Paths of Curiosity in an AI World: AI in Healthcare - People, Data, & Decisions with Erin Holve, PhD, MPH, MPP

AI in Healthcare: The Data Behind the Decisions — Who Owns Your Health Information? with Dr. Erin Holve, PhD, MPH, MPPYour health data is being used to build the future of medicine. Dr. Erin Holve helped write the rules to make sure that future still belongs to you.In this episode of Paths of Curiosity in an AI World, we continue our AI and Healthcare mini-series with Dr. Erin Holve, a health services researcher, methodologist, and policy architect who has spent over two decades turning raw health data into evidence that actually improves care. From helping draft the original HIPAA privacy notice practices to shaping the data quality standards that make AI research trustworthy, Dr. Holve has been quietly building the infrastructure that makes modern healthcare AI possible.Dr. Holve pulls back the curtain on what health services research actually is — and why its messy, multi-disciplinary nature makes it one of the most dynamic fields you've never heard of. She explains the promise and the tension at the heart of the "learning health system" — the idea that every doctor's visit you've ever had could, in theory, contribute to better care for millions — and why commercial interests and fragmented data systems keep that vision just out of reach.She also gets candid about something few guests address directly: when you type your symptoms into a chatbot, that information may not be protected the way your doctor's records are. And as AI tools go mainstream in healthcare, that gap is becoming one of the most important policy questions of our time.In this episode, we explore:What health services research is and why it sits at the intersection of biology, economics, policy, and public healthHow AI is — and isn't — changing day-to-day research work (and why fundamentals still matter most)What a "learning health system" means, and the data privacy tensions standing in its wayWhy the language we use to talk about patient rights changed real-world decisions — and continues to todayWhat blockchain, open science, and content ownership have to do with your generation's career in AIThe three human skills — plus one book recommendation — Dr. Holve says will matter most by 2035This episode is a reminder that behind every AI model in healthcare, there are researchers, policymakers, and advocates making sure the data is clean, the questions are right, and the people those decisions affect actually have a voice.Resources:1. Future Jobs Map: https://pathsofcuriosity.com/Future_Jobs_Map_-_AI_in_Healthcare.htm2. Student Self-Discovery - What's Your Spark :https://pathsofcuriosity.com/whats_your_spark_quiz.htmlPaths of Curiosity in an AI World Exploring tomorrow’s careers through the lens of AI Follow us: @pathsofcuriosityWebsite: https://pathsofcuriosity.com/Youtube: youtube.com/@PathsofCuriosityX: https://x.com/PathsCuriosityLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paths-of-curiosity-in-an-ai-world-2117803aa/