Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Dr. Yasir Tarabichi, CHAIO, CMIO of Ovatient, MetroHealth
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Dec 15, 2025 Dr. Yasir Tarabichi is a physician informaticist and pulmonary/critical care clinician, serving as Chief Health AI Officer at MetroHealth. He talks about the responsible deployment of enterprise AI solutions, emphasizing the balance between innovation and operational needs. Yasir discusses impactful AI use cases, like predictive AI for sepsis and the importance of equity. He also dives into ambient AI to alleviate clinician burden and streamline documentation, highlighting the significance of strategic problem-solving in technology adoption.
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Clinician-First AI Leadership
- Yasir Tarabichi identifies as a physician informaticist balancing clinical practice with informatics leadership.
- He frames the CHAIO role as stewarding health innovations responsibly with ROI and outcome monitoring.
Sepsis Predictive AI In Production
- MetroHealth has used predictive AI for years with sepsis as a flagship use case.
- They measure models for accuracy, fairness, and equitable implementations across their safety-net population.
Enterprise-Scale Over Point Solutions
- Generative AI creates opportunity but also amplifies risks for safety, reliability, and wasted spend.
- MetroHealth focuses on enterprise-wide, multi-domain solutions rather than narrow point products.