No clinician went to school to spend their “pajama time” on basic administrative tasks—but that’s all too often the case. Dr. Nele Jessel is working to change that by embracing technology that allows clinicians to work smarter, not harder.
Dr. Nele Jessel, Chief Medical Officer at athenahealth, is passionate about improving healthcare delivery as well as patient and population health outcomes through technology. A self-described EHR cheerleader and practicing pediatrician, she has worked to bring the revolutionary potential of healthcare technology to pediatrics, a specialty where its adoption has lagged.
Hear from Jessel about her childhood in Germany, her decision to go into medicine, her passion for health IT—and why the solution to clinician burnout may be more technology. And before wrapping up, Jessel and Marcus discuss the importance of medication affordability and value-based care, and how technology plays a role in both.