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TDP 173: Emory Healthcare鈥檚 CMIO Dr. Nitu Kashyap: Scaling AI Scribes System-Wide, Training the Next Generation of Clinicians to use AI, and Making CDS Work in 5 Seconds or Less

April 3, 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. Nitu Kashyap, CMIO at Emory Healthcare, about "Scaling AI Scribes System-Wide, Training the Next Generation of Clinicians to use AI, Making CDS Work in 5 Seconds or Less, and more..." Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

  • Dr. Nitu Kashyap, CMIO聽at Emory Healthcare
  • Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO at 国产传媒

Episode 173 - Show Notes:

[00:00:07] Episode preview

[00:04:11] Drawn to Medicine by Problem Solving & Human Connection

[00:05:43] From EHR Volunteer to Fellowship: A Leap of Faith into Informatics

[00:09:11] Are Trainees Choosing Informatics? Not yet.

[00:11:29] Informatics as a Skillset鈥擭ot Just a Credential

[00:16:10] Emory鈥檚 System-Wide AI Scribe Rollout: A 鈥淟et the Market Decide鈥 Approach

[00:20:54] Specialties Adopted AI Scribes More Than Expected

[00:21:49] Why Emory Started With Specialties Before Primary Care

[00:23:53] What鈥檚 Next for AI? Surfacing Hidden Insights, Not Replacing Decisions

[00:27:11] Don鈥檛 Forget the Fundamentals in an AI World

[00:36:13] Keep CDS Simple鈥擱eally Simple

[00:39:10] Communicating Complex Tech? Use Analogies

[00:43:39] Overlooked Digital Equity Barrier: Network Access, Not Devices

Fast 5 Lightning Round:

  1. What is your favorite book or book you鈥檝e gifted the most?
    Nudge by Richard H. Thaler
  2. If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be?
    "I鈥檇 love to compartmentalize my brain."
  3. Would you rather have Super strength, super speed, or the ability to read people鈥檚 minds?
    Mind reading.
  4. What is something in healthcare you believe that others might find insane?
    "We鈥檙e healthcare firefighters鈥攚e run into problems instead of away from them."
  5. What is the last movie or TV show you saw, and what did you think of it?
    Trauma Code (Korean drama)

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TDP 173: Emory Healthcare鈥檚 CMIO Dr. Nitu Kashyap: Scaling AI Scribes System-Wide, Training the Next Generation of Clinicians to use AI, and Making CDS Work in 5 Seconds or Less

Posted by:
seamless
on
April 3, 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. Nitu Kashyap, CMIO at Emory Healthcare, about "Scaling AI Scribes System-Wide, Training the Next Generation of Clinicians to use AI, Making CDS Work in 5 Seconds or Less, and more..." Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

  • Dr. Nitu Kashyap, CMIO聽at Emory Healthcare
  • Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO at 国产传媒

Episode 173 - Show Notes:

[00:00:07] Episode preview

[00:04:11] Drawn to Medicine by Problem Solving & Human Connection

[00:05:43] From EHR Volunteer to Fellowship: A Leap of Faith into Informatics

[00:09:11] Are Trainees Choosing Informatics? Not yet.

[00:11:29] Informatics as a Skillset鈥擭ot Just a Credential

[00:16:10] Emory鈥檚 System-Wide AI Scribe Rollout: A 鈥淟et the Market Decide鈥 Approach

[00:20:54] Specialties Adopted AI Scribes More Than Expected

[00:21:49] Why Emory Started With Specialties Before Primary Care

[00:23:53] What鈥檚 Next for AI? Surfacing Hidden Insights, Not Replacing Decisions

[00:27:11] Don鈥檛 Forget the Fundamentals in an AI World

[00:36:13] Keep CDS Simple鈥擱eally Simple

[00:39:10] Communicating Complex Tech? Use Analogies

[00:43:39] Overlooked Digital Equity Barrier: Network Access, Not Devices

Fast 5 Lightning Round:

  1. What is your favorite book or book you鈥檝e gifted the most?
    Nudge by Richard H. Thaler
  2. If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be?
    "I鈥檇 love to compartmentalize my brain."
  3. Would you rather have Super strength, super speed, or the ability to read people鈥檚 minds?
    Mind reading.
  4. What is something in healthcare you believe that others might find insane?
    "We鈥檙e healthcare firefighters鈥攚e run into problems instead of away from them."
  5. What is the last movie or TV show you saw, and what did you think of it?
    Trauma Code (Korean drama)

The Digital Patient has been recognized as Feedspot's . Thank you to our listeners for making this happen!

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