The Digital Patient

Stories from the frontline of Digital Patient Engagement

193: UCSD Health’s Dr. Amy Sitapati: How AI Agents May Impact Data Cleanliness, Why Clinicians Need to Get Their Hands Wet with AI, and Understanding Patient Preferences to Personalize Care

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Amy Sitapati, CMIO, Population Health at UCSD Health, about "How AI Agents May Impact Data Cleanliness, Why Clinicians Need to Get Their Hands Wet with AI, Understanding Patient Preferences to Personalize Care, and more..."

09-25
53:02

192: UCLA Health’s CMIO Dr. Eric Cheng: Applying Randomization to Informatics, Creating AI-Enabled, Personalized EHR Experiences for Every Clinician, and Advancing Equity Through Accurate Data

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Eric Cheng, CMIO at UCLA Health, about "Applying Randomization to Informatics, Creating AI-Enabled, Personalized EHR Experiences for Every Clinician, Advancing Equity Through Accurate Data, and more..."

09-18
54:23

191: Kettering Health’s Dr. Albert Bonnema: Combining EHR, Genomics & AI for Breakthroughs in Precision Med, Risks of AI Use in Medical Education, and Barriers to making Personalized Medicine Standard

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Albert Bonnema, CMIO at Kettering Health, about "Combining EHR, genomics, and AI for breakthroughs in precision medicine, Risks of AI use in medical education, Barriers to making personalized medicine standard, and more..."

09-11
51:29

190: KUMC’s former CMIO Dr. Greg Ator: Why AI Chart Summarization is the Next Dominant Use Case, Having a CMIO in Every Clinical Department, and Could a Startup Disrupt the Major EHR Incumbents?

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Greg Ator, former, longtime CMIO at Kansas University Health System, about "Why AI Chart Summarization is the Next Dominant Use Case, Having a CMIO in Every Clinical Department, Could a Startup Disrupt the Major EHR Incumbents? And more..."

09-04
46:31

189: HonorHealth’s CMIO Dr. Craig Norquist: What the Healthcare C-Suite can learn from the Navy, Where AI Agents best fit in Healthcare, and How being a Clinician-Patient exposes Healthcare Inequities

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Craig Norquist, CMIO at HonorHealth, about "What the Healthcare C-Suite can learn from the Navy, where AI Agents best fit in Healthcare, How being a Clinician-Patient exposes Healthcare Inequities, and more..."

08-28
01:00:58

188: UW Health’s Dr. Joel Gordon and Stacy Rasmussen: Building a Successful Digital Transformation Dyad, Leading and Lagging Indicators of Success with AI, and Measuring ROI with Rigor for AI Scribes

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Joel Gordon (CMIO, UW Health) and Stacy Rasmussen (VP, IS Business Relationship Management, Planning and Growth, UW Health), about "Building a Successful Digital Transformation Dyad, Leading and Lagging Indicators of Success with AI, Measuring ROI with Rigor for AI Scribes, and more..."

08-21
55:10

187: Niagara Health’s CIO Sonali Kohli: Lessons from a Modern Day EHR Implementation, Establishing Guardrails for Safe AI, and Success with Digital Care Journeys for Remote Surgical Monitoring

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Sonali Kohli, EVP, Digital Transformation & Chief Information Officer at Niagara Health, about "Lessons from a Modern Day EHR Implementation, Establishing Guardrails for Safe AI, Success with Digital Care Journeys for Remote Surgical Monitoring, and more..."

08-14
37:54

186: SE Health’s CDO Robert Slepin: Implementing EHRs Globally, Strategic Recommendations for EHR Companies, and Keys to Mitigate Risk with Large-Scale Digital Transformation

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Robert Slepin, Chief Digital Officer and Senior Vice President at SE Health, about "Implementing EHRs Globally, Strategic Recommendations for EHR Companies, Keys to Mitigate Risk with Large-Scale Digital Transformation, and more..."

07-24
47:45

185: Cedars-Sinai’s Dr. Shoma Desai: Scaling AI-powered Virtual Urgent Care, Why Virtualists Can Get More Face Time with Patients, and Understanding Customer Acquisition Costs to Sustain Innovation

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Shoma Desai, Executive Director, Digital Innovation at Cedars-Sinai, about "Scaling AI-powered Virtual Urgent Care, Why Virtualists Can Get More Face Time with Patients, Understanding Customer Acquisition Costs to Sustain Innovation, and more..."

07-17
52:23

184: AMDIS 2025 Recap: What's so Magical about Ojai, Why Healthcare's Biggest Risk may be Adopting AI Too Slowly and Sharing our Secret Sauce for Patient Engagement

On this special episode of The Digital Patient, we recap Josh’s recent trip to the AMDIS conference in Ojai, California. Josh shares highlights from his patient engagement panel, thought-provoking sessions on AI governance, and candid hallway conversations with CMIOs from across the country. From fireside chats with Oracle Health to literature reviews on hype ratios–and a chaotic Uber saga–this episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most authentic gatherings in digital health.

