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TDP 154: UChicago Medicine's CMIO Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao: Using Simulations to Design the Optimal Hospital at Home, Elevating Clinician AI Literacy, and Calculating ROI for Hospital at Home

November 28, 2024
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On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Kai Kao, Chief Medical Information Officer at UChicago Medicine, about "Using Simulations to Design the Optimal Hospital at Home, Elevating Clinician AI Literacy, Calculating ROI for Hospital at Home, and more..." Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

  • Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao, Chief Medical Information Officer at UChicago Medicine
  • Dr. Joshua Liu (@joshuapliu), Co-founder & CEO at SeamlessMD

Episode 154 - Show Notes:

[00:00:07] Episode preview

[00:04:00] Choosing Medicine for Its Rewarding Impact

[00:05:19] From Tech Enthusiast to Informatics Leader

[00:07:32] Using Simulation to Optimize Hospital at Home

[00:10:05] Training Clinicians for the Wild West of Home Care

[00:15:22] Expanding Eligibility for Hospital at Home

[00:21:53] Calculating ROI for Hospital at Home

[00:28:10] Teaching Healthcare Leadership and Innovation

[00:30:12] Advice for Startups: Solve Real Problems

[00:33:02] AI’s Low-Hanging Fruit in Healthcare

[00:38:59] Elevating AI Literacy Among Clinicians

Fast 3 Lightning Round:

  1. Super strength, super speed, or mind reading:
    Mind reading.
  2. Something in Healthcare You Believe in That Others Might Find Insane:
    Shifting care from hospitals to homes.
  3. Last Film/TV Show:
    Breaking Bad.

TDP 154: UChicago Medicine's CMIO Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao: Using Simulations to Design the Optimal Hospital at Home, Elevating Clinician AI Literacy, and Calculating ROI for Hospital at Home

Posted by:
seamless
on
November 28, 2024

Subscribe on: RSS | SPOTIFY | APPLE PODCAST | GOOGLE | BREAKER | ANCHOR

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Kai Kao, Chief Medical Information Officer at UChicago Medicine, about "Using Simulations to Design the Optimal Hospital at Home, Elevating Clinician AI Literacy, Calculating ROI for Hospital at Home, and more..." Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

  • Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao, Chief Medical Information Officer at UChicago Medicine
  • Dr. Joshua Liu (@joshuapliu), Co-founder & CEO at SeamlessMD

Episode 154 - Show Notes:

[00:00:07] Episode preview

[00:04:00] Choosing Medicine for Its Rewarding Impact

[00:05:19] From Tech Enthusiast to Informatics Leader

[00:07:32] Using Simulation to Optimize Hospital at Home

[00:10:05] Training Clinicians for the Wild West of Home Care

[00:15:22] Expanding Eligibility for Hospital at Home

[00:21:53] Calculating ROI for Hospital at Home

[00:28:10] Teaching Healthcare Leadership and Innovation

[00:30:12] Advice for Startups: Solve Real Problems

[00:33:02] AI’s Low-Hanging Fruit in Healthcare

[00:38:59] Elevating AI Literacy Among Clinicians

Fast 3 Lightning Round:

  1. Super strength, super speed, or mind reading:
    Mind reading.
  2. Something in Healthcare You Believe in That Others Might Find Insane:
    Shifting care from hospitals to homes.
  3. Last Film/TV Show:
    Breaking Bad.

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