Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in the FQHC Setting
This presentation focuses on the Sacramento Native American Health Center’s experience with incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into their care delivery model to enhance patient care, operational efficiency, and health equity. It covers the journey of integrating AI tools within clinical and administrative workflows, including Remote Patient Monitoring, Chronic Care Management, Behavioral Health Integration, and predictive analytics for population health management. The presentation highlights practical lessons learned from early implementation efforts, including selecting appropriate AI technologies, training clinical and administrative teams, navigating data privacy concerns, and measuring outcomes. Additionally, it explores challenges specific to the FQHC environment, such as budget constraints, interoperability issues, and addressing disparities in technology access. Viewers should gain insights about factors that impact best practices for successful AI adoption, key performance indicators to track progress, and strategies for building partnerships to enhance AI-driven care delivery.
Recording + Slides
Speaker
Hakeem O. Adeniyi, Jr., MD
Hakeem O. Adeniyi, Jr., MD is the Chief Clinical Officer at Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC), a federally qualified health center (FQHC) and Urban Indian Health Organization. Board Certified in Family and Community Medicine, Dr. Adeniyi, affectionately known as Dr. Hakeem, received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and trained at San Francisco General Hospital, a UCSF-affiliated trauma center.
Dr. Adeniyi has previously served as Chief Medical Officer and Regional Medical Director at several Bay Area FQHCs and as the Chair of the California Primary Care Association Supporting Black Communities Task Force. He is currently a member of the HealthNet Quality Improvement & Health Equity Committee and Peer Review Committees. With extensive experience in direct patient care, clinical operations, quality improvement, strategic planning, and health information system implementation, Dr. Adeniyi has dedicated his career to improving health outcomes for multicultural and underserved populations, and he strives to achieve the tenets of the Institute for Health Improvement’s quintuple aim, which focuses on improving population health, enhancing the patient experience, reducing health care costs, improve care team well-being, and advancing health equity.
