Bridging the Gap: The Last Mile of Healthcare with Bilal Mateen, Digital Square @ PATH

Episode 3: How do we meaningfully bridge policy and real impact at the last mile of healthcare. Shubs Upadhyay interviews Bilal Mateen, Executive Director of Digital Square at PATH about digital health challenges and successes in underserved communities. They explore the importance of safety, regulatory considerations, and the need for inclusive data sets and data infrastructure. The discussion also covers the role of community health workers and the impact of AI and large language models in healthcare.Addendum : [As of October 2024 Bilal is now Chief AI Officer at PATH]Key Topics:Digital Public Goods: Exploring how digital solutions can be accessible public goods.Health Data Poverty: Discussing how this issue affects global health equity.The importance of strong data infrastructureRegulatory challenges : Bilal explores some of the work that still needs to be doneAI in Healthcare: Insights on the use of AI and large language models to improve healthcare outcomes.Chapters:00:00 Introduction and Background05:06 Digital Public Goods07:04 How Health Data Poverty Plays Out08:59 Reaching the Last Mile of Healthcare15:47 AI and Large Language Models in Healthcare29:00 Investing in Data Science Ecosystems and Regulatory Frameworks32:59 More Global Representation in Regulation37:03 Considering Local Nuances in AI Deployment39:12 Divergent Approaches to Regulating LLMs45:28 Regulation of LLMs as Medical Devices48:40 Recommendations to Innovators about Healthcare RegulationLinks:AMIE paper by Alan Karthikesalingam et alDigitalsquare.orgAudere WebsiteViamo Canada Call CentreSiontis et al Paper on Diagnostic test comparisons