Bridging Technology and Compassionate Care with Dr. Jake Lancaster

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Episode Overview: 

Bridging technology and innovation that unlocks and empowers compassionate care is a passion that drives many of today's pioneers in the healthcare industry. 

Our next guest, Dr. Jake Lancaster, embodies this spirit as the Chief Medical Information Officer at Baptist Memorial Health Care. 

With a unique blend of medical expertise and informatics knowledge, Jake is at the forefront of leveraging technology to enhance patient care and clinician experiences. 

From implementing virtual scribes to navigating the complexities of AI integration, he's tackling the industry's most pressing challenges. 

While together, Jake also shares his journey of being the author of "The Matter of Medicine," and why he enjoys bringing his creative perspective to healthcare transformation.

Join us as we explore how Baptist Memorial Health Care and Dr. Jake Lancaster is embracing cutting-edge solutions to reduce administrative burden, improve efficiency, and ultimately bring more joy back to medical practice for clinicians and patients. Let’s go! 

Episode Highlights:

• Jake's journey from aspiring cardiologist to CMIO, driven by his passion for healthcare leadership and technology's growing role in medicine.
• The rapid adoption of AI-powered virtual scribes across healthcare systems, saving physicians 30 minutes to 2 hours daily and bringing joy back to medical practice.
• Baptist Memorial Health Care's focus on serving diverse communities across three states, including urban and rural areas with underserved populations.
• Jake's unique approach to exploring healthcare challenges through fiction, resulting in his book "The Matter of Medicine," which reimagines King Arthur's tale in a hospital setting.
• The ongoing challenge of funding innovative healthcare solutions within the current payment system, highlighting the need for systemic changes to support technological advancements.

About our Guest: 

Dr. Jake Lancaster is the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) for Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation and Chief Medical Officer for the Baptist Medical Group. He also continues to practice as an internist part-time for the Baptist Medical Group (BMG). 

Dr. Lancaster completed his undergraduate degree in physics at the University of Mississippi and Sally McDonald Barksdale Honors College, where he was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He earned his medical degree at the University of Mississippi, where he served as student body president and was inducted into the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. He then went on to complete an internal medicine residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he simultaneously completed a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from the UAB School of Health Related Professions. 

After residency, he pursued a fellowship in the field of Clinical Informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and earned an additional Master’s degree in Applied Clinical Informatics from Vanderbilt University. After completing fellowship, he went on to be the Chief Medical Information Officer at West Tennessee Healthcare in Jackson, TN, where he practiced as an outpatient internal medicine physician and hospitalist. 

He is board certified in internal medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine and clinical informatics through the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Physicians...