Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are powerful allies when working towards achieving health equity for everybody. In this episode, we hear Dr. Rowland Illing, the Chief Medical Officer and Director of International Public Sector Health for Amazon Web Services, talk about cloud computing and how health technology companies are moving their platforms to the cloud in order to fulfill their current needs.

Dr. Illing talks about the digitization of ambulatory data analytics and how monitoring could relieve burnout for healthcare workplaces and providers while democratizing patient access and simplifying care. In this episode, we learn about different cases and initiatives from health technology companies where the use of AI and ML in cloud computing is improving the health potential of all kinds of patients.

Tune in to this episode to listen about how cloud developments are the path to health equity!

About Dr. Rowland Illing:

Dr. Rowland Illing is the Chief Medical Officer and Director of International Public Sector Health for Amazon Web Services (AWS). He has responsibility for healthcare strategy and operations for AWS internationally, excluding the US & China. This encompasses healthcare providers, payors, and health technology companies. He is passionate about the delivery of person-centered care, increasing access, and improving outcomes at a lower cost by accelerating the digitization and utilization of healthcare data. Rowland, who trained in both Cambridge and Oxford Universities, continues to present and publish on topics including digital healthcare and AI. 

Things You’ll Learn:

• Technologies developing AI and Machine Learning can use data analytics to improve health equity by aiding ambulatory care and monitoring.
• On-premises storage will not be enough in a likely future where data is being collected not only on-site but also in an ambulatory manner through wearable devices that bring care closer to the patients.
• AI can help physicians and healthcare providers with burnout by targeting care for patients at the right time with the right intervention thanks to collected data. 
• Cloud technology can improve health equity through the democratization of access, lowering costs, and tailoring care for each individual.
• Amazon Web Services has a three-year program in place to train all-comers in AI and ML with scholarships available.

Resources:

• Connect and follow Dr. Rowland Illing on LinkedIn.
• Follow Amazon Web Series on LinkedIn.
• Discover the AWS for Healthcare Website
• Explore the ViVE Website
• Learn more about Propeller
• Read about ArmadaHealth
• Visit the AWS AI & ML Scholarship Program Website
• Learn about UC Davis Health Cloud Innovation Center
• Discover and download SageMaker Studio Lab