Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) provide promise for advancing the practice of medicine and improving patient treatment and outcomes. Though the future of AI/ML yields optimism, excitement, and a platform for innovation, challenges, and concerns also exist around algorithm development, accuracy, implementation, adoption, and trust within the industry. Dr. Monica Coley will examine the key themes around AI/ML from both the context of the advantages of the innovation and its implications for the healthcare industry.

Dr. Monica Coley completed her Doctorate in Health Informatics from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston in January of 2023. She received her Master of Public Health, with a concentration in Health Care Outcomes Management, from Emory University, in May of 2004. Dr. Coley completed her Bachelor of Science in Public Health, with a concentration in Health Policy and Administration, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May of 1996.

Dr. Coley is a Senior Business Development Manager within AWS' state and local government healthcare provider business. She is responsible for providing guidance, initiative, and development for this new line of business.  Monica joined AWS from a healthcare IT firm, Tegria Services Group, where she served as a Principal Consultant within the Hospital-at-Home business of the consulting practice. Prior to her tenure at Tegria Services Group, Monica served in a variety of consulting and operational roles for over 17 years with Cerner Corporation. Throughout her career at Cerner, her primary focus and passion were spent leading teams in the implementation and integration of healthcare systems for the clinical, revenue cycle, and interoperability arenas, as well as managing consulting operations and strategy. These opportunities leveraged Monica’s experience in the areas of informatics, strategic planning/roadmapping, sales/business development, solution development partnerships, regulatory compliance implementations, and partnerships/coordination with the application-managed services and remote-hosting lines of business. Monica worked at Morehouse School of Medicine for 6.5 years prior to Cerner, where she had the opportunity to implement the school’s first Electronic Medical Record system, as well as manage an NIH-funded research center under the direction of Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General.