The Crucial Role of Data in Providing Better Healthcare for All with Shahran Haider, AVP of Enterprise Information Management at NYC H+H
Aug 22, 2023
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Shahran Haider, AVP of Enterprise Information Management at NYC Health and Hospitals, discusses the importance of centralizing patient data and establishing trust in healthcare. They explore collecting data on social determinants of health, starting their partnership with Snowflake, major trends in data management and analytics (including AI and generative AI), the evolution of personal digital assistants, and the importance of quantifying the value of data for improving healthcare.
Data management and analytics strategy focuses on trust, consistency, and delivering tailored solutions to stakeholders.
Centralizing patient data in one platform enables efficient data sharing while maintaining integrity and security.
Deep dives
Overview of NYC Health and Hospitals
NYC Health and Hospitals is the largest municipal healthcare system in the US, providing a wide array of services to over a million patients annually. They offer care regardless of ability to pay, serving diverse populations with various healthcare conditions. Data collection is complex, involving coordination with multiple entities and partners, including virtual care systems and city agencies. They also focus on collecting social determinants of health data to provide holistic care.
Development of Data Management and Analytics Strategy
NYC Health and Hospitals developed a data management and analytics strategy to address the need for trust and consistency in data across the organization. The strategy focuses on data integrity, ensuring accurate and reliable data. They also aim to deliver different analytics solutions to various stakeholders based on their needs, adopting a product-oriented and customer-focused approach. The strategy includes building an enterprise data platform, enabling data sharing, and promoting data literacy throughout the organization.
Centralizing Data and Enhancing Data Sharing
Centralizing patient data in one platform is a key objective for NYC Health and Hospitals. By using the Snowflake Data Cloud, they can bring together data from various sources, including clinical systems, financial systems, and external partners. The centralized data platform enables efficient data sharing both within and outside the organization. The goal is to provide the right data to the right people at the right time, while maintaining data integrity and security.
The Future of Data Analytics in Healthcare
Looking forward, data analytics has the potential to revolutionize healthcare and society. Advancements in AI and generative AI can accelerate discoveries in healthcare, such as developing vaccines and personalized medicine. Data analytics can contribute to solving complex problems by providing insights, streamlining processes, and improving healthcare outcomes. However, caution is needed to ensure transparency, ethics, and accountability in AI-driven recommendations. Overall, the use of data analytics holds immense possibilities for transforming healthcare and addressing societal challenges.
In this episode, Shahran Haider, AVP of Enterprise Information Management at NYC Health and Hospitals, dives deep into his insights around data management and analytics for better healthcare outcomes, the importance of centralizing patient data and establishing trust, and poses the question, how can we make a real, meaningful impact for end users?
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