ABOUT
Dr. Rourke Yeakley is an innovation expert and practicing physician. He has extensive experience as a founder, chief medical officer, chief innovation officer, and innovation consultant while still practicing medicine.
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Dr. Yeakley is a member of several board of directors and is currently the President of Idaho HIMSS Board of Directors.
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He has extensive experience in health care innovation, value-based care, population health and new service line development using data and artificial intelligence to navigate for success.
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Dr. Yeakley has been awarded multiple US and foreign patents.
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Dr. Yeakley holds faculty positions at Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine and the University of Washington School of Medicine.
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Interview with Dr. Yeakley for "Product in Healthtech"
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VISION
Translating healthcare innovation into disruption to improve care and lower costs.
RECOGNITIONS
Firsts:
Healthcare's first international lecture on precision medicine in acute care transport medicine
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Healthcare's first international lecture on biologics in acute care transport medicine
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Healthcare's first international lecture on artificial intelligence in acute care transport medicine
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Awards:
Winner, "New Track of the Year" Boise Entrepreneur Week" 2022
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Winner, "HEROES Award" 2021, Cornell University
Winner, Medical Director, 2019 "AAMS Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Award of Excellence", AMTC
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Winner, "2014 Physician of the Year" Emergency Medicine of Idaho
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CONFERENCES
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Select Past conference speaking engagements:​​​
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"ER Alternatives: The Comprehensive Acute Care Center", America's Physician Groups, June 1, 2023
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"Disrupting Acute Care and Future Opportunities", Boise Entrepreneur Week, October 28, 2022
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"Value Based Care and Population Health Future ", Boise Entrepreneur Week, October 28, 2022
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"The Entrepreneur Journey", Boise Entrepreneur Week, October 27, 2022​​​​​
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"Innovations that are Moving the Needle: Discussion of Real Wins", CHIME Innovation Summit, September 22, 2022
- "Reimagined Acute Care", Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine; Grand Rounds, February 5, 2021
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"Next-gen patient care: leveraging AI and big data", HIMSS 2019, February 14, 2019
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Keynote Chair, 3rd Annual Precision Medicine: Beyond the Genome for Insights into New Treatments; Triconference February 12, 2018
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"Implementing Precision Medicine in acute care and primary care providers", Triconference February 12, 2018
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"Precision Medicine and the Future of Air Medical Transport", AMTC October 16, 2017
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Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration, Cornell University April 28, 2017
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"Precision Medicine 101", March 8, 2017​
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"How could artificial intelligence benefit emergency medicine?" AI MED North America, December 13, 2018
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