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78 INNOVATION The recipe hospitals are using to build digital twins By Katie Adams S ome hospitals are using digital twins to make care more pa- tient-centric, as the technology synchronizes all sources of patient data to create a comprehensive view of a patient's needs. Here are 10 critical components needed when building digital twins for healthcare, according to a Feb. 21 VentureBeat report: 1. An evolving data system 2. EHR 3. Graph databases 4. Application programming interfaces 5. Natural language processing 6. Biosimulation 7. Real-world evidence 8. Surgical intelligence 9. Predictive analytics 10. Visualization n Mount Sinai launches cloud migration with help from Microsoft, Accenture By Katie Adams M icrosoft and Accenture will aid Mount Sinai in its five-year cloud migration process, the New York City-based health sys- tem said March 1. Microsoft will provide quality assurance during Mount Sinai's Azure mi- gration process. Accenture, along with Avanade, its joint venture with Microsoft, will lead the implementation of the Azure architecture on which the platform is being built, according to a news release. Mount Sinai will work with Accenture to migrate the system's clinical applications to the cloud, including its Epic EHR. Accenture will also provide hybrid cloud-managed services after the migration is com- plete, including support for migrated workloads, storage, backup op- erations, databases, automation and analytics. "We are reinforcing our commitment to innovation to support our mission by working with Accenture and Microsoft — two technol- ogy and cloud leaders — to improve the agility and the modern- ization of our technology estate," Kristin Myers, Mount Sinai's CIO, said in the release. "This will serve as the bedrock for creating new solutions and responding to advancing clinical, research and technology needs." n The team leading Uber Health: 7 executives to know By Naomi Diaz U ber Health, the healthcare transporta- tion arm of the rideshare giant, tapped leaders from Optum and healthcare talent from across other industries to build its leadership team. Here are seven executives to know: 1. Caitlin Donovan. Global head. Ms. Donovan joined Uber Health in April 2021. Prior to this, she served as chief operating officer of MyOrthos, an orthodontist platform. 2. Mike Cantor, MD. Chief medical officer. Dr. Cantor stepped into his role in January. He is in charge of guiding and supporting clinical strat- egy and business development. 3. Leor Shtull-Leber. Head of strategic operations. Ms. Shtull-Leber is a founding member of the Uber Health team. She is responsible for compli- ance operations and new initiatives. 4. Cory Warner. Head of account management. Ms. Warner stepped into her role in August. She has more than 10 years experience in healthcare IT. Before joining Uber Health, she led client suc- cess and account management teams at Optum. 5. Mike DeCastro. Head of sales. Mr. DeCastro is responsible for spreading aware- ness and forging partnerships with payers, healthcare and community organizations across the country. 6. Stephen Marfione. Head of implementation. Mr. Marfione oversees Uber Health's strategy for delivering services by formalizing a client onboarding experience. He previously served as vice president of implementation at Shields Health Solutions. 7. Brendan Krause. Head of international. Mr. Krause joined Uber Health in 2021. Prior to this role, he worked on global expansion strategy and domestic product improvement at Optum. n