Nora Plainert

Nora Plainert

Healthcare Analytics Expert
Nora Plainert is a thought leader in healthcare analytics and informatics, discussing how predictive data analytics can be used to custom-tailor individual treatment in personalized medicine. Nora also analyzes a broader view of data in managing population health and reviews informatics tools used in practice—including Electronic Health Records, clinical decision support systems, and more. 
AMA Warns Fragmented Health Data Endangers Patients
Data and Information AMA Warns Fragmented Health Data Endangers Patients

A patient's complete medical history, scattered across unconnected digital systems, represents one of the most significant and preventable threats to safety within Australia's healthcare landscape. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has issued a stark warning that the nation's

Can Technology Rehumanize Modern Medicine?
Data and Information Can Technology Rehumanize Modern Medicine?

With a deep background in the manufacturing and innovation of medical technology, Faisal Zain has a unique perspective on the intersection of health care and digital tools. He specializes in implementation science, using health informatics and patient-facing technologies to bridge the gap between

Hartford HealthCare Cuts Patient Stays With AI Analytics
Data and Information Hartford HealthCare Cuts Patient Stays With AI Analytics

The delicate and often subjective decision of when a patient is ready to be discharged from a hospital has long been a complex variable in healthcare, influenced heavily by a physician's individual experience and comfort level with risk. This variability can lead to extended hospital stays,

How Is Real-World Evidence Transforming Healthcare?
Data and Information How Is Real-World Evidence Transforming Healthcare?

The tightly controlled environment of the traditional clinical trial, long the gold standard for medical discovery, is now being complemented by a far more complex and representative source of knowledge: the everyday health experiences of millions of patients. For more than two decades, the

Can RWE Fulfill Its Post-Pandemic Promise?
Data and Information Can RWE Fulfill Its Post-Pandemic Promise?

The rapid development of a novel vaccine in under a year, a feat that once seemed impossible within traditional research timelines, permanently altered the landscape of pharmaceutical innovation. This monumental achievement was not just a scientific breakthrough; it was a powerful proof-of-concept

Transforming Health Data Into a Strategic Asset
Data and Information Transforming Health Data Into a Strategic Asset

The vast digital universe of healthcare, now exceeding 65 zettabytes of information, presents a profound contradiction where an astonishing 97% of this data remains untapped, leaving its immense potential for clinical and operational improvement locked away. This discrepancy marks the central

AI and Virtual Care Emerge as Top Healthcare Trends
Data and Information AI and Virtual Care Emerge as Top Healthcare Trends

With a deep background in pioneering medical technologies for both diagnostics and treatment, Faisal Zain offers a unique perspective on the intersection of health care and innovation. Following a landmark J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, where over 150 health systems converged, he joins us to

Who Controls Patient Data: Epic or Its Customers?
Data and Information Who Controls Patient Data: Epic or Its Customers?

The vast digital archives holding the most intimate details of a person's health have become the battleground for a high-stakes legal confrontation that questions the very foundation of data ownership in modern medicine. When a state's attorney general accuses the nation's largest

EHRs Face Politicized Antitrust Legal Challenges
Data and Information EHRs Face Politicized Antitrust Legal Challenges

With the health information technology landscape increasingly shaped by high-stakes legal and political battles, we sat down with Faisal Zain, a leading expert in medical technology and Health IT innovation. We explored the complex dynamics of market competition, data interoperability, and patient

Healthcare Wants Passwordless but Adoption Lags Far Behind
Data and Information Healthcare Wants Passwordless but Adoption Lags Far Behind

While healthcare pioneers new frontiers in medicine with robotics and AI, its digital front door remains guarded by a relic of the early internet: the password, and the cost of this anachronism is growing steeper by the day. This fundamental disconnect between clinical innovation and administrative

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