AI and ML in healthcare- Hype versus Reality

Healthcare is a target rich industry for the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI). With mounting cost pressures, shortage of physicians and nurses, increasing healthcare consumerism and emerging technologies the potential to apply AI in the healthcare industry is immense. Variety of reasons have hindered the robust adoption of AI capabilities in healthcare including, fragmented nature of the healthcare industry, tight regulations around patient privacy, siloed legacy systems and lack of evangelization of opportunity centric AI solutions. The quadruple aim goals of healthcare – cost, quality, access and clinician satisfaction provide a good starting point for targeted applications of AI.

Siddharth is a result oriented digital transformation professional, with over 14 years of technical and leadership experience in the healthcare industry. His passion is the use of healthcare technology to deliver consistent and insightful driven care for all consumers. Keys to Siddharth’s success in the digital transformation space have been his unwavering commitment to determine what the future looks like from a customer experience, his ability to efficiently execute core business decisions and to strategically elevate the technology landscape that will support a sustainable vision. In his most recent capacity as the System Director of the EPIC Clinical Optimization(ECO) Program of Providence Health and Services(PHS), Siddharth provided IT leadership to innovate, align and promote strategic priorities set by the Chief Medical/Nursing Information Officers and VP of Epic Applications. He directed all aspects of EPIC Clinical Optimization including program development, management and collaboration with all service areas and operational/technical stakeholders. Prior to PHS, Siddharth provided leadership and strategic oversight for the clinical application portfolio for University of California, San Francisco(UCSF), enterprise EHR systems (EpicCare and Ancillary systems). He led the implementation, stabilization and optimization of the EPIC application at UCSF. Siddharth has presented at national conferences and Epic User Group Meetings, speaking about operations and change management in complex healthcare organizations. He is associated with the local HIMSS chapter in the Pacific Northwest, periodically presenting on change management and digital transformation. Siddharth has multiple graduate degrees, including a Master of Science from Virginia Tech in Industrial & Systems Engineering as well as a Master of Chemical Engineering from University of Akron and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Gold Medalist and Honors) from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India.