Fierce Health Payers July 23, 2019
Shez Partovi, M.D., says Amazon Web Services’ computing power will enable “game-changing” predictive analytics and precision health.
NEW YORK CITY—Back when Shez Partovi, M.D., was chief digital officer at health system Dignity Health—a California nonprofit system that combined with Catholic Health Initiatives earlier this year to form CommonSpirit Health—his main focus was figuring out how to use technology to create a smoother experience for both patients and physicians.
It’s a problem health systems are notoriously bad at, he said.
“If you’ve ever had to log into a healthcare organization’s website and give all your health insurance information, it’s an arduous process and full of friction,” Partovi told FierceHealthcare. A physician and neuroradiologist by training, Partovi said he developed a...