Research in a Digital First World

With a passion for patients and progress, UCLA Health’s Dr. Arash Naeim and Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson discuss some of their latest research initiatives including digital biomarkers, social determinant screening and balancing big data and AI benefits with caution, especially as technology enables more care to occur outside the four walls of the hospital. Join Verizon’s Robin Goldsmith and Ned Chini in part two of this discussion with Arash and Medell.

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