Exploring the Limitations and Future Potential of Health Data from Smartwatches and Genome Sequencing

Today’s guest is Dr. Dan Elton, a Data Scientist at the Mass General Brigham Data Science Office. He’s also a fellow at the Foresight Institute and previously served as a staff scientist at the National Institutes of Health. Dan returns to the Emerj podcast platform following his appearance on the ‘AI in Business’ podcast to clarify his vision for what he sees as the future of ‘preventative care’ as healthcare workflows fuse with advanced technologies. Throughout the episode, Dr. Elton clarifies the industry trends and market forces keeping the sector locked in a ‘reactive’ status quo and specifically how healthcare leaders can leverage new AI capabilities to build proactive approaches to patient care through new systems. If you’ve enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!