Watson Health Perspectives

Anil Jain, MD, FACP

Vice President and Chief Health Information Officer

Dr. Anil Jain is VP and Chief Health Information Officer at IBM Watson Health. Before this, he was Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Explorys- acquired by IBM as part of the Watson Health business unit. In 2017, he was appointed by Congress to the Federal Health IT Advisory Committee. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and of Clinical Informatics from the American Board of Preventative Medicine. In addition to serving on numerous committees, he has authored more than 100 publications on subjects ranging from sustainable Health IT innovation to big data and cognitive analytics.

Articles by Anil

Q&A: Interoperability and COVID-19, Part 2

Dr. Anil Jain describes how the pandemic’s disruption may affect the trajectory of sharing health information and considerations for those healthcare providers looking to invest.

Q&A: Interoperability and COVID-19, Part 1

How the pandemic response intersects with interoperability and requires healthcare providers to decide if they will defer or double-down on interoperability efforts.

Meaningful interoperability

IBM Watson Health has participated in conversations that help policymakers better understand the real-world impact of these standards and regulations. To tackle the “how,” we approach three essential domains to help accelerate the transformation ...

What technologies are needed for success with price transparency?

Since the White House released an executive order to help improve price transparency for healthcare ...

What are some of the potentially unintended consequences of price transparency the industry should avoid?

Leaders from across the healthcare industry share insights about price transparency.

What challenges does the healthcare industry face with price transparency?

Providers, health plans and employers are evaluating their plans and preparing to deliver more price...

Applauding Interoperability Improvements

At IBM, we strongly believe that all citizens have a right to improved information flow between the various clinicians they see.

Using an EHR for Population Health: What’s missing?

Building the right IT infrastructure is often the first step in developing population health management programs. While EHRs can provide a basic foundation, to truly understand the whole patient and the whole population, organizations must supplement...

The 5 V’s of big data

Read on to discover how the characteristics of big data are relevant to healthcare organizations in particular.