Show Notes

November 14, 2024: Dirk Stanley, CMIO at UConn Health, takes listeners through a journey of healthcare technology's profound evolution and its impact on patient care. How does a clinical informaticist balance IT complexities and medical nuances? And what challenges arise in standardizing medical terminology, especially when simple differences in words can shape a patient's treatment? Together with host Bill Russell, Dr. Stanley examines the need for precise data standards, the promise and pitfalls of AI in medical documentation, and how ambient listening and computer vision could redefine clinical workflows. 

Key Points:

• 00:33 Dirk Stanley's Career Journey
• 09:19 The Role of a CMIO
• 17:14 AI Implications
• 24:48 Data Management and Workflow Design

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