardiac arrest, increases OR efficiency, reduces re-admissions CHALLENGE “We’re one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers,” states Chief Enterprise Architect Christine Watts. “One of our goals is to deliver superior healthcare, and part of our mission is to be a leader in our industry through advancements in medical innovation and through serving health needs. A big driver for change in healthcare is the move from a transactional to value-based business. Both patients and regulators are driving this change. “Some of the challenges that U Chicago Medicine needed to resolve were how to effectively share data across a large number of disparate systems. We have silos within technology as well as functi

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