Motivating Teams and Combating Bias in Healthcare Data Science

Bias is an ever-present enemy of sound data science in healthcare.

Without proactive measures to mitigate bias in the data used to build and train models, real people can bear the brunt of potentially life-altering negative consequences.

Vikram Bandugula, Senior Director of Data Science at Anthem, knows this issue intimately from his extensive experience in healthcare. He joins the show to share his perspective on bias, plus he details his approach to fostering employee motivation and positive team morale.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Problem solving in data science and healthcare
• Managing bias in healthcare data sets and models
• Motivating high-performing employees and teams