Ashis Barad, MD: Our mission with digital health is to provide guidance and choice to consumers in an easy, frictionless way

March 07, 2022 00:35:01
Ashis Barad, MD: Our mission with digital health is to provide guidance and choice to consumers in an easy, frictionless way
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Ashis Barad, MD: Our mission with digital health is to provide guidance and choice to consumers in an easy, frictionless way

Mar 07 2022 | 00:35:01

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Show Notes

In this episode, Dr. Ashis Barad, Clinical Lead, Digital Health at Baylor Scott & White Health, discusses their digital patient engagement journey, their highly rated best-in-class homegrown patient mobile app, and how they are creating a seamless digital experience for patients and consumers.

BS&W is the largest not-for-profit health system in Texas and is a pioneer in digital patient engagement. Dr. Barad discusses their focus on consumer expectations and consumer research at length and how that drives their digital investments. He discusses the challenges involved in gaining acceptance from clinicians for launching and implementing digital health, and the need to invest in ongoing research to understand consumer needs.

Dr. Barad talks about their digital investment priorities for 2022, their data and analytics partnership with the Truveta consortium, challenges with harnessing technology innovation, and how the talent shortage is impacting the pace of digital transformation. Take a listen.

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