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TDP 164: NYU Langone Health's CMIO Dr. Paul Testa: How being a Lawyer made him a Different Type of CMIO, NYU's Approach to Generative AI, and Shifting the EHR from Inputs to Outputs in the Next Decade

January 27, 2025
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On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of 国产传媒, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Paul Testa, CMIO at NYU Langone Health, about "How being a Lawyer made him a Different Type of CMIO, NYU's Approach to Generative AI, Shifting the EHR from Inputs to Outputs in the Next Decade, and more..." Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

  • Dr. Paul Testa, Chief Medical Information Officer at NYU聽Langone Health
  • Dr. Joshua Liu (), Co-founder & CEO at 国产传媒

Episode 164 - Show Notes:

[00:00:07] Episode preview

[00:04:19] From Lawyer to Emergency Physician to CMIO

[00:07:41] Lessons from Healthcare Law Applied to Digital Transformation

[00:09:30] Respecting Unintended Consequences: How to Apply Generative AI聽Safely in Healthcare

[00:11:20] Piloting Ambient Documentation

[00:16:52] Generative AI at NYU Langone: Leaning in, Not Banning

[00:19:02] How AI聽Will Transform Healthcare Operations Over the Next Few Years

[00:23:32] Using Emojis to Reduce Notification Fatigue

[00:27:12] On Leadership and Governance

[00:33:29] On Personalizing Patient Care

[00:35:33] The Future of Input vs. Output in EHRs

[00:37:34] Adapting Ambient AI for Diverse Clinician Needs

[00:39:27] Legacy and Modernization: Balancing Innovation with Humanity

Fast 5 Lightning Round:

  1. Favorite Book or Book You鈥檝e Gifted the Most:
    Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.
  2. Person Dead or Alive You鈥檇 Love to Meet:
    His grandmother, an OB emergency nurse.
  3. Super strength, super speed, or mind reading:
    Super speed.
  4. Something in Healthcare You Believe in That Others Might Find Insane:
    When healthcare works well, it operates like a great restaurant or hotel.
  5. Last Film/TV聽Show:
    Wicked in 4D.

TDP 164: NYU Langone Health's CMIO Dr. Paul Testa: How being a Lawyer made him a Different Type of CMIO, NYU's Approach to Generative AI, and Shifting the EHR from Inputs to Outputs in the Next Decade

Posted by:
seamless
on
January 27, 2025

Subscribe on: | | | | |

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of 国产传媒, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Paul Testa, CMIO at NYU Langone Health, about "How being a Lawyer made him a Different Type of CMIO, NYU's Approach to Generative AI, Shifting the EHR from Inputs to Outputs in the Next Decade, and more..." Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

  • Dr. Paul Testa, Chief Medical Information Officer at NYU聽Langone Health
  • Dr. Joshua Liu (), Co-founder & CEO at 国产传媒

Episode 164 - Show Notes:

[00:00:07] Episode preview

[00:04:19] From Lawyer to Emergency Physician to CMIO

[00:07:41] Lessons from Healthcare Law Applied to Digital Transformation

[00:09:30] Respecting Unintended Consequences: How to Apply Generative AI聽Safely in Healthcare

[00:11:20] Piloting Ambient Documentation

[00:16:52] Generative AI at NYU Langone: Leaning in, Not Banning

[00:19:02] How AI聽Will Transform Healthcare Operations Over the Next Few Years

[00:23:32] Using Emojis to Reduce Notification Fatigue

[00:27:12] On Leadership and Governance

[00:33:29] On Personalizing Patient Care

[00:35:33] The Future of Input vs. Output in EHRs

[00:37:34] Adapting Ambient AI for Diverse Clinician Needs

[00:39:27] Legacy and Modernization: Balancing Innovation with Humanity

Fast 5 Lightning Round:

  1. Favorite Book or Book You鈥檝e Gifted the Most:
    Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.
  2. Person Dead or Alive You鈥檇 Love to Meet:
    His grandmother, an OB emergency nurse.
  3. Super strength, super speed, or mind reading:
    Super speed.
  4. Something in Healthcare You Believe in That Others Might Find Insane:
    When healthcare works well, it operates like a great restaurant or hotel.
  5. Last Film/TV聽Show:
    Wicked in 4D.

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