07-10
50:41

183: Veteran CIO/CDO Dr. Alistair Erskine: Proving ROI for AI, Chat-based AI interfaces for the EHR, and Why Every Health System should Hire a Chief Financial Informatics Officer

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Alistair Erskine, veteran CIO/CDO, formerly at Emory Healthcare, about "Proving ROI for AI, Chat-based AI interfaces for the EHR, and Why Every Health System should Hire a Chief Financial Informatics Officer, and more..."

07-03
51:20

182: NYU Langone Health's Dr. Jonah Feldman: Evaluating Human vs AI-generated Patient Summaries, Using AI to Simplify Patient Discharge Info, and Does Your EHR Respect you?

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Jonah Feldman, Medical Director, Clinical Transformation and Informatics at NYU Langone Health, about "Evaluating Human vs AI-generated Patient Summaries, Using AI to Simplify Patient Discharge Info, Does Your EHR Respect you?, and more..."

06-26
48:13

181: NYU Langone Health’s Dr. Devin Mann: GenAI for Patient Communication, How to go from Research to Operational Use for Digital Health, and Balancing Short & Long-term Strategy with AI

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Devin Mann, Strategic Director, Digital Health Innovation at NYU Langone Health, and Director, Section of Digitally Enabled Care at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, about "GenAI for Patient Communication, How to go from Research to Operational Use for Digital Health, Balancing Short & Long-term Strategy with AI, and more..."

06-19
49:26

180: Endeavor Health's Justin Brueck: The Business Case for AI Scribes, Rethinking Care Delivery from First Principles to Solve for The Silver Tsunami, and Embedding Genomics into Patient Care

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Justin Brueck, System Vice President of Innovation and Research at Endeavor Health, about "the Business Case for AI Scribes, Rethinking Care Delivery from First Principles to Solve for The Silver Tsunami, Embedding Genomics into Patient Care, and more..."

06-12
44:13

179: Froedtert Health’s Dr. Brad Crotty: What Startups Get Wrong with Health Systems, Using Qualitative Data to Learn why Tech Isn’t Working, and Should Health Systems Still Have Venture Arms in 2025?

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Bradley Crotty, Chief Digital Officer at Froedtert Health and Interim President at Inception Health, about "What Startups Get Wrong Working with Health Systems, Using Qualitative Data to Understand why Tech Isn’t Working, Should Health Systems Still Have Venture Arms in 2025? and more..."

06-05
46:39

178: UVA Health’s CMIO Dr. Andrew Markowski: Why AI Models Succeed or Fail, the Standardization Myth, and How to Increase Your Sphere of Influence For Better Change Management

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Andrew Markowski, CMIO at UVA Health, about "Why AI Models Succeed or Fail, the Standardization Myth, How to Increase Your Sphere of Influence For Better Change Management, and more..."

05-30
46:17

177: Epic XGM Debrief: Uber Surge Pricing, Making History as the 1st Vendors to Exhibit at XGM, Accelerating Care Companion and the Best Conference Food in Healthcare

On this special edition of The Digital Patient, Josh and Alan unpack their experience attending Epic’s XGM Conference. Representing SeamlessMD, the first Epic Toolbox partner for MyChart Care Companion content, they share the inside scoop on Epic’s whimsical culture, meaningful hallway conversations, and what it was like to exhibit alongside rising stars like Abridge.They also reflect on breakfast bananas, uber surge pricing, EHR training as a reimbursable activity, and other smart tidbits.

05-23
29:36

176: Stanford Health Care’s Dr. Mike Pfeffer: Why we Shouldn't Always Want "Human in the Loop" for AI, Why Prediction Models are Only as Useful as the Problems they Solve & How AI Scribes Must Evolve

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Michael Pfeffer, Chief Information and Digital Officer at Stanford Health Care and Stanford University School of Medicine, and Associate Dean at Stanford University School of Medicine, about "Why we Shouldn't Always Want "Human in the Loop" for AI, Why Prediction Models are Only as Useful as the Problems they Solve, Where AI Scribes Must Evolve, and more..."

04-24
42:21

175: Geisinger’s CMIO Dr. Ben Hohmuth: Why Human Connection will address Burnout more than Tech, the Future of Clinical AI Copilots, and Why Solely Optimizing Tech Won’t Eliminate In-Basket Overload

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Ben Hohmuth, CMIO at Geisinger, about "Geisinger’s CMIO Dr. Ben Hohmuth: Why Human Connection will address Burnout more than Tech, the Future of Clinical AI Copilots, Why Solely Optimizing Tech Won’t Eliminate In-Basket Overload, and more..."

04-17
50:41

174: LifeBridge Health’s CIO/CDO Tressa Springmann: The Economics of AI, How to Move Quickly with AI Governance, and Beekeeping as a Healthcare Leadership Metaphor

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Tressa Springmann, Chief Information and Digital Officer at LifeBridge Health, about "The Economics of AI, How to Move Quickly with AI Governance, Beekeeping as a Healthcare Leadership Metaphor, and more..."

04-10
54:06

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