FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
CHRIS HEMPHILL
VP , Applied AI and Growth at Actium Health , Chris Hemphill discusses the company ’ s approach to healthcare and the issues with bias in artificial intelligence ( AI ) algorithms . Hemphill also shares their insights into the benefits AI can bring to healthcare and how to tackle bias in algorithms .
Q . CAN YOU TALK ME THROUGH ACTIUM HEALTH AND THE SERVICES IT PROVIDES ?
» Actium Health is a healthcare analytics company . There are tonnes of healthcare analytics companies out there . So what is the difference ? The focus at Actium Health is not just on providing data and saying , “ Hey , here ' s an analysis of your market , or here ' s what these patients look like .” The real purpose is on what actions you should take based on the prediction given . We look at the types of engagements we should do to help these patients to proactively manage their health care . It ' s about the actions that people take rather than just providing analytics and predictions .
Q . CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES ?
» It ' s my job to help healthcare leaders understand what approaches , what algorithms and what models they should be using to best meet their strategic needs and do the best for their patient populations . What does this include ? Well , it includes a lot of communications with clients , but it also includes working with our data science team on some of the algorithms . I also host a podcast called Hello Healthcare , where we look at the intersection between various aspects of healthcare strategy , such as the rise
22 December 2021