HealthIT Answers November 16, 2023

A Conversation with Dr. Matthew Sakumoto, Virtualist & Chief Medical Information Officer at Sutter West Bay Region

Dr. Sakumoto is an Internal Medicine-trained primary care physician with board certification in Clinical Informatics. In his current role with Sutter Health, Dr. Sakumoto serves as a Virtual-First Primary Care Physician & Chief Medical Informatics Officer for Sutter West Bay Region.

Hosts Alan Sardana & Dr. Joshua Liu speak with Dr. Sakumoto about being a virtual-first primary care doc, tips to improve digital empathy, and working as a team to reduce clinician burnout.

Episode Takeaways:

  1. Explore Dr. Sakumoto’s transformative journey from engineering and medicine to informatics, including how he operates today as a virtual-first primary care physician.
  2. Learn why “Digital Empathy” is...

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