Who We Are

The University of Texas Health Intelligence Platform (UT-HIP) is a system-wide program run collaboratively by The University of Texas System’s eight health institutions. Working across the system, drawing on the expertise of UT leaders in healthcare, research, business, and IT. The UT-HIP program is designed to integrate data and technology to improve patients’ experience of care, improve the health of the populations served by UT institutions, and reduce the overall cost of health care across the system. 

 

Participating Institutions 

  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 
  • The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 
  • The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 
  • The University of Texas System Office of Employee Benefits (OEB) 
  • The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center 
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 
  • The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School 
  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine  

  

Leadership

UT-HIP was chartered by The UT System Office of Health Affairs. 

Executive Sponsor, and UT-HIP Council Chair: David Lakey, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at The University of Texas System

Program Sponsor: Zain Kazmi, Associate Vice Chancellor, Chief Digital & Analytics Officer, Health Affairs at The University of Texas System 

Executive Director: ShuRon Green, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Information Security Leader: John Flores, Associate Vice President Information Security & Chief Information Security Officer, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 

Privacy and Compliance Leader: Tim Boughal, Chief Enterprise & Compliance Officer, The University of Texas at Dell Medical School 

 

Quality Collaborative Chairs  

  • Robert Murphy, Associate Dean for Applied Informatics and Associate Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

  • Patrick Roughneen, Adjunct Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at UT McGovern School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery Collaborative Founder & Chair

  • Timothy Kraeter, Director of Clinical Performance Improvement, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 

Data and AI Ecosystem Chair and Vice Chair

  • Claus Jensen, Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

  • Hongfang Liu, Chief Translational AI and Informatics Officer, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

Research Collaborative Chair and Vice Chair 

  • Eric Peterson, Vice Provost and Senior Associate Dean to Clinical Research, Vice President for Health System Research

  • Hongfang Liu, Chief Translational AI and Informatics Officer, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

Medical and Pharmacy Claims Leaders  

  • Rick Peters, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Economics, Systems, and Policy, Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, UT Southwestern 

  • Michael Johnsrud, Executive Director of the Texas Center for Health Outcomes Research and Education (TxCORE) and a Senior Research Scientist in Health Outcomes at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy 

Rural Health Collaborative Leaders  

  • Bentley Bobrow, Vice President of Healthcare Innovation, Executive Lead for Rural Health Strategy and Implementation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 

  • Xiaoqian Jiang, Associate Vice President for Medical AI, Chair, Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Christopher Sarofim Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

 

UT-HIP Council

Chair: David Lakey, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, The University of Texas System

The UT-HIP council is comprised of transformational leaders across the UT Health enterprise representing the following key strategic areas:  

  • Clinical & Quality: William Daniel, Vice President and Chief Medical and Quality Officer (CQO), The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  • Financial / Business: Cristina Blanton, Business Affairs, Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief of Staff at The University of Texas System 

  • Hospital CEO: Jochen Reiser, President of The University of Texas Medical Branch, CEO of the UTMB Health System 

  • IT, Security, and Privacy: Amar Yousif, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, UTHealth Houston   

  • Medical School Dean: Claudia Lucchinetti, Dean, Dell Medical School, Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin 

  • Office of Health Affairs: David Lakey, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at The University of Texas System

  • Operations: Chris McKee, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Research: Eric Peterson, Vice Provost and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Vice President for Health System Research, University of Texas Southwestern 

  • Strategy: Patrick Kaminski, Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

  

Contact

For more information on UT-HIP, use the general UT-HIP email uthip@utsystem.edu or contact Zain Kazmi at zkazmi@utsystem.edu or ShuRon Green at Quamishia.S.Green@uth.tmc.edu