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TDP 161: City of Hope’s Associate CMIO Dr. Finly Zachariah: AI for Palliative Care, Gaps in Palliative Care Today and Spinning Out a Startup From a Hospital to Solve Them

January 16, 2025
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On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of ɫֱ, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Finly Zachariah, Associate CMIO at City of Hope, and CMO at , about "AI for Palliative Care, Gaps in Palliative Care Today and Spinning Out a Startup From a Hospital to Solve Them, and more..." Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

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Guest(s):

  • Dr. Finly Zachariah (), Associate CMIO at City of Hope, and CMO at Empower Hope
  • Dr. Joshua Liu (), Co-founder & CEO at ɫֱ

Episode 161 - Show Notes:

[00:00:07] Episode preview

[00:03:52] From Family Medicine to Palliative Care: Finding Fulfillment in Patient Connection

[00:06:08] The Genesis for Empower Hope

[00:12:00] The Mission of Empower Hope: Capturing and Acting on Patient Preferences

[00:15:48] Challenges in Documenting and Honoring Patient Preferences

[00:17:57] Using AI for Prognostication and Goals of Care Conversations

[00:26:24] Overcoming Barriers to Scaling Innovations in Palliative Care

[00:34:09] Lessons Learned as a Clinician-Entrepreneur

[00:38:56] Policy Changes to Improve End-of-Life Care

Fast 5 Lightning Round:

  1. Favorite Book or Book You’ve Gifted the Most:
    Good to Great by Jim Collins.
  2. Person Dead or Alive You’d Love to Meet:
    Jesus Christ.
  3. Super strength, super speed, or mind reading:
    Super speed.
  4. Something in Healthcare You Believe in That Others Might Find Insane:
    Patient preferences driving care.
  5. Last Film/TV Show:
    I Can Only Imagine.

TDP 161: City of Hope’s Associate CMIO Dr. Finly Zachariah: AI for Palliative Care, Gaps in Palliative Care Today and Spinning Out a Startup From a Hospital to Solve Them

Posted by:
seamless
on
January 16, 2025

Subscribe on: | | | | |

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of ɫֱ, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Finly Zachariah, Associate CMIO at City of Hope, and CMO at , about "AI for Palliative Care, Gaps in Palliative Care Today and Spinning Out a Startup From a Hospital to Solve Them, and more..." Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

  • Dr. Finly Zachariah (), Associate CMIO at City of Hope, and CMO at Empower Hope
  • Dr. Joshua Liu (), Co-founder & CEO at ɫֱ

Episode 161 - Show Notes:

[00:00:07] Episode preview

[00:03:52] From Family Medicine to Palliative Care: Finding Fulfillment in Patient Connection

[00:06:08] The Genesis for Empower Hope

[00:12:00] The Mission of Empower Hope: Capturing and Acting on Patient Preferences

[00:15:48] Challenges in Documenting and Honoring Patient Preferences

[00:17:57] Using AI for Prognostication and Goals of Care Conversations

[00:26:24] Overcoming Barriers to Scaling Innovations in Palliative Care

[00:34:09] Lessons Learned as a Clinician-Entrepreneur

[00:38:56] Policy Changes to Improve End-of-Life Care

Fast 5 Lightning Round:

  1. Favorite Book or Book You’ve Gifted the Most:
    Good to Great by Jim Collins.
  2. Person Dead or Alive You’d Love to Meet:
    Jesus Christ.
  3. Super strength, super speed, or mind reading:
    Super speed.
  4. Something in Healthcare You Believe in That Others Might Find Insane:
    Patient preferences driving care.
  5. Last Film/TV Show:
    I Can Only Imagine.

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