Healthcare expert Lorren Pettit shares insights on how hospitals are transforming from basic digital systems to AI-powered smart healthcare environments, covering real-world applications and implementation challenges. Key Takeaways: Beyond basic digitization - Hospitals are progressing toward predictive, AI-driven care using new maturity models that guide smart technology adoption. Southeast Asia leads adoption - Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are pioneering smart hospital development,...
Jun 24, 2025•32 min•Ep. 160
Tom Lawry, Microsoft's former Director for AI in Health and Life Sciences and author of the new book Health Care Nation, joins us to discuss moving beyond healthcare fatalism toward actionable reform. Named one of 20 people transforming healthcare through practical AI applications, Lawry reveals how leaders can escape the industry's design flaws through strategic technology deployment and "micro-dosing hope." Essential listening for executives ready to move from critique to implementation. Tom L...
Jun 17, 2025•35 min•Ep. 159
Five Good Things with Janae Sharp and Megan Antonelli: A rapid-fire segment highlighting positive developments in digital health. Janae and Megan share insights on recent innovations, successful implementations, and emerging trends that are driving progress in healthcare technology. Learn about cutting-edge solutions improving patient outcomes Discover how technology is enhancing healthcare accessibility Gain insight into successful digital health implementations Stay informed about positive ind...
Jun 10, 2025•34 min•Ep. 158
Join us for an insightful conversation with Anna Turman, MHA, CHCIO, FACHE, as she shares her unique 20+ year journey from leading a rural Nebraska hospital as CEO to driving technology transformation at one of the nation's largest health systems. Currently serving as AVP IT Customer Success at Radiology Partners, Anna brings a rare triple perspective—having served as CIO, COO, and CEO—to discuss how technology leadership must adapt across different organizational scales, the critical importance...
Jun 03, 2025•35 min•Ep. 157
In this impactful episode, Gene Bowen shares how Road Recovery uses music and mentorship to help teens overcome addiction and mental health challenges. Learn about their innovative peer-support model that pairs music industry professionals with vulnerable youth, the measurable outcomes they're achieving, and how healthcare leaders can support and replicate this evidence-based approach despite ongoing funding challenges. Gene Bowen, Founder & President, Road Recovery Jack Bookbinder, Co-Found...
May 27, 2025•31 min•Ep. 156
Join us as Joanna Strober, CEO of Midi Health, reveals how virtual care platforms are addressing the significant gap in women's midlife healthcare. Discover how treating menopause symptoms properly reduces long-term health complications, lowers healthcare utilization costs, and improves workplace productivity. Hear firsthand how this digital health pioneer is partnering with major health systems and employers to deliver measurable clinical outcomes that benefit patients, providers, and payers al...
May 20, 2025•33 min•Ep. 155
Five Good Things with Janae Sharp and Megan Antonelli: A rapid-fire segment highlighting positive developments in digital health. Janae and Megan share insights on recent innovations, successful implementations, and emerging trends that are driving progress in healthcare technology. Learn about cutting-edge solutions improving patient outcomes Discover how technology is enhancing healthcare accessibility Gain insight into successful digital health implementations Stay informed about positive ind...
May 13, 2025•22 min•Ep. 154
The traditional hospital model is struggling to meet growing healthcare demands and evolving patient expectations. Healthcare everywhere—a paradigm shift towards distributed care, hospital-at-home programs, and innovative delivery models—offers a solution to these challenges. This keynote will explore how forward-thinking healthcare leaders are reimagining care delivery, breaking down walls, and leveraging technology to extend high-quality care beyond traditional settings, ultimately improving a...
May 06, 2025•29 min•Ep. 153
Gary Forbes shares his extraordinary journey from NBA player to founder of Sole Survivors, discussing how living with Type 1 diabetes shaped his mission to empower others with chronic conditions. Learn how his basketball career insights now fuel his advocacy work and innovative approach to healthcare challenges through storytelling, representation, and community building. Chronic health conditions can be springboards for success rather than barriers when approached with the right mindset and sup...
Apr 29, 2025•29 min•Ep. 152
Join us as we explore how Raju Joshi, CCO and Co-founder of Cogensus, is leveraging digital innovation to address loneliness as a critical social determinant of health. Raju brings 30+ years of healthcare expertise to discuss how AI-powered conversations capture patient sentiments, provide valuable clinical context, and preserve personal legacies. This session examines the intersection of technology, social health, and the Surgeon General's focus on loneliness as a public health priority. Combat...
