The Digital Patient
SeamlessMD
Stories from the frontline of Digital Patient Engagement
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Jan 22, 2026 • 52min
215: Mount Sinai’s Drs. Gavin & Nadkarni: How to Turn Predictive AI into Clinical Action, Developing a “Scale-First” Operating Philosophy for Innovation, and Async Care to Improve Patient Access
Dr. Nicholas Gavin, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at Mount Sinai, and Dr. Girish Nadkarni, Chairman of AI and Human Health, delve into transforming predictive AI into practical clinical actions. They discuss the importance of a clear 'why' for innovation adoption and the challenges of pilot projects, advocating for a scale-first approach. The duo also explores asynchronous care models that enhance patient access, alongside the need for robust AI governance and equitable deployment. Their insights on workflow redesign and human-AI collaboration promise to reshape digital healthcare.
Jan 20, 2026 • 55min
214: LifePoint Health’s Dr. Ryan Mackey: Operationalizing 5 AI Scribe Vendors Across a System, How to Enforce Quality Across a Fragmented, Multi-EHR Health System, and Expanding AI Beyond Physicians
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Ryan Mackey, CMIO at LifePoint Health, about "Operationalizing 5 AI Scribe Vendors Across a System, How to Enforce Quality Across a Fragmented, Multi-EHR Health System, Expanding AI Beyond Physicians, and more..."
Jan 15, 2026 • 45min
213: John Muir Health’s CMIO Dr. Priti Patel: Phenotypes of Clinician AI Adopters, Demonstrating ROI Without Stifling Innovation, and How to Make Governance an Enabler, Not a Brake
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Priti Patel, CMIO at John Muir Health, about "Phenotypes of Clinician AI Adopters, Demonstrating ROI Without Stifling Innovation, How to Make Governance an Enabler, Not a Brake, and more..."
Jan 13, 2026 • 57min
212: UMMS’ Emily Jacobsen: Why Trust is the Real Operating System for Clinical Transformation, Using Leadership Rounding as an Informatics Superpower, and How to Avoid Pilots That Never Scale
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Emily Jacobsen, VP, Clinical Systems, Chief of Clinical Informatics at University of Maryland Medical System, about "Why Trust is the Real Operating System for Clinical Transformation, Using Leadership Rounding as an Informatics Superpower, How to Avoid Pilots That Never Scale, and more..."
Jan 8, 2026 • 45min
211: Penn Medicine’s CHIO Dr. Sri Adusumalli: Introducing Positive Friction to Prevent Automation Bias, Monitoring AI Safety at Scale, and How AI will Impact the Future Healthcare “Front Door”
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Sri Adusumalli, Vice President and Chief Health Information Officer at Penn Medicine, about "Introducing Positive Friction to Prevent Automation Bias, Monitoring AI Safety at Scale, How AI will Impact the Future Healthcare 'Front Door', and more..."
Jan 6, 2026 • 39min
210: UT Health’s ACMIO Dr. Tomi Kolade: The Unconventional Metric he uses to Measure Value for Informatics Tools, Reducing Knowledge Gaps to Improve EHR Usage, and Why AI Adoption is a People Problem
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Tomi Kolade, Assistant Chief Medical Information Officer at UT Health Houston, about "The Unconventional Metric he uses to Measure Value for Informatics Tools, Reducing Knowledge Gaps to Improve EHR Usage, Why AI Adoption is a People Problem, and more..."
Dec 18, 2025 • 1h 1min
209: Houston Methodist’s Michelle Stansbury: Why Siloed Innovation Labs Don’t Work, Making Innovation Financially Accountable, and Why Health Systems Must Disrupt Themselves or Risk Being Disrupted
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Michelle Stansbury, Associate Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President of IT Applications at Houston Methodist, about "Why Siloed Innovation Labs Don’t Work, Making Innovation Financially Accountable, Why Health Systems Must Disrupt Themselves or Risk Being Disrupted, and more..."
Dec 16, 2025 • 57min
208: Rush's ACMIO Dr. Juan C. Rojas: Where AI Performs Best in Clinical Care Today, Evaluating AI like a New Drug or Device, and Using AI to Identify High-Risk Patients When Data is Incomplete
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Juan "JC" Rojas, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer at Rush University Medical Center, about "Where AI Performs Best in Clinical Care Today, Evaluating AI like a New Drug or Device, Using AI to Identify High-Risk Patients When Data is Incomplete, and more..."
Dec 11, 2025 • 51min
207: BSMH’s Jason Szczuka: Building Coalitions That Actually Move Innovation Forward, The 18-24 Month “Scale or Sunset” Rule for Pilots, and Creating Org Readiness Through Incentives and Desperation
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Jason Szczuka, Chief Digital Officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health and President at Accrete Health Partners, about "How to Build Coalitions That Actually Move Innovation Forward, The 18-24 Month “Scale or Sunset” Rule for Pilots, Creating Organizational Readiness Through Incentives and Desperation, and more..."
Dec 9, 2025 • 54min
206: MHS’ ACMIO Dr. Michael Weiss: Fixing "Rogue" Clinical Notes, Designing Workflows for Rare but High-Risk Events, and Applying Goldilocks Principles to Governance
Dr. Michael Weiss, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer at Memorial Healthcare System and a dedicated pediatric emergency physician, shares his innovative insights on clinical documentation. He tackles the issue of 'Rogue Notes'— inconsistencies in clinician templates that jeopardize safety and compliance. Weiss presents strategies like dynamic documentation guardrails and using AI for better workflows. He also emphasizes the importance of designing for rare, high-risk events and the delicate balance of governance in healthcare informatics.
