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Topic

How can we assess the impact machine learning and AI have had on healthcare? Reflections from use cases in the industry

Abstract

The potential for artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare is immense. With a growing liquidity of various data sources as well as enhancements in computer processing power, the healthcare industry is anxiously waiting to see how advanced analytics can transform and improve patient care. This talk aims to shed light on how far we have really evolved as an industry, how much further we have to go and what examples we can point to that demonstrate how novel analytic methods have tangibly improved healthcare outcomes.

Profile

Arnaub is a Senior Expert in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Products group at McKinsey & Company. Additionally, he serves as Lecturer in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University and is Teaching Associate in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. In his capacity at McKinsey, he works extensively with pharmaceutical and technology companies on their digital, data and analytic efforts. Previously, he served as Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Merck where he led ventures and partnerships with academic medical centers, payers and technology companies around the novel use of health data and analytics in improving patient care. Prior to Merck, he worked for the Obama Administration serving as an advisor to former Chief Technology Officers Todd Park and Bryan Sivak at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). At HHS, he co-led efforts for the Health Data Initiative, designed the www.healthdata.gov platform, and launched the Innovation Fellows Program. At HHS, he also worked in the Secretary's Office as a lead policy analyst on healthcare fraud and abuse policy initiatives around the Affordable Care Act. Prior to government service, he spent a number of years as a strategy consultant at Deloitte Consulting, advising hospitals, payers and state governments on how to navigate financial and policy challenges. He holds graduate degrees in health administration (MHA) and public administration (MPA) from Cornell University and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.