In this episode, Alicia Abella, AI Product Lead at Novo Nordisk, discusses how she is helping drive responsible AI adoption in the pharmaceutical industry. She shares her early experiences in AI, starting with her PhD research at Columbia University on image processing and natural language processing.

At Novo Nordisk, the current focus is on applying AI to commercialization functions including - marketing, legal, and HR - beyond its traditional use in drug discovery. Alicia highlights key use cases such as generative AI for knowledge search, content generation for marketing campaigns, and traditional AI techniques for deriving insights about healthcare providers. She also emphasizes the importance of applying a product mindset to AI development by evaluating user needs, business value, and compliance from the outset.

Alicia notes that adding effective governance can help innovation move in the right direction. She also talks about an internal AI Ambassador Program and emphasizes the importance of designing intuitive AI tools to increase adoption. She concludes by discussing future trends in AI, including contextual intelligence, user-centric design, and the opportunity for AI to enhance, rather than replace human decision-making. Take a listen.


Alicia Abella, AI Product Lead, Novo Nordisk

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Dr. Keith Dunleavy, Chairman and CEO of Inovalon, talks to us about their recent acquisition, data and analytics, and Inovalon’s growth strategy in 2018 and beyond.

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Lidia Fonseca, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Quest Diagnostics talks to us about how blockchain can solve the 2 big problems for healthcare today.

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Dr. Albert Chan, Chief Digital Officer of Sutter Health, shares with us on how digital is about opportunities to enhance the experience for patients

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Sheila Colclasure, Global Chief Data Ethics Officer of Acxiom discusses with Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO, Damo Consulting Inc.about ethical data use and the impact of GDPR on healthcare data

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Dr L. Patrick James, Chief Clinical Officer of Quest Diagnostics, discusses the findings of their third annual survey on the shift towards value-based care. The complete report can be found at http://quanumsolutions.questdiagnostics.com/2018survey

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Digital is the marriage of new technologies with traditional technologies

Host Paddy Padmanabhan talks to San Banerjee, Vice President of Digital Experience at Texas Health Resources, about how they create a connected ecosystem to provide a seamless digital experience for patients wherever they are through digital channels that includes virtual health. San Banerjee believes It is important to understand how tech enables healthcare keeping people and processes in mind.

Texas Health Resources completed 100,000 virtual visits in the first ninety days of the pandemic. San says that as we move forward in healthcare, people will get accustomed to using virtual care delivery mechanisms, which will increase its acceptance further. San defines digital front doors as an access mechanism for patients to get services they are looking for. On the other hand, from a consumer perspective, it is all about managing the consumer point of view to access the services that providers can offer.

Healthcare is not just about technology; it is a people-based business. San advises digital health startups to understand how technology enables the healthcare business while keeping in mind people and processes. Take a listen.

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The Big Unlock: San Banerjee, VP of Digital Experience at Texas Health Resources

Stay up to date on current trends in healthcare's digital transformation. Featuring C-suite executives from the healthcare and technology sectors, podcast hosts Rohit Mahajan and Ritu M. Uberoy discuss how they are driving digital health innovation and leveraging emerging technologies to create the healthcare experiences of the future.

About the hosts:

Rohit Mahajan, Managing Partner and CEO, Damo and BigRio: Rohit is an entrepreneur and a leader in the information technology and software industry. His focus lies in the field of artificial intelligence and digital transformation for healthcare clients. His recently published full length book,  Quantum Care, A Deep Dive into AI for Health Delivery and Research has been trending #1 in several categories on Amazon. Rohit is a Wharton School Fellow and a graduate from the Harvard Business School. You can follow and connect with him on https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmahaj/

Ritu M. Uberoy, Managing Partner at Damo and BigRio has over twenty-five years of experience in the software and information technology industry in the United States and in India. She established Saviance Technologies in India and has been involved in the delivery of several successful software projects and products to clients in various industry segments.
You can follow and connect with her on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritu-m-uberoy/

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