58. AI tools at the Point of Care to Streamline Clinician Workflows with Kelly Sager

In this episode, host Sandy Vance chats with Kelly Sager, the VP & GM, CDS Solutions Business Unit, at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher OpCo. Kelly is building and leading a team to deliver artificial intelligence, machine-learning solutions, and clinical decision support to emergency department clinicians.  There has been a pivot in recent years, to an at-market environment and the symbiotic relationship that it creates between health systems and the industry by providing best-of-breed solutions. They talk about how Kelly and her team have made digital AI tools that seamlessly integrate into clinician workflows. These tools will have been and will continue to revolutionize patient care.  In this episode, they talk about: How Beckman Coulter Diagnostics' digital AI tools integrate into clinician workflows. How SMART on FHIR enables an integration with major electronic health records by using HL7 FHIR to pull information Why data sharing enabled through the 21st Century Cures Act has allowed clinical processes like Emergency Department triage to evolve Beckman Coulter’s current and upcoming offerings for provider organizations The potential of generative AI in revolutionizing the healthcare industry, and the importance of thorough vetting despite the absence of standardized "guardrails" A Little About Kelly: Kelly Sager is a technology business leader with over 20 years' experience developing and commercializing healthcare IT solutions, including a decade as an intrapreneur establishing and leading high-tech startups at GE, Becton Dickinson, and Danaher.  Kelly specializes in launching and scaling innovative new technologies, with expertise in AI/ML, software as a medical device, EHR-integration, software engineering, new product development, and commercial strategy.   Kelly currently serves as Vice President and General Manager of the Clinical Decision Support Solutions business unit at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company. At Danaher, Kelly spearheaded the acquisition of research-backed predictive AI solutions and led Beckman Coulter’s expansion into AI-enabled diagnostic and prognostic solutions. She is leading a team dedicated to helping healthcare providers leverage AI to improve productivity, care quality, and healthcare equity.   Kelly holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Michigan and an MBA in Marketing Management from Northwestern University.