UPMC execs talk about new partnership with Microsoft

As providers look for more ways to add efficiencies, produce better patient outcomes and reduce costs, many are turning to partnerships with large technology companies. On July 20, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced that the health system would enter a five-year partnership with Microsoft to better utilize data the provider collects throughout its 40 hospitals. UPMC's clinical teams will have access to Microsoft's cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine-learning tools to improve patient care. The two companies will work together to mine more than 13 petabytes of clinical data and 18 petabytes of imaging data with the goal of creating actionable insights for care teams. Previously, UPMC has leveraged data to identify higher-risk patients pulling information from more than 1 million surgical procedures.