How AI Is Altering the Doctor-Patient Paradigm and the Increasing Responsibility of Data Owners

As AI begins to infiltrate healthcare, the general methodology of how a patient is treated will begin to shift. No longer will a patient be treated by the physician alone but they will need to learn how to interact and trust algorithms. A step further, companies will begin (and have been) contacting physicians based upon algorithms analyzing EHR of their patients. This talk will discuss the implications the healthcare industry will have to address as AI becomes more of a reality and whether our system is set up to support this new paradigm.

Adam is the Data Science Lead at Biogen, where he works on optimizing commercial outcomes through marketing, patient outreach and field force infrastructure utilizing data science and predictive analytics. Biogen is a leader in the treatment and research of neurological diseases for 40 years. Prior to being commercial lead, Adam was part of their Digital Health team where he worked on next generation application of wearable and neurological tests. Holding a PhD in genomics, he also teaches management skills for data science and big data initiatives at Boston College.