Episodes

Technology only improves healthcare when it removes burdens from clinicians and strengthens patient care—not when it adds complexity. In this episode, Joyce Oh, Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer, discusses how her organization is navigating AI adoption, operational maturity, and the realities of modern healthcare technology. She explains why the next two years are focused on stabilizing and operationalizing AI, establishing governance, evaluating risk, and ensuring limited ...

What if technology could give every nurse an extra set of hands? In this episode, Brittany Cyriacks, Clinical Informatics Program Director at UCHealth, discusses transforming bedside care with intelligent, in-room assistance. She describes how smart tools can support newer nurses in the moment, reducing uncertainty and strengthening confidence. She highlights how reducing alert fatigue and automating routine tasks can free up time for genuine patient connection. She also shares why deep clini...

This episode is brought to you by Censinet and Outcomes Rocket. Trust and regulation are the real bottlenecks preventing AI from safely transforming healthcare. In this episode, Brian Yam, Chief Operating Officer at Sonology, discusses the fast-evolving role of AI in healthcare, the risks of handling protected health information, and why building AI solutions internally can enhance security and regulatory control. He explains how medical-grade data, device-agnostic platforms, and strict cy...

Nurses are at the forefront of healthcare innovation, yet their voices are often overlooked. In this episode, Rosa Hart, a nurse, media consultant, and author recognized globally for advancing health communication, digital engagement, and nursing innovation, discusses her journey of hosting podcasts to educate stroke survivors and caregivers, as well as exploring the role of AI in healthcare. She shares how she created Stronger After Stroke and Nurse Rose’s Insights to provide guidance and as...

AI in healthcare is accelerating rapidly, and the winners will be those who lean in, set smart guardrails, and help shape what comes next. In this episode, Hamed Abbaszadegan, an internal medicine–trained physician and clinical informatics leader known as “The AI MD,” discusses the rapid shift from cautious curiosity to full-on AI adoption across healthcare, fueled by personal user experiences and rising trust. He unpacks optimism from the conference floor, discussing AI’s impact on mental he...

Unlock the secret to building high-performing, resilient teams in the age of AI. In this episode, Raghunath Sapuram, CEO of the TLEX Institute, discusses unlocking human potential through resilience and leadership training, building high-performing teams, and promoting well-being and engagement in the workplace. He explains how immersive programs, such as the Sky Immersion Program, reduce stress and enhance focus while strengthening trust and collaboration. Sapuram emphasizes that technology,...

AI is finally eliminating the documentation burden that has slowed physicians for decades. In this episode, Dr. James Maisel, CEO and founder of ZyDoc, shares his three-decade journey from retina surgeon to health-tech entrepreneur and how AI is transforming clinical documentation. He reflects on early attempts to build electronic health records in the 1990s, the inefficiencies created by click-heavy systems, and why dictation consistently outperformed keyboard-based workflows. Dr. Maisel exp...

What if AI could not only track your health but truly care for you when your doctor isn't around? In this episode, Dr. Jennie Luna, Founder and CEO of NuVee, discusses creating an AI health companion called Koa, designed to provide empathy and support to patients between doctor visits. She explains the difference between GLP-1 and GIP+GLP-1 medications for diabetes and obesity. Dr. Luna also shares her journey in healthcare, discussing how AI is transforming the industry and the need for more...

Patients deserve transparency when AI influences their care, and health systems need governance that makes AI accountable at scale. In this episode, Dr. Jodyn Platt, an associate professor at the University of Michigan Medical School, discusses how patients and the public perceive AI in healthcare, why many are interested in knowing when AI is used, and how trust and shared decision-making influence acceptance. She explains three common reactions to health data use: some people shrug, some wa...

Bridging medical and dental care with AI is no longer optional; it is essential for the future of patient care and clinician support. In this episode, Dr. Kathryn Alderman, CEO and founder of Intelligent Care Alliance, shares how her background in biological and functional dentistry led her to challenge the silos separating dental, medical, mental health, and pharmacy care. She explains how AI can provide 360-degree support for clinicians by streamlining workflows, improving patient outcomes,...

Ethical AI in healthcare will only matter if it delivers real clinical and financial outcomes, not hype or talk. In this episode, sponsored by Outcomes Rocket and Censinet, Sherri Douville, a healthcare AI leader and CEO of Medigram, discusses the urgent need to make AI work for healthcare as hospitals face financial strain, Medicaid pressure, and rising administrative burdens. She explains why trust, safety, and standards are foundational to the responsible deployment of AI and why collabora...

What does it really take to make AI work on the front lines of healthcare? In this episode, Joshua Tamayo-Sarver, Vice President of Innovation at Inflect Health and Vituity, discusses how a physician-led innovation engine transforms real clinical frustrations into scalable healthcare technology. He explains how Vituity’s fully democratic partnership model and Inflect Health’s venture, studio, and advisory arms enable rapid testing and deployment across hundreds of hospitals. Joshua shares les...

