Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care

Hear experts speak about strategies to ensure emerging technologies strengthen relationships and team-based primary care, while also reducing administrative burden and maintaining security.

  •  Anil Jain, MD, VP & Chief Health Information Officer, Watson Health at IBM
  •  Steven Waldren, MD,  Vice President & Chief Medical Informatics Officer at American Academy of Family Physicians
  •  Lisa Bari, MPH, MBA, Health IT and Interoperability Lead, CMS Innovation Center
  •  Moderator: Julie Schilz, Senior Director, Commercial Health Innovation, Mathematica Policy Research

 

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Anil K. Jain, MD, FACP

Chief Innovation Officer, Innovaccer
Dr. Jain is Chief Innovation Officer at Innovaccer, a PCC Executive Member. Previously he was VP and Chief Health Informatics Officer at IBM Watson Health, where he focused on the intersection of information technology, informatics, clinical medicine and innovation, He was Co-Founder, Senior VP and Chief Medical Officer of Explorys, Inc., formed in 2009 based on innovations that he developed while at the Cleveland Clinic. In April 2015, Explorys was acquired by IBM as an integral component of the newly formed Watson Health business unit. In 2017, he was appointed by Congress to the Federal Health IT Advisory Committee established by the 21st Century Cures Act. read more

Julie Schilz, BSN, MBA

Senior Director, Commercial Health Innovation, Mathematica
Julie Schilz leads Mathematica's efforts in private sector health offerings and business development. Schilz brings considerable executive experience in the private sector and clinical expertise. In particular, Schilz has a broad knowledge base of care management, quality improvement, value-based reimbursement programs, and medical home initiatives, including those led by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.   read more

Lisa Bari, MBA, MPH

Health IT Lead, CMS
Lisa Bari is the health IT lead in the Seamless Care Models Group at the CMS Innovation Center. Lisa's background combines health policy, health IT, and more than a decade of technology-focused marketing and communications strategy. Prior to entering public service at CMS, Lisa was the executive head of marketing and growth at Practice Fusion, the primary care EHR. She earned an MPH in health policy and public health leadership from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an MBA from Purdue University. At CMS, Lisa wrote and implemented health IT policies for the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Model, a unique payment and delivery system model for 3,000 primary care practices across America. read more

Steven E. Waldren, MD, MS

VP and Chief Medical Informatics Officer, American Academy of Family Physicians
Steven E. Waldren, MD, MS is the VP and Chief Medical Informatics Officer at the American Academy of Family Physicians. He is a nationally recognized expert in health information technology and has over 15 years of experience. Prior to joining the AAFP, Dr. Waldren was a National Library of Medicine Medical Informatics Postdoctoral Fellow at the Univ. of Missouri, Columbia; at which time, Dr. Waldren earned a master’s degree in Medical Informatics.  Dr. Waldren is also a residency trained family physician.    read more
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