Building Scalable Data Products: Lessons from Tech to Healthcare

In this episode of Hard Problems, Smart Solutions, the Newfire Podcast, host Gordon Wong, VP of Data AI at Newfire Global Partners, welcomes Sandeep Dhamale, Director of Engineering, Data and Intelligence at the American Medical Association. Sandeep shares his journey from fintech to healthcare, highlighting how his fintech experiences have shaped his strategies in tackling healthcare's data challenges. He discusses transformative projects at AMA, including Datalabs GPT and the AMA Intelligent Platform, and emphasizes the importance of scalable data solutions for improving patient and operational outcomes. Together, they explore how healthcare organizations can overcome data challenges, achieve interoperability, and measure the ROI of their data efforts. The conversation also covers the intersection of data product development, AI, and maintaining security and privacy in healthcare.

Chapters:

• 00:00 Introduction to Hard Problems, Smart Solutions
• 00:21 Meet Sandeep Dhamale: From Fintech to Healthcare
• 04:26 Challenges in Healthcare Data Management
• 06:40 Measuring ROI in Healthcare Data Efforts
• 12:11 The AMA Intelligent Platform
• 20:58 AI and the Future of Data in Healthcare
• 28:51 Security and Maintainability in Data Platforms
• 35:50 Closing Thoughts and Future Trends
• 44:12 Final Remarks