Data Intelligence in Healthcare - Chetan Parikh

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Connect with ezDI on the Azure Marketplace: https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/ezdiinc.nlp Chetan Parikh is the CEO of ezDI, a company that helps health care organizations unlock the power of their unstructured data and is revolutionizing the healthcare industry by extracting valuable information, from unstructured texts, at a very high level of accuracy using their state-of-the-art natural language processing (NLP). As part of this discussion, we shared how their partnership with Microsoft, their use of Azure, and the Azure Marketplace has empowered them to scale and grow their business. Connect with Chetan: Web: https://ezDI.com Twitter: @ezDIInc @chetanparikh LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/ezdi-inc/ Microsoft partnership opportunities for healthcare partners: [e-mail] Contact Avrohom: Web: https://asktheceo.biz Facebook: AvrohomGottheil Twitter: @avrohomg Instagram: @avrohomg INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS: [01:08] With the advent of Electronic Health Record systems, also known as EHR, health care organizations officially entered the digital world. And with that new status, comes a new set of challenges. It's one thing to collect data. It's another matter, entirely, to actually get useful information out of it. What are some of the challenges that healthcare organizations face regarding extracting actionable intelligence which is trapped in the form of unstructured raw data? [02:26] The most important interaction in healthcare is when the physician meets with the patient. [03:42] One major problem in healthcare is that the data is siloed. [05:30] The reason why it has been difficult for healthcare to get electronic communication between providers, payers, and pharma is because each organization has a different requirement for their data. [06:03] The problem in healthcare is that we are data rich but information poor. [06:24] The reason why it has been difficult to solve this problem is that healthcare organizations are not technology experts. They are most knowledgeable in finding the right treatments for their patients. [07:12] ezDI recently launched a new offering, on the Azure marketplace targeting healthcare organizations, called NLP as a Service. Can you share with us some information about this solution, and how it will help health care organizations extract useful information out of their unstructured data? [09:01] What is NLP? [09:35] How do you teach AI to understand context? You use a knowledge graph. [11:18] Azure enables bridging the gap between different siloes by adopting an industry-standard format for data called FHIR. [11:57] How would a healthcare organization use your solution with Azure? [13:51] How can customers find out more about the ezDI solution set, and procure it through the Azure Marketplace? Chetan: Customers can find more about our solution on our website: https://ezDI.com/azure. You can also procure it on Azure by going to https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/ezdiinc.nlp?tab=Overview and subscribing to our solution. [14:39] How has partnering with Microsoft helped ezDI scale and grow your business? [15:33] How can people find out more about Microsoft partnership opportunities for healthcare partners? Chetan: For more information, you can send an email to [e-mail]. [16:42] How do people connect with you? Chetan: People can connect with us via email at [e-mail] or call us at [phone] / [phone]. They can also visit our website www.ezDI.com or follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/ezdi-inc/ and on Twitter at @ezDIInc and @chetanparikh. [16:47] Do you have any parting words of wisdom that you’d like to share with the audience? #AskTheCEO With Chetan Parikh