Center for Data-driven Insights and Innovation (CDI2)

The CDI2 team is led by Cora Han, JD (Chief Health Data Officer) and advised by Monte Ratzlaff (Chief Information Security Officer, UC Systemwide and UC Health Data Warehouse), Mike Kilpatrick (Technology Program Director, UC Systemwide IT and Chief Technology Officer, UC Health Data Warehouse), and Karandeep Singh, MD (UCSD Chief AI Officer and CDI2 AI Advisor). CDI2 reports on a quarterly basis to an Oversight Board with representatives from each campus.

The primary function of CDI2 is the maintenance and growth of the data analytics capabilities and technical infrastructure for the UC Health Data Warehouse (UCHDW), a unique system-level data asset that contains electronic health records (EHR) from the six academic health centers – UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, and UC San Francisco. The UCHDW also includes claims data from the UC self-funded health plans, as well as other data from external sources including Vizient.

Currently, the UCHDW contains data on over 10 million patients who received care at a UC facility since 2012. Over this time, providers at UC Health conducted over 1.3 billion procedures, ordered or prescribed nearly 1.8 billion medications, made more than 6.4 billion vital signs and test result measurements, including 55,000 sequenced cancer genomes, and assigned more than 1.5 billion diagnosis codes.

CDI2 collaborates closely with various teams and departments across UCOP and UC Health, including Executive Leadership, Clinical Affairs (including UC Population Health, UC Pharmacy, and Supply Chain), as well as with each health campus. At this writing, our team has developed over 265 unique dashboards and contributed to over 100 data-driven projects across UC Health. The data and analytics provided by the CDI2 team have also enabled over 60 peer-reviewed publications, demonstrating our commitment to advancing research and clinical care.

We are fortunate to have the guidance of our Oversight Board, chaired by Albert Duntugan, MHA (Chief Data and Analytics Officer, UCLA), which brings valuable expertise and perspectives to guide our strategic direction.

UC HEALTH TEAM

Cora Han, JD
Chief Health Data Officer

Monte Ratzlaff
Systemwide & UCHDW Chief Information Security Officer

Mike Kilpatrick
UCHDW Chief Technology Officer

Karandeep Singh
CDI2 AI Advisor

Laura HF Barde, PhD
Senior Advisor

Andenet Emiru, MBA
Director, External Partnerships and Projects

Pagan Morris, MPH
Director, Research Initiatives

Emrica Pitolin, MPH, MBA
Project Manager

Ellen Lenzi
Executive Assistant

UC HEALTH DATA WAREHOUSE TEAM

Lisa Dahm, PhD
Director, Health Data and Analytics

Ayan Patel, MS
Lead Data Scientist

Nadya Balabanova, MBA
Data Scientist

Aiden Barin
Data Scientist

Jennifer Benbow, MS
Bioinformatics Analyst and Research Initiatives Project Manager

Rob Follett
Lead Data Architect

David Gonzalez
Lead Infrastructure Architect

Tim Hayes
Technical Project Manager

Chaya Mohn
Data Scientist

Ray Pablo
Data Scientist

Paulina Paul
Data Engineer

Teju Yardi, MS
Data Scientist

CDI2 Mission

CDI2 responsibly leverages health data in innovative ways to advance improvements in clinical care, research, and operations throughout UC Health, driving decisions and discoveries that empower and inspire the people of California, the nation, and beyond.

CDI2 Vision

CDI2 will revolutionize what it means to be a data-driven healthcare system.

CDI2 is dedicated to every Californian’s right to access equitable, high-quality, personalized healthcare. We cultivate exceptional expertise in data science and governance to collaborate with partners across UC Health and with partners in the public and private sectors. By leveraging health data and insights in these collaborations, we empower our partners to reduce costs, improve care quality, and accelerate state-of-the-art research. We are relentless in catalyzing transformational change in healthcare and a more just future through the responsible and safe use of health data - serving as a model for the nation and the world.