It’s obvious that data science is playing an increasingly important role in healthcare settings. But is it time to name an AIO or “artificial intelligence officer” for your health system? Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center thinks so. It has hired J. Ross Mitchell, Ph.D., as its first AIO.
In this new role, Mitchell will lead the cancer center’s efforts to develop digital tools and technologies that use computer science to improve the efficiency and quality of cancer care.
Mitchell is also becoming a senior member of Moffitt’s Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and and will collaborate with fellow research faculty to optimize projects using AI applications. He comes to Moffitt from the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he led multiple medical imaging informatics initiatives such as the application of machine learning in brain tumor imaging.
“Data science is a growing area in cancer research and care. Through the analysis of data, we can better predict outcomes to assist with informed decision-making. Dr. Mitchell will help Moffitt identify those business and clinical opportunities where predictive analytics, machine learning and other advanced technologies can be used to improve our patient experience,” said Dana Rollison, Ph.D., vice president, chief data officer and associate center director of Data Science at Moffitt, in a prepared statement. “He will also bring this skill set to our research enterprise.”
Moffitt is one of only 49 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, and devotes more than 2 million square feet to research and patient care.
