Omkar Kulkarni, Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer & Chief Digital Officer at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, joins the podcast to discuss his background, current strategic goals & priorities, how he is leveraging technology to add value to his organization, and more. Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here.
Summary
Omkar Kulkarni: Leveraging Technology to Add Value to Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Background and Strategic Goals
Omkar Kulkarni, Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer & Chief Digital Officer at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, joins the podcast to discuss his background, current strategic goals & priorities, how he is leveraging technology to add value to his organization, and more.
Investing in Technology for Health System Improvement
Omkar is the Chief Digital Officer and Chief Transformation Officer at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He has been driving digital innovation and performance improvement in health systems for many years. Now, he is focused on leveraging technology to solve complicated problems for their health system while growing and adding value. One investment or risk worth making this year is understanding who their customers or end users are and deeply engaging with them throughout the product development process. This will lead to better adoption and more value for their patients and families.
Addressing Staffing Challenges and Pediatric Mental Health Crisis
Omkar discussed the importance of investing in technology to address long-term staffing challenges in healthcare. He gave an example of how a robot can be used to deliver medication from the pharmacy to nursing units, which has added a great experience to the kids in the hospital. He also spoke about the need for more investment in pediatric digital innovation to help address the crisis in pediatric mental health.
Network and Learn at the Upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting
Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here.
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This episode aired on 05/29/2023 and can be listened here.
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