Apr 22, 2025•29 min•Ep. 151
Join Dr. Olga Kagan, founder of the Food Allergy Nursing Association (FANA), as she shares insights on revolutionizing food allergy care through nursing innovation, technology, and evidence-based practice. Learn how FANA is empowering nurses to lead transformative change in this critical healthcare subspecialty while improving patient outcomes and quality of life. Discover how nursing leadership is revolutionizing food allergy care through evidence-based practice Learn strategies for implementin...
Apr 15, 2025•30 min•Ep. 150
Five Good Things with Janae Sharp and Megan Antonelli: A rapid-fire segment highlighting positive developments in digital health. Janae and Megan share insights on recent innovations, successful implementations, and emerging trends that are driving progress in healthcare technology. Learn about cutting-edge solutions improving patient outcomes Discover how technology is enhancing healthcare accessibility Gain insight into successful digital health implementations Stay informed about positive ind...
Apr 08, 2025•13 min•Ep. 149
In this insightful conversation, Shahid Shah interviews Holly Miller, CEO of Colette Health, about their award-winning virtual care platform. Miller discusses how Colette Health's virtual observation and nursing solutions help hospitals address critical staffing shortages while improving patient safety and clinical outcomes. As the inaugural winner of KLAS's "Best in Class for Virtual Sitting and Nursing," Colette Health demonstrates how technology can amplify rather than replace the human conne...
Apr 01, 2025•29 min•Ep. 148
Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal shares her pioneering work integrating voice assistant technology and AI into healthcare systems at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This discussion explores practical applications of voice interfaces in clinical documentation, the evolution of hybrid care models, and responsible AI implementation strategies that enhance both provider experience and patient outcomes. Drawing from her dual expertise as a practicing endocrinologist and biomedical informaticist, Dr. Kumah...
Mar 27, 2025•29 min•Ep. 147
Join Kiran Mysore, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Sutter Health, as he shares insights on scaling AI adoption, building sustainable innovation infrastructure, and transforming healthcare delivery through data-driven approaches. Learn how one of the nation's largest health systems is successfully integrating advanced analytics and AI into clinical practice while maintaining governance and ethical standards. Real-world implementation of clinical AI at scale Building sustainable innovation i...
Mar 25, 2025•28 min•Ep. 146
Join Patty Hayward as she reveals how AI-enabled contact centers are revolutionizing healthcare access and patient engagement. Learn how Talkdesk's technology is bridging critical communication gaps between patients and providers, while delivering more personalized care experiences through intelligent automation. Discover how AI-powered contact centers are solving healthcare access challenges Learn practical strategies for implementing automated, yet personalized patient engagement Understand th...
Mar 18, 2025•39 min•Ep. 145
Join us for a compelling discussion with Nora LaTorre, who leads Eat Real's mission to revolutionize school food systems through technology and data-driven approaches. As a pioneering force in sustainable food systems, Nora brings extensive experience from agtech (Ganaz), global trade (Fair Trade USA), and retail sustainability (Target Corporation) to address one of healthcare's most pressing challenges: the impact of ultra-processed foods on children's health outcomes. Under her leadership, Eat...
Mar 11, 2025•48 min•Ep. 144
Explore how AutoCruitment's technology-driven approach is transforming clinical trial recruitment, reducing enrollment timelines by 9 months while achieving a 97% increase in patient randomizations. Learn how their digital patient engagement strategy operates across 37 countries, addressing one of healthcare's most persistent challenges. Key Takeaways: Digital transformation in clinical trials achieving concrete ROI: 9-month reduction in enrollment timelines Global scalability: Operating in 37 c...
Mar 04, 2025•31 min•Ep. 143
Five Good Things with Janae Sharp and Megan Antonelli: A rapid-fire segment highlighting positive developments in digital health. Janae and Megan share insights on recent innovations, successful implementations, and emerging trends that are driving progress in healthcare technology.
Feb 25, 2025•25 min•Ep. 142
Join Dr. Stephanie Lahr, Chief Experience Officer at Artisight and recognized healthcare innovator, as she shares insights on transforming healthcare through AI-powered smart hospital solutions. From her journey as a health system CIO to technology innovator, Dr. Lahr discusses how Artisight's platform is addressing critical challenges in healthcare delivery while enhancing both provider and patient experience. Discover how AI-powered automation is measurably reducing provider burnout and improv...
