Digitized Isn’t Digital: Dr. Michael Pfeffer on Redesigning Healthcare with AI
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
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Show Notes
Digitization was just the first step. True digital transformation in healthcare is only beginning.
Dr. Michael Pfeffer, Chief Information and Digital Officer at Stanford Health Care, shares how he and his team are moving beyond electronic health records to deliver real-time, AI-powered care. From building ChatEHR, a secure, embedded LLM interface, to developing Stanford’s FIRM framework for responsible AI, Pfeffer provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of the nation’s most advanced digital health systems.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
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Why “digitized” isn’t the same as “digital”
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How Stanford built the first integrated LLM in clinical workflows
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What makes healthcare AI safe, useful, and equitable
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Where AI adds real clinical value and where it doesn’t
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The vision behind precision health at scale