TDP 161: City of Hope’s Associate CMIO Dr. Finly Zachariah: AI for Palliative Care, Gaps in Palliative Care Today and Spinning Out a Startup From a Hospital to Solve Them

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. Finly Zachariah, Associate CMIO at City of Hope, and CMO at Empower Hope, about "AI for Palliative Care, Gaps in Palliative Care Today and Spinning Out a Startup From a Hospital to Solve Them, and more..." Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

• Dr. Finly Zachariah (EmpowerHope.ai), Associate CMIO at City of Hope, and CMO at Empower Hope
• Dr. Joshua Liu (@joshuapliu), Co-founder & CEO at SeamlessMD

Episode 161 - Show Notes:

[00:00:07] Episode preview

[00:03:52] From Family Medicine to Palliative Care: Finding Fulfillment in Patient Connection

[00:06:08] The Genesis for Empower Hope

[00:12:00] The Mission of Empower Hope: Capturing and Acting on Patient Preferences

[00:15:48] Challenges in Documenting and Honoring Patient Preferences

[00:17:57] Using AI for Prognostication and Goals of Care Conversations

[00:26:24] Overcoming Barriers to Scaling Innovations in Palliative Care

[00:34:09] Lessons Learned as a Clinician-Entrepreneur

[00:38:56] Policy Changes to Improve End-of-Life Care

Fast 5 Lightning Round:

1. Favorite Book or Book You’ve Gifted the Most:
   Good to Great by Jim Collins.
2. Person Dead or Alive You’d Love to Meet:
   Jesus Christ.
3. Super strength, super speed, or mind reading:
   Super speed.
4. Something in Healthcare You Believe in That Others Might Find Insane:
   Patient preferences driving care.
5. Last Film/TV Show:
   I Can Only Imagine.