CIO Podcast - Episode 33: Healthcare AI with Steve Hess

For the 33rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Steve Hess, CIO at UCHealth.  In this episode we dive into the topic of healthcare AI.  Hess shares whether he thinks AI is just a nice to have or whether it’s become a must have in healthcare.  Plus, he shares some practical insights into how healthcare organizations should be thinking about and embracing AI and machine learning.  He also shares some of the benefits of having an enterprise EHR where most of the data is stored and discusses their process for working with AI partners like their decision to work with LeanTaaS and why that was a good fit for their organization.  Finally, he shares what skills he thinks a CIO should be developing to be a leader in this new AI powered healthcare world. Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss on this episode: What’s the future of AI and ML in healthcare look like and what will it impact? Is it a nice to have or a must have? What should we be embracing now to make it happen? Do we have the data available to benefit from AI? Is it stuck in silos? How much do you feel AI should be an internal effort versus working with partners? How do you balance that? What skills should a CIO be developing to lead this new AI powered frontier? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the CIO Podcast by Healthcare IT Today. We release a new CIO Podcast every ~2 weeks. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: NOTE: We’ll be updating the links below as the various podcasting platforms approve the new podcast.  Check back soon to be able to subscribe on your favorite podcast application. Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Thanks for listening to the CIO Podcast on Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. We’d love to hear what you think of the podcast and if there are other healthcare CIO you’d like to see us have on the program. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post with @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. We appreciate you listening! Listen to the Latest Episodes