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