Cerner’s First Chief Health Officer Seeks to Leverage EHR RWD to Predict Disease and Improve Patient Outcomes

According to Cerner, Nasim Afsar, MD, MBA, MHM will take on the position of Chief Health Officer in January 2022. Dr. Afsar will guide organizations dedicated to improving patient care, including regulatory, health policy, and patient safety groups. She also intends to use electronic health record (EHR) data, among other sources of real world data (RWD), to predict disease.

Afsar remarks, “We have not realized the full potential of healthcare technologies in supporting health, as well as providing early warning signs for chronic conditions and acute illnesses,” adding, “I look forward to joining the talented team of leaders at Cerner to enhance our ability to care for patients and free our caregivers to focus on what matters most: the patient in front of them.” Read more here.

(Source: Cerner, 11/16/21)