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IT Transformation:
UHN on anITTRANSFORMATION exploratory journey of
all things digital

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

MICHENER INTEGRATION The individuals and teams leading the
work on IT Transformation report into
Dr. David Jaffray, EVP Technology &
Innovation. (Photo: UHN)

When we think about the future of UHN, and health UHN is currently on an exploratory journey of

care as a whole, most of us can only begin to imagine all things digital. This journey is not about simply

what’s possible. However, we know that digital adopting digital technologies, but rather changing

technology will have a Over the next year, the IT the way we work in
tremendous impact on response to the nature
what this looks and feels Transformation priority will build of a digital world. In
like in the future. UHN the fall of 2015, an
has identified the need the foundation to prepare for external assessment
to prepare for its digital this digital world. This initiative is was completed to

future to support its two not simply a change to IT but is a benchmark UHN’s IT

biggest assets – its people profound change to all of UHN. organization against
and its data. People are other high-performing,

now connected in ways academic health

that previously were unimaginable. We need to create sciences centres. In early 2016, UHN Leadership

the opportunity for a connected ecosystem here at kicked off the IT Transformation initiative to move

UHN between our clinicians, educators, researchers, forward on core elements of the findings and

patients, patient families and students. recommendations from the IT assessment.

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