Under Ms. Buchen’s leadership, OSF Innovation has developed novel models of care, including the launch of a rapid intake approach at the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute, enhancing patient care and streamlining access to treatment. She played a pivotal role in unveiling the 55-plus primary care service and implementing at-home monitoring for young children with viral respiratory illnesses. Ms. Buchen’s collaboration with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has resulted in groundbreaking joint research to detect rare diseases, further establishing OSF’s role in healthcare transformation. OSF Innovation is also at the forefront of AI in healthcare, advancing technologies like CliniPane, an AI-driven tool that interfaces with EHR to provide clinicians with critical patient information. The tool offers a highly customizable display of data, streamlining clinician workflows. OSF Innovation also has fostered partnerships with four universities, resulting in funded research projects and matches between employees and academic collaborators. Innovation’s trailblazer challenge has also empowered employees to bring their ideas to life, with one significant outcome being OpenSurge, a new company spun off from OSF Innovation that aims to reduce surgery cancellations. Ms. Buchen’s leadership has contributed over $100 million in economic activity and created more than 600 full-time jobs over the past decade.
