WILLIAM B. WEEKS, MD, PhD, MBA
WILLIAM B. WEEKS, MD, PhD, MBA
William B. Weeks, MD, PhD, MBA, is a Physician-Economist leading Microsoft’s Philanthropic AI for Health effort. There, he conducts research in concert with not-for-profit organizations and academic centers designed to improve health and health outcomes, applying AI in imaging, public health, and large language modeling. He works with customers to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more by helping payers, providers, pharmaceuticals, pharmacies, and policymakers achieve the quadruple aim and improve care value for the patients and populations they serve.
Dr. Weeks has published two books and over 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts examining economic and business aspects of health care services utilization and delivery, physicians’ return on educational investment, health care delivery science, and healthcare value. Dr. Weeks has been honored with the 2009 National Rural Health Association Outstanding Researcher Award, the 2016 Jerome F McAndrews Award for excellence in research from the National Chiropractic Medical Insurance Corporation Group, the 2016 Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair at Aix-Marseille University, and a 2020-23 Fulbright Specialist Award.
Dr. Weeks’ research has been funded by CMMI, NIH, the Commonwealth Fund, the National Chiropractic Medical Insurance Corporation Group, the VA, AHRQ, and Bupa.
Dr. Weeks is board certified in Adult Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry and has an active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in New Hampshire.
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A KEYNOTE PRESENTATION OUTLINE
SUMMARY:
Since the release of GPT, AI has become increasingly considered as an integral, though potentially divisive, issue in healthcare.
In this non-technical talk, Dr. Weeks will describe Microsoft’s philanthropic AI for Good Lab and healthcare projects within the lab that fall under his purview as Director, AI for Health. He will discuss the potential for artificial intelligence to assist providers in achieving maximal quality and safety performance, help expand the provider workforce, and improve care quality for those in remote settings. The potential perils and pitfalls associated with using AI in healthcare – including bias, cost, and lack of interpretability – will be discussed, as well as ways to address them.
CONTENT OUTLINE:
1. Introduction, background, and potential conflicts of interest
2. Overview of Microsoft’s philanthropic AI for Good Lab and AI for Health Program
3. What is artificial intelligence and how are we already using it?
4. Potential applications of AI to healthcare:
a. Back-office applications
b. Improving guideline and best practice adherence
c. Expanding the provider workforce
d. Improving care access to those in remote and low-resource settings
5. Potential pitfalls and how to address them, including bias, misapplication, cost, and lack of interpretability
6. Questions
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