How will the Tiger Institute impact students in the health sciences at the University of Missouri?
The Tiger Institute will enhance the University of Missouri’s position as a national leader in innovative, high-tech teaching and training in the health professions. As the Tiger Institute transforms the delivery of health care, new collaborative health care roles will be created to support a patient-centered model. Future physicians, nurses and other health professionals from the University of Missouri will be among the leaders in transforming health care in the U.S. What assurance do university physicians have that improvements in the electronic health record system will actually be made? The agreement between the University and Cerner sets very specific goals and deadlines for meeting those goals. How is the $1 billion savings to the state of Missouri calculated? The Tiger Institute has the potential to save the state of Missouri $1 billion in several ways, including automating physician workflows, better management of chronic diseases and reduction of preventable deaths; increased
