U of Missouri, Cerner create health IT institute
The University of Missouri (MU) and health IT developer Cerner are planning to create the Tiger Institute for Health Innovation.
According to a joint statement, the institute will be a private-public partnership that will accelerate MU’s existing health IT projects with Cerner to create a digitized health system, including efforts to connect all MU healthcare facilities—and eventually all providers across the state.
MU and Cerner said the institute is expected to have an estimated $100 million positive impact on MU based on Cerner’s investment (amount undisclosed), savings and future expected revenue through innovations created by the institute.
"We intend to leverage the collective capabilities and resources of Cerner and MU to create a national model for excellent patient care, reduced healthcare costs and leadership in next-generation health sciences and technology sector jobs," said MU President Gary Forsee.
Picking up on that theme, Harold Williamson, Jr., vice chancellor of the MU Health System said health IT will “play an increasing role in the practice of medicine in the future, allowing better value through improved quality and efficiency. Creating this collaborative platform to promote the creativity of our medical and nursing faculty will be invaluable. The institute will allow us to maximize our own use of IT and to test new ideas."
The institute is also expected to create a number of new jobs around Missouri, and increase the number of health science and technology graduates at the university. According to Cerner and MU, this “will provide an opportunity to position MU Health sciences schools as a hub for research and development of advanced uses of health IT.”
According to a joint statement, the institute will be a private-public partnership that will accelerate MU’s existing health IT projects with Cerner to create a digitized health system, including efforts to connect all MU healthcare facilities—and eventually all providers across the state.
MU and Cerner said the institute is expected to have an estimated $100 million positive impact on MU based on Cerner’s investment (amount undisclosed), savings and future expected revenue through innovations created by the institute.
"We intend to leverage the collective capabilities and resources of Cerner and MU to create a national model for excellent patient care, reduced healthcare costs and leadership in next-generation health sciences and technology sector jobs," said MU President Gary Forsee.
Picking up on that theme, Harold Williamson, Jr., vice chancellor of the MU Health System said health IT will “play an increasing role in the practice of medicine in the future, allowing better value through improved quality and efficiency. Creating this collaborative platform to promote the creativity of our medical and nursing faculty will be invaluable. The institute will allow us to maximize our own use of IT and to test new ideas."
The institute is also expected to create a number of new jobs around Missouri, and increase the number of health science and technology graduates at the university. According to Cerner and MU, this “will provide an opportunity to position MU Health sciences schools as a hub for research and development of advanced uses of health IT.”