Feb 20, 2025•33 min•Ep. 141
Five Good Things with Janae Sharp and Megan Antonelli: A rapid-fire segment highlighting positive developments in digital health. Janae and Megan share insights on recent innovations, successful implementations, and emerging trends that are driving progress in healthcare technology. Learn about cutting-edge solutions improving patient outcomes Discover how technology is enhancing healthcare accessibility Gain insight into successful digital health implementations Stay informed about positive ind...
Feb 11, 2025•23 min•Ep. 140
Dr. Sejal Hathi, the nation's youngest state health director, discusses Oregon's groundbreaking Medicaid transformation that expands coverage beyond traditional healthcare to include housing, climate health, and nutrition. Learn how this innovative model achieved 97% coverage while addressing social determinants of health and setting new standards for healthcare policy nationwide. Oregon's expanded Medicaid model demonstrates how healthcare funding can effectively address social determinants of ...
Feb 04, 2025•27 min•Ep. 139
Discover how autonomous robots are revolutionizing hospital operations through the lens of groundbreaking innovation leadership. Andrea Thomaz shares insights on scaling AI robotics from concept to daily clinical reality, including lessons learned from deploying Moxi across major hospital systems nationwide. Explore how women-led innovation in healthcare robotics is driving practical solutions for real-world clinical challenges Discover how robotic assistants are freeing clinical staff from rout...
Jan 28, 2025•32 min•Ep. 138
Rob Sebaugh of SailPoint examines the far-reaching implications of 2024's healthcare cybersecurity crisis, sparked by the Change Healthcare breach. Discover how identity-first security and robust contingency planning can protect healthcare operations while maintaining clinical efficiency in an era of unprecedented cyber threats. The Change Healthcare breach represents a watershed moment requiring fundamental changes to healthcare cybersecurity approaches Operational resilience through identity m...
Jan 21, 2025•33 min•Ep. 137
Ray Lowe, CIO of AltaMed, discusses how healthcare organizations can leverage technology strategically to bridge health equity gaps while serving diverse, multilingual communities. Learn how AltaMed's digital transformation initiatives create more accessible, culturally competent care delivery models that other healthcare organizations can adopt. Ray Lowe, CIO, AltaMed Megan Antonelli, Chief Executive Officer, HealthIMPACT Live
Jan 14, 2025•41 min•Ep. 136
Healthcare leaders face mounting challenges: rising costs, staff burnout, and pressure to improve patient outcomes. Traditional solutions often fall short. However, groundbreaking WHO research reveals a powerful, evidence-based approach through arts integration. When strategically implemented, arts programs reduce hospital stays by up to one day, decrease medication needs, and improve staff retention. NYC Health + Hospitals' 7,000-piece collection and global initiatives like the HoME study demon...
Jan 07, 2025•26 min•Ep. 135
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Kameron Matthews, Chief Health Officer of Cityblock Health and co-founder of Tour for Diversity in Medicine. Discover how her groundbreaking work combines health equity, technology, and community-based care to transform healthcare delivery for underserved populations while building pathways for the next generation of diverse healthcare leaders. Value-based care models must integrate health equity principles with technology and human-centered design Diverse hea...
Jan 02, 2025•47 min•Ep. 134
Five Good Things with Janae Sharp and Megan Antonelli: A rapid-fire segment highlighting positive developments in digital health. Janae and Megan share insights on recent innovations, successful implementations, and emerging trends that are driving progress in healthcare technology. Learn about cutting-edge solutions improving patient outcomes Discover how technology is enhancing healthcare accessibility Gain insight into successful digital health implementations Stay informed about positive ind...
Dec 26, 2024•20 min•Ep. 133
Join Megan Antonelli, the host of Digital Health Talks, and Bill Snyder, CEO of Cylinder Health, for a discussion of how digestive health impacts workplace productivity and healthcare costs. Learn how digital health solutions are transforming GI care delivery, improving health equity, and supporting return-to-office transitions while addressing the $136B annual burden of GI-related healthcare expenses. GI health issues significantly impact workplace productivity, with 40% of US employees reporti...
Dec 23, 2024•32 min•Ep. 132
Explore how VitalCaring is pioneering AI-driven cognitive care to meet the growing challenges of Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other cognitive impairments. By integrating advanced technology with a patient-centered approach, VitalCaring enhances patient outcomes and empowers clinicians with tools for real-time progress tracking, supporting their role in delivering exceptional care. Chief Clinical Officer Janice Riggins explains how these solutions not only bolster the patient and caregiver experien...
Dec 17, 2024•33 min•Ep. 131
