304. Medical Informatics and Technology Adoption feat. Dr. Matthew Sakumoto
Intended Audience: Everyone
On today’s episode, we move away from the pharmacy informatics space and delve into medical informatics and technology adoption. Our special guest, Dr. Matthew Sakumoto, is a CMIO and virtual care physician in Northern California, and he shares with us his journey into medical informatics and discusses the issues with technology adoption and some strategies he employs in improving adoption amongst the medical profession.
If you’d like to meet Dr. Sakumoto and other likeminded physician leaders in informatics, there will be two opportunities to do so coming up:
ACP Internal Medicine Society Meeting
Friday, April 28th, 2023
Hard Rock Hotel, San Diego
7 PM
AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference
Monday, May 22nd, 2023
Matter Health, Chicago, Illinois
6 PM
For more information on the events, reach out to Dr. Sakumoto directly via his LinkedIn or Twitter.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattsakumoto/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattsakumoto
Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which speakers have been, is now, or will be affiliated.
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For more information on pharmacy informatics, check out some of the following useful links:
ASHP’s Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare
Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.
Tony graduated from USC School of Pharmacy in 2012 and currently practices as a Pharmacy IS/Informatics Specialist in a health system in Southern California. He hosts the Orange County Pharmacists Association podcast and the Pharmacy, IT, & Me podcast.
