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New position will drive UT System effort to provide improved, more efficient health care

AUSTIN—Zain Kazmi joined The University of Texas System in the newly-created position of assistant vice chancellor for health analytics and chief analytics officer today.

Kazmi will lead the development of the new UT System Clinical Data Network, which was approved by the Board of Regents in May to drive more efficient and improved health care delivery. The initiative advances Chancellor William H. McRaven’s Quantum Leap to better leverage the System’s size and expertise to provide Texans with the finest health care possible.

Kazmi was previously a management consulting executive in Accenture’s health analytics practice. He has extensive experience in developing and formulating thorough analytics strategies and ensuring successful implementation for clients such as Trinity Health, Seton Health and Northside Hospital.

“Zain is the perfect choice for this role because he has worked with some of the largest and most progressive health systems nationally and will bring that knowledge and experience to his work with the UT System,” Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice chancellor for Health Affairs, said.

The role is a dual appointment jointly funded by the UT System Offices of Health Affairs and Systemwide Information Services

“This position brings together health care information and research from across the System to encourage collaboration within our six health institutions and better serve the diverse populations of Texans,” Marc Milstein, associate vice chancellor of Systemwide Information Services and chief information officer, said.

During his time at Accenture, Kazmi led the data and analytics strategy for Seton Health’s “Humancare 2020” strategic initiative, and also directed Trinity Health’s clinical informatics program focused on driving clinical quality improvements across areas of heart failure, orthopedics and sepsis.

Additionally, Kazmi serves as vice chair of the Board of Directors of International Child Care where he created a three-year strategic roadmap and developed a financial sustainability plan for a new hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 

"I’m excited about the opportunity to use analytics to drive meaningful improvements to care quality and ultimately better serve patients," Kazmi said. “The Clinical Data Network will be a critical component in allowing UT health institutions to maximize the power of analytics including the sharing of clinical information, best practices and optimized care delivery methods."

Kazmi earned his bachelor of science in computer systems engineering from the GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology and his master of business administration with a focus on health care and strategy from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. 

About The University of Texas System

Educating students, providing care for patients, conducting groundbreaking basic, applied and clinical research, and serving the needs of Texans and the nation for more than 130 years, The University of Texas System is one of the largest public university systems in the United States. With 14 institutions and an enrollment of more than 217,000, the UT System confers more than one-third of the state’s undergraduate degrees, educates almost two-thirds of the state’s health care professionals annually and accounts for almost 70 percent of all research funds awarded to public institutions in Texas. The UT System has an annual operating budget of $16.9 billion (FY 2016) including $3 billion in sponsored programs funded by federal, state, local and private sources. With about 20,000 faculty – including Nobel laureates – and more than 70,000 health care professionals, researchers, student advisors and support staff, the UT System is one of the largest employers in the state.

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