Mika Newton speaks with Dr. Nigam Shah, a Stanford professor and Chief Data Scientist at Stanford Healthcare, about AI’s role in healthcare. They discuss evaluating AI’s impact on patient care, the challenges of benchmarking AI models, and the importance of using real-world data. The conversation explores how AI can enhance clinical decision-making, the need for well-defined research questions, and strategies for selecting the right data to improve healthcare outcomes.

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00:00 AI's Impact on Patient Care
02:26 Challenges in Benchmark Standards
03:38 Defining Tasks for Language Models
05:40 Real-World Data and Language Models
07:04 Importance of Defining Research Questions

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— ABOUT AI AND HEALTHCARE —
AI and Healthcare—with Mika Newton and Dr. Sanjay Juneja, is an engaging interview series featuring world-renowned leaders shaping the intersection of artificial intelligence and medicine. Discover how AI is transforming healthcare today, addressing real-world challenges and improving patient outcomes.

This series caters to anyone's listening style with bite-sized, commute-friendly insights and full-length interviews. Join co-hosts Mika Newton, CEO of xCures, and Dr. Sanjay Juneja, a globally recognized oncologist and AI thought leader at Tempus AI, as they explore cutting-edge innovations with industry pioneers.

— ABOUT DR NIGAM SHAH —
Dr. Nigam Shah is Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, and Chief Data Scientist for Stanford Health Care. His research group analyzes multiple types of health data (EHR, Claims, Wearables, Weblogs, and Patient blogs), to answer clinical questions, generate insights, and build predictive models for the learning health system. At Stanford Healthcare, he leads artificial intelligence and data science efforts for advancing the scientific understanding of disease, improving the practice of clinical medicine and orchestrating the delivery of health care.

Dr. Shah is an inventor on eight patents and patent applications, has authored over 200 scientific publications and has co-founded three companies. Dr. Shah was elected into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) in 2015 and was inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) in 2016. He holds an MBBS from Baroda Medical College, India, a PhD from Penn State University and completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University.

— ABOUT MIKA NEWTON —
With over 25 years of leadership experience in life sciences, Mika Newton is the CEO of xCures, a health technology company that has created an AI-enabled, medical records data structuring platform.

Mika is an expert in healthcare data management, with a focus on data completeness and universality. Mika is on the editorial board of AI in Precision Oncology and has a proven track record of bringing transformative technologies to market and fostering innovation.   / mikanewton  

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