Episode #3: Next-Gen Healthcare: Harnessing Technology and Evidence for Better Medicine with Niraj Sehgal, Stanford Health Care

In this episode, Dr. Rajesh Dash, PhD, MD, hosts Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH, the Chief Medical Officer at Stanford Health Care. During their conversation, Niraj reflects on how he leaned into a leadership role during the pandemic to inspire interprofessional teamwork and multidisciplinary partnerships across the Bay Area. He shares his commitment to the development of physician leaders, emphasizing the importance of autonomy, mastery, and purpose, and outlines his bold vision for incorporating machine learning and automation tools into clinical care, integrating clinical trials and real-world evidence into the standard of care, and enhancing the accessibility and equity of healthcare services, irrespective of where patients live.

TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE:

• Implementation Challenges in Clinical Guidelines: Discusses the challenges of translating clinical research into practice, highlighting gaps between recommended and actual practices in medicine.
• Advancements in Real-World Evidence: Explores how real-world evidence is becoming a crucial element in the evolution of medical guidelines, potentially speeding up the process of their adoption in clinical settings.
• Technological Innovations in Medicine: Examines the role of new technologies in improving clinical decision-making, including the development and use of clinical decision support systems.
• Health Equity and Inclusion: Addresses initiatives to improve health equity and inclusion within clinical care and research, emphasizing the importance of involving underrepresented groups in clinical trials.
• How do you change the culture of healthcare practice?
• Harnessing machine learning and automation tools to proactively identify and manage patient risks and conditions.
• Integrating clinical trials into routine clinical care.