From Fragmented Data to Clinical Intelligence with Dr. Albert Villarin

Albert Villarin

the question no longer is whether we can collect the data, is whether we can turn the data into a decision or decision support.

Albert Villarin

The greatest risk is creating digital fire hoses is creating that which simply transfers the burden of interpretation onto the clinician.

Albert Villarin

in my in my understanding, the data becomes actionable, it's contextualized, it's longitudinal, it's prioritized, but it's also is connected to a clinical decision.

Albert Villarin

Less data, more interpretable knowledge.

Albert Villarin

Northwell is a very large place. We have 27 hospitals, hundreds of clinics and a lot of clinical interactions that go on that we're collecting mirrors of data every day, but for the patient, they don't experience cardiology, radiology, pathology and urology, like you said, as separate data elements.

Albert Villarin

our information architecture has to reflect the patient in order to provide the understanding, not just an organizational structure.

Albert Villarin

You know, the most dangerous information is the ones that are lost or collected in those boundaries of care.

Albert Villarin

semantic healthcare is, I believe, more important than just data driven healthcare.

Albert Villarin

the ultimate test for informatics or clinical informatics is to develop the understanding of what happens, what matters now and what needs to happen next.

Albert Villarin

An AI pilot is just that, it just proves that an algorithm that you think will work, works in a limited, focused contained environment.

Albert Villarin

in essence, we don't scale the algorithm.

Albert Villarin

going live with a new technology like AI isn't the finish line.

Albert Villarin

We're putting something in that's new and is a strategic collaborative interaction or co-existing strategy of responsibility by the client, meaning us, and the vendor themselves.

Albert Villarin

It's being a strategy officer or being strategic around turning fragmented data into context, taking that context into knowledge and taking that knowledge into wisdom and insights.

Albert Villarin

We have become what's called a translational layer between technology and medicine.