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title: "Learning Health System Podcast Launch: AI in Healthcare"
description: Launch of Cognome’s (Machine) Learning Health System podcast. Discover how AI is shaping healthcare and clinical decision-making for better outcomes.
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# [Learning Health System Podcast Launch: AI in Healthcare](https://cognome.com/blog/learning-health-system-podcast-launch)

 Written by [James Green](https://cognome.com/blog/author/james-green) | Dec 12, 2024, 10:26:31 PM

We've been talking about it forever, and finally Parsa and I got our act together to start a Podcast. We've called our first episode "Transforming Care with Learning Health Systems". And we dive into Parsa's inspiring journey from his background in cardiology to his expertise in semantic web and AI.

## The Learning Health Systems podcast

Hosted by: James Green, Cognome CEO & Dr. Parsa Mirhaji, MD, PhD

### Season 1, Episode 1: Transforming Care with Learning Health Systems

🎙️ **Featuring Parsa Mirjai**  
Dr. Parsa Mirhaji, MD, PhD, is a prominent Iranian-born physician and researcher, known for his contributions to OMOP, founding Cognome and serving as a professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he leads initiatives in health data innovations and computational biology. In this episode, he shares how 9/11 transformed his life, his work, and created the bio-surveillance technology we experience today. 

💡 **Key Highlights**:  
Here’s a sneak peek at what you’ll discover:

- How Parsa built an EHR in the Middle East and it's still in use today!.

- How the bio-surveillance network was set up post 9/11 and the surprising uses it is put to today.

- The first ML models that were deployed at the Montefiore Health System and why they were important

 

## Why This Episode Matters

In a world where everyone is talking about AI, this conversation brings you back to the basics about what is important, how it came to be and whether or not it is worth implementing.

🎧 **Listen to the Full Episode**: [YouTube](https://youtu.be/Ozg5GXds65I) and [Spotify.](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iTTKoeWtHFbfNJczHqF56)

📝 **Join the Conversation**: What resonated most with you in this episode? Share your thoughts with us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cognome_transforming-care-with-learning-health-systems-activity-7272642431639064576-bG95?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop).

 

## 🎙️ About the Learning Health Systems podcast

The (Machine) Learning Health Systems podcast is the show where we delve into what it takes to become a Learning Health System. Hosted by James Green & Dr. Parsa Mirhaji, each episode brings you thought-provoking conversations, actionable insights, and inspiring stories from real life experiences within the world of healthcare tech. Whether you're a clinician, work in informatics, or are part of the team that administers a hospital, if you are a little bit geeky and care about how the tech in healthcare works, then this podcast will be right up your alley.

- Host: [James Green](http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/JamesanGreen), CEO of Cognome & [Dr. Parsa Mirhaji](https://www.linkedin.com/in/parsa-mirhaji/), Professor of Systems and Computational Biology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Director of the Center for Health Data Innovations (CHDI) at the Einstein/Montefiore; and CTO of the NY Clinical Data Research Network (NY-CDRN)
- Format: weekly (mostly) episodes featuring deep dives into emerging trends of AI in Healthcare
- Who It is For: Everyone working in healthcare technology
- Mission: To equip listeners with actionable strategies and fresh perspectives so that they can transform their institutions into Learning Healthcare Systems.

## ✨ [About Cognome](https://cognome.com/mission)

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Or let us know what you think @ [info@Cognome.com](mailto:info@Cognome.com)

[Here is a full transcript of the show (only put here for the benefit of machines)](https://cognome.com/learning-health-system-transcript-s1-e1)

[View full post](https://cognome.com/blog/learning-health-system-podcast-launch)

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