
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Dr. Victoria Gamerman on Design Thinking in Healthcare and Creating a Data-Sharing Ecosystem
06/29/22 • 46 min
How can data be activated to create better healthcare outcomes? Dr. Victoria Gamerman, the Global Head of Data Governance and Insights at Boehringer Ingelheim, offers that part of the answer is that data is changing to be thought of as part of the broader healthcare “ecosystem.” Listen in for how some of the philosophical frameworks concerning data can help to improve healthcare.
Tune in to learn:
- Changes in how data is being used in healthcare (07:00)
- How a system could be set up to share health data safely and wisely (13:05)
- How design thinking can apply to healthcare (25:41)
- What data mentality needs to change (28:26)
Mentions:
- HBS Professor Linda Hill Says Leaders Must Engage with Emotions as Never Before
- Clayton Christensen - "Jobs to be Done" theory
- “Coded Bias” (movie)
Get even more insights from data and analytics leaders like Victoria on The Data Chief.
Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at mission.org.
Show Notes for YouTube:
How can data be activated to create better healthcare outcomes? Dr. Victoria Gamerman, the Global Head of Data Governance and Insights at Boehringer Ingelheim, offers that part of the answer is that data is changing to be thought of as part of the broader healthcare “ecosystem.” Listen in for more of Victoria’s takes on how data can improve healthcare.
Key Moments:
00:00 Getting to know Victoria and her career journey
04:26 What sort of work does Boehringer Ingelheim do?
07:00 What are some changes in how data is being used in healthcare?
10:24 Is sharing health data becoming easier?
13:05 Creating a system to Share health data safely and wisely
16:42 Will wellness data become more integrated?
19:47 Are regulators behind technologically?
25:41 How does design thinking apply in healthcare?
28:26 What mentality about data needs to change?
30:37: Data and academia
36:54 How can we bring people along in terms of data?
38:33 Learning from data disasters
42:11 How does Victoria continue to learn new things?
Mentions:
- HBS Professor Linda Hill Says Leaders Must Engage with Emotions as Never Before
- Clayton Christensen - "Jobs to be Done" theory
- “Coded Bias” (movie)
Get even more insights from data and analytics leaders like Victoria on https://www.thoughtspot.com/data-chief.
Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at https://mission.org.
Hear more from Cindi Howson here. Sponsored by ThoughtSpot.
How can data be activated to create better healthcare outcomes? Dr. Victoria Gamerman, the Global Head of Data Governance and Insights at Boehringer Ingelheim, offers that part of the answer is that data is changing to be thought of as part of the broader healthcare “ecosystem.” Listen in for how some of the philosophical frameworks concerning data can help to improve healthcare.
Tune in to learn:
- Changes in how data is being used in healthcare (07:00)
- How a system could be set up to share health data safely and wisely (13:05)
- How design thinking can apply to healthcare (25:41)
- What data mentality needs to change (28:26)
Mentions:
- HBS Professor Linda Hill Says Leaders Must Engage with Emotions as Never Before
- Clayton Christensen - "Jobs to be Done" theory
- “Coded Bias” (movie)
Get even more insights from data and analytics leaders like Victoria on The Data Chief.
Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at mission.org.
Show Notes for YouTube:
How can data be activated to create better healthcare outcomes? Dr. Victoria Gamerman, the Global Head of Data Governance and Insights at Boehringer Ingelheim, offers that part of the answer is that data is changing to be thought of as part of the broader healthcare “ecosystem.” Listen in for more of Victoria’s takes on how data can improve healthcare.
Key Moments:
00:00 Getting to know Victoria and her career journey
04:26 What sort of work does Boehringer Ingelheim do?
07:00 What are some changes in how data is being used in healthcare?
10:24 Is sharing health data becoming easier?
13:05 Creating a system to Share health data safely and wisely
16:42 Will wellness data become more integrated?
19:47 Are regulators behind technologically?
25:41 How does design thinking apply in healthcare?
28:26 What mentality about data needs to change?
30:37: Data and academia
36:54 How can we bring people along in terms of data?
38:33 Learning from data disasters
42:11 How does Victoria continue to learn new things?
Mentions:
- HBS Professor Linda Hill Says Leaders Must Engage with Emotions as Never Before
- Clayton Christensen - "Jobs to be Done" theory
- “Coded Bias” (movie)
Get even more insights from data and analytics leaders like Victoria on https://www.thoughtspot.com/data-chief.
Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at https://mission.org.
Hear more from Cindi Howson here. Sponsored by ThoughtSpot.
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