July 31, 2022 It was another blistering summer day and another Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT) Happy Hour networking event! Our DHIT team convened at American Underground, the Triangle area’s front door for the resources that startups, their founders, and their employees need to build a [...]
NC Senators Highlight Role That Digital Health Can Play in Reducing Health Inequities On a sweltering June 15th afternoon, the Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT) team were joined by health transformers from across the digital health ecosystem at Raleigh Founded, a networking hub fostering an inclusive community of entrepreneurs, to snack, drink craft beer, and engage in stimulating conversations surrounding the burgeoning health inequities that plague the NC health system and the United States at large. The evening was sponsored by Duke University's Master of Management in Clinical Informatics (MMCi) program and discussions were driven by Senator Sydney Batch, a triple tarheel and Wake County representative who has worked as a family law attorney, child welfare advocate, and social worker for over a decade, and Senator Paul Lowe, a revered 20+ year clergyman representing Forsyth County who has served as the chairman of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus (NCLBC), adjunct professor at Shaw University Divinity School, and as a leader of the General Baptist Convention of North Carolina.
May 31, 2022 “Now is the time to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare” declared Dr. Erik Eskioğlu, an aerospace engineer, turned neurosurgeon, turned MBA graduate. Dr. Eskioğlu, the Chief Medical and Scientific Officer for Novant Health and esteemed Board Member of the Digital Health Institute [...]
Wow, it feels good to be back! On May 11th, 2022, we at the Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT) relaunched our Digital Health Happy Hour events for the first time since February 2020 just in time for our 5-year anniversary. Sponsored by digital health growth agency Bluedoor Group and headlined by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Innovation Garage, DHIT hosted a thought-provoking networking event to reactivate our latent, in-person digital health community.
