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In the US, nearly one in 20 patients admitted to a hospital develops an infection, putting patients at risk for illness, prolonged hospitalization, and death. And it's an expensive problem: the total cost of hospital-acquired infections in the US is estimated at $10 billion per year. In this episode of the TIBCO Tech Talks podcast, TIBCO's Tom Hill, Senior Director or Advanced Analytics, sits down with Dr. John Cromwell, Associate Chief Medical Officer at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, for a discussion on how the use of predictive analytics has resulted in a 74% reduction in surgical site infections and reduced healthcare costs. Read the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics success story at https://www.tibco.com/customers/university-iowa-hospitals-and-clinics Be sure to subscribe and stay tuned for future episodes of the TIBCO Tech Talks podcast, and join us at a #TIBCONOW event coming to a city near you! https://www.tibco.com/customers/university-iowa-hospitals-and-clinics https://now.tibco.com