“The pandemic thrust to the forefront the need to drive digital transformation in health care,” said Lisa Davis, senior vice president and CIO at Blue Shield of California. A recipient of the Forbes CIO Next List: 2022 award, Davis recently filmed an interview with Diane Brady, assistant managing editor at Forbes Magazine. “We know that when people have access to their health data and are part of the decision-making process with their providers and their health insurer, we actually see better health outcomes and we can ultimately reduce the cost of health care,” said Davis. Looking forward, Davis sees great promise for the role that technology can play in health care. “We’re using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other technologies just starting to come into health care.

Source: Forbes July 28, 2022 15:50 UTC