Kansas City area collaboration focuses on health data and research improvements
A new project aims to use aggregate patient data to understand health conditions in the Kansas City area, identify research needs and improve care.
The collaboration will allow researchers at UMKC’s Center for Health Insights to use practical information from Truman Medical Centers coupled with Cerner Corp.’s health informatics software and other national health data.
“With our large, diverse patient base, we offer a vast array of varying health data,” said Charlie Shields, Truman’s chief executive. “The long-term goal is to provide all patients better care with better outcomes at a lower cost.”
The data collection doesn’t identify individual patients. Rather, it gathers and analyzes aggregate conditions and outcomes.
Mark Hoffman, director of the University of Missouri-Kansas City center, said the collaboration is expected to improve medical research and patient care in Kansas City.
| Diane Stafford, stafford@kcstar.com
This story was originally published February 18, 2015 at 11:56 AM with the headline "Kansas City area collaboration focuses on health data and research improvements."