Giving Voice to Innovation: Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal on AI, EHRs, and Human-Centered Design
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Show Notes
In this episode of QuickHITs, we sit down with Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal, Health IT Clinical Director and Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, to explore how voice technology and AI are reshaping clinical workflows.
Dr. Yaa shares her work leading the development of Vanderbilt's EHR voice assistant, Viva, and how tools like ambient documentation and LLMs are helping clinicians spend less time in the EHR and more time with patients.She also discusses the importance of designing tech that enhances, not replaces, the human connection in care, and how we can ensure digital health innovations remain equitable and effective.