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John W. Showalter is breaking new ground in healthcare.
As chief health information officer at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, he's one of only a handful of people to hold such a position. As part of the medical facility's Center for Informatics and Analytics, Showalter's job is to leverage the data generated throughout the modern healthcare system to improve patient care.
"This is about numbers to improve decisions about what actions to take," he says.