The business and economics of AI in healthcare

About the event

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the healthcare industry by enhancing diagnostics, personalising treatment plans, and streamlining healthcare processes and administrative tasks. Applications of AI promise enhanced patient care and operational efficiency but demand significant investments in technology, infrastructure and skilled personnel.

Healthcare organisations must evaluate the costs versus benefits, considering the return on investment from improved outcomes and reduced costs. Hence, while the applications of AI in healthcare offer transformative potential, their successful implementation requires careful business planning and economic analysis to ensure sustainable and ethical integration into the healthcare system.

We invite you to attend UQ Future of Health Research Hub event on Friday 13 September. Hear from our presenters are they explore how healthcare organisations can evaluate the costs and benefits of AI.

Keynote speaker

Dr Ritu Agarwal
John Hopkins University

Ritu Agarwal is the Wm. Polk Carey Distinguished Professor of Information Systems and Health at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. She is also the founding co-director of the Center for Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence (CDHAI) Dr. Agarwal is an expert in the strategic use of information technology, digital transformation of healthcare, health analytics, and artificial intelligence applications in health. Prior to joining the Carey School, she was a Distinguished University Professor and the Robert H. Smith Dean’s Chair of Information Systems at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park. She was also the Founding Director of the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at the Smith School.

Please note Dr Ritu Agarwal will be joining this event online.

Panel speakers

Rae Donovan
eHealth Queensland

Raelene is a distinguished leader in the field of healthcare information technology, currently serving as the Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) of eHealth Queensland. With a robust background in clinical practice and health informatics, Raelene has been at the forefront of driving digital transformation within the healthcare sector. As CCIO, Raelene is responsible for overseeing the strategic implementation of clinical information systems and ensuring that these technologies support the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care. Raelene is renowned for her expertise in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve clinical workflows, decision support, and operational efficiencies within healthcare organizations. She is a vocal advocate for the ethical adoption of AI in healthcare, emphasizing the importance of governance, trust, and ethical considerations in the deployment of new technologies.

Dr Morteza Namvar
UQ Business School, The University of Queensland

Dr. Morteza Namvar is a senior lecturer at UQ Business School, specializing in Business Information Systems. With a background in computer science and IT engineering, he brings valuable expertise to his research on Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) in business settings. Morteza is passionate about exploring the applications of ML and NLP in organizational contexts.

Dr Anton Pak
Centre for the Business and Economics of Health, The University of Queensland

Anton is a Senior Research Fellow at The University of Queensland’s Centre for the Business and Economics of Health (CBEH), specialising in applied health economics. Anton's passion lies in advancing digital health solutions to empower individuals in making informed health decisions. Through collaborative efforts with hospitals, primary care facilities, and health consumer groups, he strives to develop and implement innovative digital health interventions.

Claire Cunningham
UQ Business School, The University of Queensland

Claire is a PhD candidate with the Centre for Innovation and Biomedical Technology and the UQ Business School. Her PhD focuses on how organisations' perceptions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) influence the deployment of a trial in radiology. Within her research, she has had the opportunity to follow a multi-organisation trial of a new AI product for mammography to understand the two sides of the deployment process – the collaboration process of the organisations to implement the trial and how the radiologist's workflows are influenced using AI. Claire's interests centre on innovation and its potential to solve human-centred problems and enhance outcomes, especially when applied to the health industry.

Professor Andrew Burton-Jones
Future of Health Research Hub Lead, The University of Queensland

Andrew has extensive experience teaching IT governance and control, systems analysis and design, and digital health. He undertakes research in three areas, his first area focuses on how effectively organisations use IT. This includes studying the effective use of electronic health records in health authorities. His second research area focused on improving methods to analyse and design IT systems, including examining ways to improve the specification of user requirements. His third research stream focuses on improving theories and methods used by researchers in the Information Systems discipline.

Moderator

Associate Professor Nicole Hartley
Future of Health Research Hub Lead, The University of Queensland

Associate Professor Nicole Hartley is the MBA Director at UQ Business School. Nicole's career as an academic has spanned 19 years at institutions in both Sydney and Queensland. She is an internationally recognised research academic in the field of services marketing and digital technology. Nicole's current research agenda focuses upon exploring customer perceptions in response to the advent of technology and various forms of disruption in the delivery of services, particularly healthcare.

The event will provide the perfect opportunity to hear from like-minded industry professionals and enjoy a complimentary hot breakfast.