Ohio State and Microsoft Announce Five-Year Strategic Partnership: Smart Hospital Co-Development, 70% to 80% of Compute to Move to Azure
The Ohio State University and Microsoft announced on November 10 a five-year strategic partnership bringing together The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's leadership in healthcare, research, and education with Microsoft's AI and cloud technologies to strengthen patient care, accelerate scientific discovery, support the healthcare workforce, and expand opportunities for students and communities across Ohio.
The partnership focuses on four areas: co-developing the smart hospital of the future, a platform already in use at the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital and the James Outpatient Care facility and to be extended to more facilities; modernizing clinical and research workloads through Microsoft Azure, with an ambition to move approximately 70% to 80% of Ohio State's storage and compute to Azure, including digital pathology and imaging, with the electronic health record also moving to Azure as a backup; responsibly applying AI to support clinicians and researchers; and expanding access to AI skills and certifications.
John J. Warner, chief executive officer of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, said AI represents one of the most significant opportunities to transform how hospitals care for patients. Hether Danforth, Microsoft's vice president for U.S. State, Local and Education, said Ohio State is demonstrating what it means to modernize healthcare with purpose.
(Source: The Ohio State University and Microsoft)
Source: The Ohio State University and Microsoft
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