The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership this week announced a transformative partnership to form the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing 3, or UM-3-IHC.
WHY IT IMPORTANT
This effort is led by the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University of Maryland, College Park, in collaboration with the University of Maryland Health System and Montgomery County, Maryland.
The goal is to harness advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning to assess safety and identity data as well as health to diagnose, prevent, and treat disease for patients across the state of Maryland. .
The new institute will focus on algorithms to enable precise care of patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, opioid overdose and other health risks.
“Scaling research to address the major challenges in the life sciences has shifted from data collection to the use of cutting-edge technology,” said Darryll J. Pines, president of the University of Maryland, College Park. to uncover meaningful patterns hidden in the data” report.
“The institute will attract world-class researchers exploring artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual and augmented reality to collaborate with medical professionals, leading to broad-spectrum impacts on health and wellbeing. human health and happiness.”
Researchers will also explore how 5G and immersive wireless technologies can enhance telehealth availability and efficiency, and how virtual and augmented reality on 5G networks will expand the diagnostic capabilities of clinicians.
The institute is expected to open in rental space as early as 2023, with final completion of lab and office space in the North Bethesda Metro area in 2028, officials said. Initial funding of $25 million was provided by MPower. Montgomery County Government will provide an additional $40 million for permanent site development.
UMB President, Dr. Bruce E. Jarrell, said in a statement: “We are witnessing an unprecedented revolution in healthcare driven by biomedical innovation, digitization of medical records and advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence”. “This new institute will include all of these elements in a synergistic impact that will transform our healthcare system.”
TREND TO BIGGER WOMAN
The Maryland officials behind the UM-3-IHC note how North Bethesda’s proximity to NIST, NIH, FDA, Walter Reed and the Naval Medical Research Center makes for an ideal location for cutting-edge research. The Institute will attract researchers from two prominent partner universities in these fields to explore how emerging technologies can facilitate knowledge discovery for health and well-being. human happiness.
The Institute will catalyze a clinical data science ecosystem in North Bethesda that attracts FDA and NIH investigators, UMB and UMCP faculty, medical bioinformatics education programs and students, and industry partners, enabling the expansion of computing “dry” labs, meeting rooms, and virtual classrooms.
Earlier this year, we reported how the University of Maryland School of Medicine expanded its telemedicine program to better reach patients in need of care.
In March, we described how the Center for Technology Innovation at the University of Maryland Health System/UMD School of Medicine created a custom secure messaging platform, integrated into its EHR, the platform. The platform uses secure messaging APIs for flexibility and scalability.
ON PROFILE
“Our vision is to make this the East Coast Silicon Valley for medical computing. The goals of this new institute are fully aligned with the new strategic vision of the University of Maryland School of Medicine for use. breakthrough technology, while capturing and harnessing the power of clinical analysis, said Dr. Mark T. Gladwin, vice president of medical affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
“Unidentified data from 1.8 million patients in our System along with clinical research data from UMB will provide the backbone for advanced clinical analyses, which can ultimately lead to a diagnosis.” faster diagnosis, improved treatment use and a host of other improved outcomes for our patients, as well as patients worldwide,” said Dr. Mohan Suntha, president and CEO. of the University of Maryland Health System.
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