Below are seven hospitals and health systems currently looking to fill leadership roles pertaining to data and analytics.

Whether applied to medical research or establishing a more comprehensive view of patient populations, healthcare data is being used in a multitude of ways by Silicon Valley, according to a recent Nature report.

Genomics certainly isn't new to healthcare, although it is now becoming a larger part of a healthcare provider's strategy to deliver the best care possible to patients.

Socially Determined, which uses data analytics to identify patients in need of social services interventions, closed an $11.1 million funding round with participation from Lafayette (La.) General Health and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's venture arm.

Mona Siddiqui, MD, will leave her position as chief data officer in the Office of the CTO at HHS to join Louisville, Ky.-based Humana, according to a Jan. 21 Louisville Business First report.

Though the majority of healthcare executives agree that a combination of analytics and technology is the most critical factor for success in value-based care, most organizations still lack the proper infrastructure to integrate patient data, according to a new report.

An analytics-driven platform will be Mayo Clinic Platform's first venture, with an aim of using advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence to develop new treatments for disease, Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic announced Jan. 14.

Definitive Healthcare, which provides data and intelligence to healthcare organizations, announced on Jan. 13 the acquisition of PatientFinder, a healthcare analytics software firm.

Change Healthcare is updating its data analytics platform to allow healthcare providers to submit claims documents and clinical data to payers in both medical and worker's compensation market segments, according to a Jan. 13 news release.

Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals has tapped Health Catalyst to provide analytics technology to draw clinically actionable insights from patient data, per a Jan. 13 news release.

Between UPMC's 40+ hospitals and more than 700 care sites, as well as its health plan that has more than 3.5 million members, the health system is responsible for a huge amount of data.

In spite of the difficulties associated with implementing new technologies into healthcare, most physicians are not just open to disruption, but are readily embracing it by seeking tech training and launching data-driven initiatives, a new Stanford Medicine report finds.

Komodo Health, a startup building a massive database of health information for analysis by healthcare providers, payers, life sciences organizations and more, announced on Jan. 8 the close of a $50 million fundraise.

Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health has partnered with Empiric Health, a clinical data analytics company launched by Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, to make data-driven improvements to surgical care quality and costs.

Emory Healthcare and Google sister company Verily will use advanced data analytics to develop new solutions with a goal of improving cost-effectiveness, efficiency and quality at the Atlanta-based health system, according to a Dec. 23 news release.

Thrive Earlier Detection, a startup developing a liquid biopsy test to identify early-stage cancers, was announced on Dec. 17 as the winner of the BlueCross BlueShield Data Innovation Challenge.

A new partnership between NC HealthConnex, North Carolina's statewide health information exchange, and CarePort Health will rely on real-time data exchange to improve care coordination at UNC Health Care.

Sameer Badlani, MD, CIO of Minneapolis-based Fairview, is leading the health system's digital transformation.

Integris Health and Woman's Hospital will both deploy Health Catalyst's data analytics solutions to improve cost transparency surrounding patient care, according to a Dec. 4 news release.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has recruited John Halamka, MD, away from Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he serves as CIO, according to STAT.