This episode of the AI Med 25 Insights series is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket and Censinet. AI is advancing rapidly in healthcare, but what happens behind the scenes when a system attempts to adopt it responsibly? In this episode, Anahi Santiago, Chief Information Security Officer at ChristianaCare, shares how a tech-forward health system is embracing AI across clinical workflows, operations, and cybersecurity. She explains the governance rubric they’ve created to assess every new use...

Recognizing that life has an expiration date makes both medicine and risk-taking more meaningful, and that insight runs through this entire conversation. In this episode, Dr. Orvil Martinez, CEO of the Advanced Medical Research Center, and Dr. Felix Rivera, owner of US Neurology Consulting, discuss how their Puerto Rican roots, love of adventure, and passion for technology influence their medical practice and vision for the future of healthcare. They share wild stories of skydiving from airpl...

Interoperability is the missing foundation for AI in healthcare because without real-time, high-quality data, even the best models can’t mature. In this episode, Jose Macion, founder and CEO of GenOp Health, discusses his vision for a “healthcare internet” built on blockchain, enabling secure, real-time data exchange among hospitals, providers, and payers. He explains why blockchain can help track transactions, enhance security, and facilitate scalable data sharing as networks expand. He also...

This episode of the AI Med 25 Insights series is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket and Censinet. Trustworthy AI-enabled healthcare depends on standards that harden identity, privacy, safety, and security across devices, data, and institutions. In this episode, Florence Hudson, Executive Director at Columbia University, discusses using data and AI “for good” through federally funded innovation work. She explains how she led the development of IEEE’s TIPS standard for clinical IoT, focusing ...

AI security is no longer optional; it's the foundation that determines whether innovation in healthcare will thrive or fail. In this episode, Steve Wilson, Chief AI & Product Officer for Exabeam and author, discusses the hidden vulnerabilities inside modern AI systems, why traditional software assumptions break down, and how healthcare must rethink safety, trust, and security from the ground up. He explains the risks of prompt injection and indirect prompt injection, highlights the fragile na...

Advances in AI are transforming both large-scale population analytics and ultra-precise, small-data insights that can guide individualized treatment. In this episode, Yves Lussier, Chair of Biomedical Informatics and Professor of Medicine, discusses the deep legacy of innovation behind modern electronic health records, the evolution of biomedical informatics, and the rise of AI techniques that extract meaning from both massive and minimal datasets. He explains how the “blessing of dimensional...

What happens when AI meets real-world healthcare challenges? In this episode, Kali Ihde, Director of Northwestern Medicine's Ventures and Innovation, discusses how AI is being practically applied to enhance patient care and operational efficiency. She explains the importance of moving past hype, piloting AI solutions safely, and integrating them into workflows with input from clinicians and administrators. Kali highlights the growing AI literacy among healthcare professionals and shares how a...

Bold ideas often look risky until they reshape an entire field. In this episode, Dr. Harvey Castro, Advisor to the CEO of Phantom Space and prolific healthcare innovator, discusses his rapid leap into AI after discovering ChatGPT, how his first book on AI in healthcare went viral, and how that moment catapulted him onto global stages, including advising the Ministry of Health in Singapore. He shares earlier entrepreneurial breakthroughs like building top-ranked medical apps, creating freestan...

What if hospitals could reduce hours of administrative work to minutes, without ever compromising sensitive patient data? In this episode, Nicholas Lin, cofounder and CEO of Guava, explains that their company automates prior authorization for hospitals without accessing PHI or EHR data. Their AI agents handle up to 95% of time-consuming administrative tasks, like coverage checks and policy reviews, by performing automated calls and warm transfers to human specialists only when necessary. The ...

AI is reshaping radiology from image reading to clinical orchestration, and the human-plus-AI model will define the future of the field. In this episode, sponsored by Outcomes Rocket and Censinet, Lior Eshel Ansher, founder and CEO of TestDynamics, discusses how his father’s late lung cancer diagnosis pushed him to investigate radiology errors and discover that 30% of cases are misdiagnosed. He explains how burnout, staffing shortages, and exploding image volumes strain radiologists who are m...

Imagine detecting stroke and critical conditions instantly, even in the most resource-limited settings. In this episode, Junaid Kalia, Founder & CEO of SaveLife.AI, discusses how edge-based radiology AI can make lifesaving diagnostics accessible in low-resource environments worldwide. He shares how falling imaging costs and the off-patent status of stroke medications are transforming global stroke care. He explains the urgency created by massive radiologist shortages and why AI must fill the ...

What happens when clinicians have groundbreaking ideas, but no roadmap to bring them to life? In this episode, Dr. Arlen Meyers, Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology, Dentistry, and Engineering at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Colorado School of Public Health, and President and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, discusses how SOPE helps clinicians transform ideas into innovations that reach patients. He explains why most healthcare professionals lack formal...