Brett Daniel, MD MHA in

Brett Daniel, MD MHA

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Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Optum
📍 Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States

Brett Daniel is the Chief Medical Informatics Officer for Optums PNW and West Region, with over 20 years of experience in healthcare leadership. Board-certified in clinical informatics, he focuses on integrating technology like AI to improve patient care workflows and reduce clinician burden.

A passionate community advocate, Brett serves on the board of the American Heart Association for the Puget Sound region. This cause is deeply personal, and he actively participates in fundraising and awareness campaigns with his Optum team to promote heart health and CPR education.

He is a cardiac arrest survivor whose life was saved in 2007 by his wife, a pediatrician, who performed CPR until medics arrived.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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AI in Healthcare
Speaks at industry events on using AI-powered tools and digital strategies to streamline patient access, self-triage, and reduce staff burden.
Reducing Clinician Burden
Advocates for using ambient documentation and other technologies to decrease the administrative and cognitive load on frontline medical staff.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Optum
10-2018 - 1-2022
Regional Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Providence
5-2013 - 1-2022
MD- Family Physician
Swedish
4-2015 - 11-2018
Medical Director-Best Practice Team
Swedish
7-2014 - 11-2018
Medical Director- Informatics
Swedish
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Education
1998 - 2002
MD
University of Washington - School of Medicine
1993 - 1997
B.A.
The Johns Hopkins University
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