Health system intelligence profile
Ascension
Last reviewed August 30, 2026
Intelligence summary
Established 2025
Documented successes: Launched August 4, 2025 as a new named institute focused on technology and innovation in patient care and clinician experience; Directed by four Ascension leaders: Dr. Mitesh Patel (VP, Chief Clinical Transformation Officer), Dr. Samit Desai (VP, Chief Medical Information Officer), Dr. Fred Masoudi (VP, Chief Academic Officer) and Jon Taves (AVP, Clinical Innovation); Chartered to vet and strategically implement technology across the Ascension footprint and to facilitate access to clinical trials
Mandate and remit
The Clinical Innovation Institute is Ascension's clinician-led unit for vetting and deploying new technology across the system's multi-state footprint. Launched in August 2025, it brings together a multidisciplinary team to evaluate technologies that streamline clinician workflows, reduce administrative burden and improve the patient and caregiver experience. The institute is directed jointly by four Ascension executives spanning clinical transformation, medical informatics, academics and clinical innovation. It also works to expand access to clinical trials for Ascension patients and to apply clinical data insights to care redesign. Outside companies engage it as the front door for having a solution assessed and, if validated, implemented across Ascension sites; it is distinct from Ascension Ventures, the system's separate venture capital arm.
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Documented successes
Launched August 4, 2025 as a new named institute focused on technology and innovation in patient care and clinician experience; Directed by four Ascension leaders: Dr. Mitesh Patel (VP, Chief Clinical Transformation Officer), Dr. Samit Desai (VP, Chief Medical Information Officer), Dr. Fred Masoudi (VP, Chief Academic Officer) and Jon Taves (AVP, Clinical Innovation); Chartered to vet and strategically implement technology across the Ascension footprint and to facilitate access to clinical trials
Organizational home: Clinical Innovation Institute, Ascension
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