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Introduction
Prerak Garg currently serves as Senior Director [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] at Microsoft in the Cloud & AI unit. His >10-year tenure in technology is marked by pioneering software products, guiding Fortune 500 executives through digital transformations, and leading industry-shaping initiatives.
Before joining Microsoft, Prerak held impactful roles at McKinsey as Manager [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION], where he helped Fortune 500 companies innovate and improve their performance with these solutions. An alumnus of the Wharton School, Prerak also holds a bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology.
DAX Copilot Innovation
His award candidacy is based on his leadership and pioneering work at Microsoft, where he developed DAX Copilot, the first fully automated, cloud-based clinical documentation solution using large language models to address physician burnout in healthcare.
U.S. physicians spend ~2 hours daily on documentation outside work hours, a practice dubbed as late-night "pajama time." Owing to this burden, ~42% of physicians feel burnt out and want to leave the occupation.
Prerak Garg wrote an internal whitepaper outlining the vision for using Generative AI to tackle this challenge, detailing market opportunity, technical feasibility, and product strategy. [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION]
Subsequently, Prerak led [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] team to develop and launch DAX Copilot in October 2023 [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION].
DAX Copilot has seen tremendous success, with rapid adoption by major US health systems like Atrium Health, Mass General Brigham, UPMC, and hundreds more. [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION]
DAX Copilot is currently estimated to save U.S. doctors > 1.5 hrs/day, markedly diminishing their administrative load. 97% of doctors who have used the product state they would be disappointed to go without it. A few customer quotes:
“I am about to leave town for a week with a cleaner desktop than ever! Honestly, I might end up saving more than 8 hours a week” - Medical Director at Atrium Wake Forest
“I will add that adding DAX has changed my life. I use DAX with all of my patients now. I have not touched Epic on the weekends. Such sweet freedom.”- Physician at Providence
This radical innovation has attracted significant attention, recognized at conferences like HIMSS 2023 and by major media outlets such as CNBC and CBS as a major advancement in healthcare. It marks healthcare's first successful SaaS implementation, setting a precedent for future innovations.
Prerak Garg’s Wider Industry Recognition
As a result of his work on DAX Copilot and other contributions to the field, Prerak has been widely recognized in the field, and identified as a top innovator:
- Fellow Memberships: He has received the highly prestigious Fellow Membership at British Computer Society (BCS) and Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) given to top 1%
- Media Coverage: TechTimes, Entrepreneur, and Benzinga have exclusively featured his work [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION]
- Judging: He has been invited to judge at prominent industry awards, such as Mass Challenge, Cloud Awards, Webby, Globee, Edison, Conrad, and others
- Speaker Invitations: He has received unsolicited invitations to speak at prominent conferences and forums, e.g., World AI Cannes, Network Capital, Wharton Business School, and Berkeley University
Nomination Title: Prerak Garg, Product Strategy and Innovation Leader
