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Welcome to Data First, AI Later
A new movement in healthcare emphasizes the critical importance of data quality before implementing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. This approach prioritizes data collection and management, ensuring a strong foundation for future AI development.
Why We Are Starting This Movement
In an era of unprecedented digital innovation and global health challenges, the convergence of AI and healthcare presents immense opportunities and complexities. However, the rush to adopt AI solutions often overlooks the critical role of data, leading to potential risks and ethical concerns. By prioritizing data integrity and quality, we aim to address these challenges head-on and ensure that AI in healthcare is developed and deployed responsibly, ethically, and sustainably.
Enhanced Patient Outcomes
By prioritizing data integrity, AI-driven healthcare solutions can deliver more accurate diagnoses, personalized treatments, and improved patient experiences, leading to better health outcomes and quality of life.
Increased Efficiency and Cost Savings
Reliable data leads to more efficient healthcare processes, reduced errors, and optimized resource allocation, resulting in cost savings and improved operational efficiency across the healthcare system.
Fostered Trust and Accountability
Transparent and ethical data practices build trust among patients, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders, fostering accountability and ensuring that AI-driven decisions are fair, unbiased, and aligned with human values.
Promoted Innovation and Collaboration
Prioritizing data quality fosters innovation and collaboration in AI-driven healthcare research, development, and implementation, unlocking new insights, solutions, and partnerships to address complex health challenges.
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Data First, AI Later - Trailblazers
Professor Rajendra Gupta
Professor Rajendra Gupta
Professor Rajendra Gupta
Prof. Rajendra Gupta, as the esteemed President of the Health Parliament, serves as a visionary leader and catalyst for the "Data First, AI Later" movement. His unwavering dedication to advancing healthcare innovation, coupled with his profound insight into the critical intersection of data integrity and AI, makes him a driving force behind the movement's inception.
Dr Steve MacFeely
Professor Rajendra Gupta
Professor Rajendra Gupta
Dr Steve MacFeely, representing the World Health Organization, stands as a distinguished advocate for global health equity and innovation. His invaluable expertise and collaborative spirit have been instrumental in shaping the ethos of the "Data First, AI Later" movement, ensuring its alignment with the broader mission of advancing healthcare for all.
Liesbeth Siderius
Professor Rajendra Gupta
Liesbeth Siderius
Liesbeth Siderius is a Dutch pediatrician and researcher who specializes in child health, with a particular focus on rare diseases. She is known for her work advocating for integrated social and medical approaches in treating children with chronic conditions. Siderius has contributed to the field of digital child health, aiming to improv
Liesbeth Siderius is a Dutch pediatrician and researcher who specializes in child health, with a particular focus on rare diseases. She is known for her work advocating for integrated social and medical approaches in treating children with chronic conditions. Siderius has contributed to the field of digital child health, aiming to improve early diagnosis and care through international collaboration and advanced modeling of child health data. Additionally, she is involved in various initiatives to promote the well-being and rights of children with rare diseases
Rachel Dunscombe
Rachel Dunscombe
Rachel Dunscombe
Rachel Dunscombe
Stands at the forefront of digital health innovation, leveraging her role as a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and Co-Chair of openEHR. Her advocacy for open standards and interoperability is key to her influence, notably contributing to the Europe-India Digital Health Summit's goals of fostering global colla
Rachel Dunscombe
Stands at the forefront of digital health innovation, leveraging her role as a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and Co-Chair of openEHR. Her advocacy for open standards and interoperability is key to her influence, notably contributing to the Europe-India Digital Health Summit's goals of fostering global collaboration.
With a rich background as CEO of the NHS Digital Academy and Director of Digital at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Dunscombe has effectively implemented digital solutions that have had a profound impact on healthcare. Her work with the UK AI Council further emphasizes her commitment to ethical AI use in healthcare, marking her as a pivotal figure in shaping the future of digital health.
Henrique Martins
Rachel Dunscombe
Rachel Dunscombe
With a medical degree from the New University of Lisbon and specialization in Internal Medicine, has an extensive academic background, including a Master in HIV/AIDS and a PhD in Management from the University of Cambridge. He also pursued a Master in Law at the Portuguese Catholic University.
Professionally, Martins was President of SPMS
With a medical degree from the New University of Lisbon and specialization in Internal Medicine, has an extensive academic background, including a Master in HIV/AIDS and a PhD in Management from the University of Cambridge. He also pursued a Master in Law at the Portuguese Catholic University.
Professionally, Martins was President of SPMS, leading Portugal's eHealth/IT authority, and has been involved in significant national and EU digital health initiatives. Currently, he is an independent consultant in eHealth and a professor in Portugal, teaching health management and medical informatics. For more details, you can visit his website.
Henrique Martins' concept of KIWI hospitals is a modern blueprint for digital healthcare systems, encapsulating four key elements: Knowledgeable, Intelligent, Wise, and Interoperable.
Bleddyn Rees
Rachel Dunscombe
Bleddyn Rees
Bleddyn is Deputy Chair of the European Connected Health Alliance and Chair of the Digital Health Society. With over 30 years of experience, Bleddyn is a leading healthcare lawyer specializing in complex deals and regulations. His unique blend of private and public sector experience gives him a deep understanding of the healthcare ind
Bleddyn is Deputy Chair of the European Connected Health Alliance and Chair of the Digital Health Society. With over 30 years of experience, Bleddyn is a leading healthcare lawyer specializing in complex deals and regulations. His unique blend of private and public sector experience gives him a deep understanding of the healthcare industry. As a driving force in digital health, Bleddyn is shaping the future of healthcare through his roles in key industry organizations.
He has unique experience for a private sector lawyer having spent almost four years seconded to the Commercial Directorate of the UK Department of Health as General Counsel in the early 2000’s. Bleddyn has advised Health Ministers and through his secondment he has a detailed understanding of the NHS and the UK health sector.
Health Data Forum Advisory Board
Acknowledgment
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to SANOFI for their ongoing support in advancing our work at the Health Data Forum. A special thanks to George Mathew, Executive Chair of our Advisory Board, whose commitment to driving global healthcare transformation continues to inspire and empower initiatives like "Data First, AI Later". Your partnership is instrumental in shaping the future of healthcare through data and innovation.