MIT Sloan Health Systems Initiative - Lunch Series with Doug Williams, Part 2
E62-550
100 Main Street, Cambridge, MA United States
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Part 2: Government’s Role and Outlook - “Igniting the FHIR”
Wednesday Nov. 1
Location: E62-550
Time: 11:30am - 1pm
Lunch will be provided in person.
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Speaker:
Aneesh Chopra, Co-Founder & President, CareJourney, Author, Innovative State
In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed Chopra as the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States. In this position, he was responsible for promoting innovation and using technology to address various national challenges. Chopra played a key role in initiatives such as the Health Data Initiative, which aimed to make health information more accessible to the public, “sparking” the healthcare data interoperability efforts via FHIR.
In 2014, Chopra authored The Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government. Chopra became the co-founder and president of CareJourney.
Moderators:
Anne Quaadgras, Director, MIT Sloan Health Systems Initiative
Doug Williams, Product Lead, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
Aneesh will be participating live via Zoom. Anne and Doug will be in person.
This is part 2 of a 3-part series; attend any or all
Part 3: Nov 15 - What This Means for Innovators: Cloud, Generative AI, Genomics
Speakers
Anne Quaadgras
Director
MIT Sloan Health Systems Initiative
Anne Quaadgras is the Director of the MIT Sloan Health Systems Initiative and a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan.
Her work focuses on health systems transformation, and the role of information technology in supporting that change.
Prior to her doctoral work, Anne was a management consultant for fifteen years, specializing in improving decision-making and investment processes in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and financial services industries.
She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in chemical engineering from MIT. Anne earned her doctorate in information systems at Boston University, where her dissertation research explored how globally distributed groups of experts recognize and respond to operational problems.
Aneesh Chopra
Co-Founder & President
CareJourney
Author, Innovative State
In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed Chopra as the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States. In this position, he was responsible for promoting innovation and using technology to address various national challenges. Chopra played a key role in initiatives such as the Health Data Initiative, which aimed to make health information more accessible to the public, “sparking” the healthcare data interoperability efforts via FHIR.
In 2014, Chopra authored The Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government. Chopra became the co-founder and president of CareJourney.
Aneesha Chopra on Wikipedia
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Co-hosted with: Healthcare Club, Health Systems Initiative (OWNER)
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