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The Healthcare Data Room Ep. 1: Dr. Mark Sendak, Pragmatic Adoption of Innovation in Healthcare


Mark Sendak is one-of-a-kind and a thought leader in the pragmatic development and deployment of AI and machine learning in healthcare. This is a must listen for those looking to drive innovation through advanced technologies within health systems.

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Episode timestamps:
0:00: Welcome to the Healthcare Data Room
2:15: Introduction of Mark Sendak, MD
6:00: Mark talks about the Duke Institute for Health Innovation
8:40: Mark discusses his journey to the intersection of healthcare and data science
13:45: Mark’s views on opportunities of AI and machine learning in healthcare
18:20: The importance and value of data in healthcare
21:50: Misconceptions of they hype around AI in healthcare
23:10: Focusing on the right things
25:30: Importance of foundational issues to solving problems with data
29:30: Mark talks about Health AI Partnership’s goals and activities
41:00: Mark discusses the Senate Finance Committee hearing on AI in Healthcare
42:30: How to get involved with Health AI Partnership
43:50: Will’s mom gets recruited into healthcare AI
44:30: Mark’s advice to early careerists
47:15: Mark’s recommendation for future guests