Meet Elazer Edelman

Elazer R. Edelman, M.D., Ph.D., is the Edward J. Poitras Professor in Medical Engineering and Science at MIT, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Senior Attending Physician in the coronary care unit at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Key Insights:

Dr. Edelman works at the intersection of the physical sciences and medicine to improve healthcare.

Key Intersections. Dr. Edelman believes that clinical work, scientific research, and engineering must all come together to keep the medical profession on track.

Explaining and Receiving Feedback. Physician-scientists have an obligation to explain their methods and then to listen carefully to feedback to ensure widespread understanding.

How to spur Innovation? Create communities where people feel safe and secure saying that they don’t know—and then let them investigate. 
 

This episode was made possible by our partnership with Edwards Lifesciences.

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Read more about Dr. Edelman

Learn about the Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

Meet the Guests:

This episode features three leaders previously interviewed on The Gary Bisbee Show. John Glaser, Ph.D., is an Executive in Resident at Harvard Medical School and recently published “Advanced Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare.” Kevin B. Mahoney is chief executive officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, a pillar of the Penn Medicine enterprise. Sean Lane is the CEO of Olive and CEO of Circulo Health. Previously, he was an Intelligence Officer for the National Security Agency. 

Key Insights:

Many of healthcare’s key leaders are making a deliberate effort to understand the uses of A.I.

• No Gimmick. In the race to produce technology that “wows,” the market may be flood with flashy products that don’t produce better results. Leaders need to be discerning about A.I.

• Who Buys A.I.? According to John Glaser, nobody buys A.I. – instead, people buy products that have been made more reliable and effective by their incorporation of the new technology. 

• What is A.I. for? Ultimately, A.I. is useful to the extent that it frees up human capacity, so that healthcare can be more human than it ever has been. 

Relevant Links:

Listen to John Glaser’s full episode

Listen to Kevin B. Mahoney’s full episode

Listen to Sean Lane’s full episode

Meet Warner Thomas

Warner L. Thomas is president and CEO of Sutter Health, a Northern California based not-for-profit integrated health system that cares for more than 3 million patients in one of the most diverse and innovative regions of the country. A grounded-yet-visionary leader, Thomas has demonstrated the capability to navigate the dynamic healthcare landscape at every level — from outstanding patient care to organizational strategy to public policy at both the state and national levels.

Key Insights:

Warner Thomas believes that communication and transparency are key to an organization’s success.

Can we prepare for everything? Warner Thomas worked in a leadership position during Hurricane Katrina and concluded: “there will always be things you don’t anticipate.” 

New Leadership. When starting a new leadership position, make an effort to communicate with every level. Talk to nurses, to clinicians, to support staff. 

Training is key. Mr. Thomas believes the workforce challenge facing healthcare can only be solved by creating a dependable talent pipeline.
 

This episode was made possible by our partnership with Edwards Lifesciences.

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Read more about Sutter Health

Read about Warner Thomas