HealthTech November 19, 2024
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Dr. Amaka Eneanya reflects on lessons learned in the first year of her new position and the importance of keeping health equity at the forefront.

Most healthcare organizations regularly prioritize goals to improve the patient experience and increase clinician satisfaction, aligning with the Quintuple Aim.

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare created the role of chief transformation officer to focus on these areas, and in July 2023, Dr. Amaka Eneanya became the first to fill the role.

She is especially engaged in improving the organization’s approach to health equity. Her previous work as a nephrologist includes landmark research that has influenced updating standards to remove race as a variable for the kidney function algorithm known as eGFR, or estimated glomerular filtration rate.

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