Geeta Nayyar

Chief Medical Information Officer, AT&T

Geeta Nayyar, M.D., M.B.A. is the Chief Medical Information Officer for AT&T. As CMIO, Dr. Nayyar provides industry knowledge to help guide the AT&T ForHealth portfolio strategy.

Dr. Nayyar has held a diverse range of clinical and executive roles across the healthcare industry, giving her a unique perspective bridging clinical medicine, business, communications and health technology. She continues to practice and teach medicine part time and brings a real world view to healthcare delivery.

Prior to joining AT&T, Dr. Nayyar served as the Principal Medical Officer at Vangent, Inc. In this role, she provided subject matter expertise, thought leadership, and strategic direction as part of a senior member of Vangent’s Health Strategy and Innovation Group. Earlier, she also served as the Chief Medical Officer of APCO Worldwide, a public affairs and strategic communications firm, where she specialized in advising healthcare clients on health policy issues and provided a clinical perspective to clients seeking to communicate critical healthcare issues to a wide set of stakeholders including policy makers, opinion-elites, and the general public.

Dr. Nayyar is a recognized leader in the healthcare industry. She has been named one of the “Top 25 Minority Healthcare Executives” by Modern Healthcare, one of Fierce Healthcare’s “Top 8 women to watch for in Healthcare,” and one of the “Top 12 Powerful Women Voices in Healthcare Innovation and on Twitter in 2012” by Med City News. In addition to being quoted extensively in national media and healthcare trade publications, Dr. Nayyar has been noted for her use of social media to contribute, communicate and advocate current and relevant healthcare topics. She was listed as one of the top 100 twitter lists to follow regarding Health IT and her blog was named a “Top 10 Health IT Blog” by Health in 30. She regularly addresses major industry forums and currently serves as a member of the advisory board of the Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS).

Dr. Nayyar holds memberships and committee appointments in several professional organizations including the American College of Rheumatology and the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems.

Dr. Nayyar received her Medical Doctor and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Miami. She earned her Master of Business Administration from George Washington University, where she currently is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine for the Department of Rheumatology.

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Reflections From TEDMED

May 14, 2013
Geeta Nayyar

I recently spoke at TEDMED13, the healthcare and medical focused conference of the broader TED organization. Now, I’ve been fortunate to meet some amazing people, but I have to admit that I was a little star struck. The thrill of shaking hands with Aneesh Chopra, the chief technology officer for the United...

Breaking Down Barriers

March 4, 2013
Geeta Nayyar

The practice of medicine is always seeking improvements. From leeches to laparoscopic surgeries, the medical field is dynamic and progressive by nature. Standards of care are never stagnant, they move forward with the times. Likewise, the delivery of care has changed. There was...

Connecting The Dots In Healthcare

February 18, 2013
Geeta Nayyar

There are countless sayings about the power of teamwork and collaboration. One of my favorites is by Helen Keller: "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." The truth is that when we look across healthcare there are many touch points. The catch is to make sure the points are touching....

Pressing Start

January 21, 2013
Geeta Nayyar

It’s resolution time! If you’re like most Americans, this time of year your thoughts turn to your waistline. Losing weight was named the top New Year’s resolution in a survey by the University of Scranton, yet we all know that many times “resolutions” quickly fall to the wayside. The truth is that obesity is a huge issue in this country. Over the last two decades,...

Putting Docs’ Black Bags Into Their Pockets

January 7, 2013
Geeta Nayyar

One of coolest changes technology has brought about is the ability to connect “in person” from wherever you are. On Dec. 19, I had the opportunity to speak “face-to-face” with a group of mHealth thought leaders as part of a Nova Southwestern University Google+ Hangout. As they sat in their respective offices and I joined from clinic in Miami, very appropriately, much of the conversation focused on mobile health technologies of...

You Can Get There from Here (Part 2)

December 4, 2012
Geeta Nayyar

Washington, D.C. is the place to be this week! I’m here at the nation’s capital for the mHealth Summit, the largest mobile health event of its kind. Folks here at the summit are talking about the importance of patient-centric healthcare … and what we can do to make it a reality. I’m thrilled to be surrounded by so many like-minded people, and this conference has me thinking even more about the future of healthcare. In a recent...

The Question Even Docs Should Be Asking

November 21, 2012
Geeta Nayyar

As doctors it’s important to know as much about our patients as we can. Understanding our patients’ lifestyle choices and habits is a big part of this. That’s why appointments often begin with a series of questions; we ask about things like consumption of alcohol, tobacco use, and safety measures (such as whether seat belts are worn in the car or protective equipment is worn for biking or inline skating.) The more we know about...

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Don’t Text and Drive—It Can Wait

November 13, 2012
Geeta Nayyar

Multi-tasking has become a way of life, right? We’re all incredibly busy. In addition to my role as Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), I have a daughter under the age of one, a part-time clinical role, and am actively involved in committees, advisory boards, and much, much more. I’m sure you all know the feeling. There are never enough hours in the day....

You Can Get There from Here: The Road To Better Healthcare

November 5, 2012
Geeta Nayyar

When ForHealth was formed in 2010, healthcare in the United States was heading in a new direction. Innovation was the buzz word and the terms “cloud” and “ACOs” were trending. Meaningful use was being drafted, mobile health was beginning to inspire developers, and the Affordable Care Act had just been passed. AT&T spent much of 2010...