Show Notes

October 9, 2025: Phil Lindemann, VP of Data and Research at Epic, reveals how Cosmos has grown to 300 million patient records, transforming clinical decision-making through AI-powered insights. Discover how physicians now access precision cohorts and outcome-driven treatment recommendations at the point of care, backed by over 1,000 automated quality checks per query. Phil discusses the evolution from manual analytics to AI-assisted tools, the explosive growth in healthcare research with two peer-reviewed papers published weekly from Cosmos data, and breakthrough applications like Christ Hospital's 25% improvement in early-stage lung cancer detection. Learn why data literacy remains the critical challenge even as AI revolutionizes healthcare analytics, and how Epic's closed-loop system ensures patient data drives better care without being sold.

Key Points:

• 01:39 Journey at Epic: From CDs to Cosmos
• 15:27 Research and Innovation with Cosmos
• 23:29 AI's Role in Transforming Healthcare
• 26:35 Challenges and Innovations in Data Analytics
• 31:31 Ensuring Data Privacy and Future Prospects

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