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Source: Nashville Business Journal
Author: Nikki Ross
Date: August 8, 2024
An HCA Healthcare leader has been named one of the most influential AI leaders in the United States.
Mangesh Patil is one of 100 AI leaders listed in AIM Research’s 2024 AI100 Awards, which shines a spotlight on visionaries, innovators and transformers who are shaping the future of AI and its applications in business, according AIM Research.
Patil is the chief analytics officer and vice president of HCA Healthcare’s Care Transformation and Innovation division, which is aimed at leveraging — and sometimes creating — technology, including AI, to make care teams more efficient, more effective and provide better outcomes for patients. He joined the health care giant in February of 2023, previously holding various roles at Disney Parks.
In a LinkedIn post Thursday, Dr. Michael Schlosser, senior vice president and founder of the Care Transformation and Innovation division, congratulated Patil on making the list.
“Mangesh's expertise in digital and AI transformation, honed across various industries, is now driving significant change at HCA Healthcare,” Schlosser said in the post. “His leadership is pivotal in shaping our Care Transformation strategy, revolutionizing care delivery within our organization. Kudos to Mangesh for his invaluable contributions.”
HCA (NYSE: HCA) is Nashville’s largest publicly traded company by revenue, generating $64.9 billion in 2023, according to Business Journal research. The hospital system operates 186 hospitals and 2,400 ambulatory sites of care across 20 states and the United Kingdom.
Patil was listed as one of 12 leaders under the data driven CxOs category, which are C-suite executives who have transformed their company through data mastery. This means they used their company data to transform consumer experiences, expediting processes and driving creativity.
The use of artificial intelligence has boomed over the past two years, specifically generative AI. Health care has been slower to adopt the technology due to the nature of the industry but HCA is working to change that.
One of the division’s most promising developments, according to Patel in HCA’s magazine, is a nurse handoff tool that uses AI to assess electronic health records and select key data from upcoming shifts.