Show Notes

September 11, 2025: Chris Carmody, CTO and SVP at UPMC, discusses their ambitious Epic implementation less than a month out. How does UPMC consolidate 10 different EHR systems serving 108,000 users while maintaining 43 million daily transactions? They discuss their controversial two-wave strategy, the new AI voice analytics model they're launching called "Vana," and why 17 years of coaching seventh-grade basketball might be Chris’s secret to leading healthcare IT transformations. 

Key Points:

• 01:35 Epic Go-Live Strategy and Challenges
• 13:47 AI and Data Integration at UPMC
• 19:27 Industry Leadership and Data Integration
• 20:24 CIO Community and Knowledge Sharing
• 30:50 Future Prospects and Team Building

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