Workshop: Transformative Impact of Applied AI on Health Outcomes

IRI, Ochsner Health, Tulane, and LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans hosted a workshop on the Transformative Impact of Applied AI on Health Outcomes on Tuesday, April 23 at the Ochsner Health Center for Academic Excellence.

The meeting objectives included:

- Understanding the health challenges with care fragmentation, gaps that contribute to poor decisions and thereby leading to unfavorable health outcomes, including but not limited to transitions of care, patient engagement, patient monitoring, health disparities, and access to rural healthcare.

- Showcasing Ongoing AI/ML Research: Groups presented ongoing and pertinent research endeavors in the various topics of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with respect to how to make AI explainable, how we improve methods to measure patient behavior, how to build AI on top of fragmented infrastructure.

- Identifying Synergies: Explore potential synergies between AI expertise and addressing the challenges impeding optimal health outcomes.

Participation from Industry:
Ochsner Health
Google
CGI
Haltian Inc.
ONE TELEMED LLC (Telemedicine)
Medtronic
Louisiana Department of Health (Medicaid) & (Office of Public Health)
Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOL)
Louisiana Public Health Institute

Academic Institutions Participation:
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Tulane University
Georgia Institute of Technology
LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans
University of Florida

Thanks to our amazing speakers, presenters, and panelists for an outstanding workshop. We are excited to arrange a follow-up meeting to kick-start collaboration.

For more information, visit ai4healthoutcomes.org