
The Digital Patient
Stories from the frontline of Digital Patient Engagement
Latest episodes

Apr 17, 2025 • 51min
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..."

Apr 10, 2025 • 54min
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..."

Apr 3, 2025 • 51min
173: Emory Healthcare’s CMIO Dr. Nitu Kashyap: Scaling AI Scribes System-Wide, Training the Next Generation of Clinicians to use AI, and Making CDS Work in 5 Seconds or Less
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Nitu Kashyap, CMIO at Emory Healthcare, about "Scaling AI Scribes System-Wide, Training the Next Generation of Clinicians to use AI, Making CDS Work in 5 Seconds or Less, and more..."

Mar 27, 2025 • 54min
172: U of Rochester’s Dr. Michael Hasselberg & Catholic Health’s Michael Mainiero: Why Most AI Pitches Fail, Startup Red Flags, and the One Word That Will Get You Blacklisted from Health Systems
On this dual-guest episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Michael Hasselberg, Chief Digital Health Officer at University of Rochester Medical Center, and Michael Mainiero, Chief Digital and Chief Information Officer at Catholic Health, about "Why Most AI Pitches Fail, Startup Red Flags, the One Word That Will Get You Blacklisted from Health Systems, and more..."

Mar 21, 2025 • 49min
171: UofU’s Laura Marquez: Dark Green v. Light Green Dollars For ROI, Why Healthcare Leaders Need to be More Comfortable Killing Old Tech, and How Patients are the Most Underutilized Care Team Members
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Laura Marquez, Sr. Director for Digital Transformation at University of Utah Health, about "Dark Green v. Light Green Dollars For ROI, Why Healthcare Leaders Need to be More Comfortable Killing Old Tech, How Patients are the Most Underutilized Care Team Members, and more..."

Mar 18, 2025 • 38min
170: HIMSS 2025 Debrief: Riding the Epic Banana, The "Cream Incident", and Revealing the Most Provocative Ideas we Heard
In this special solo episode of The Digital Patient, Josh and Alan recap their experience at HIMSS 2025 in Las Vegas—from the most provocative ideas they heard to the hilarious behind-the-scenes moments.

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Mar 13, 2025 • 48min
169: Allegheny Health Network’s Joey Seliski & Dr. James Solava: Piloting 3 AI Scribes at Once, Reducing Friction for Clinicians to Use AI, and Rethinking Medical Education in the World of AI
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Joey Seliski, Director, Technology Strategy and Digital Health at Allegheny Health Network, and Dr. James Solava, Medical Director, Clinical Informatics at Allegheny Health Network, about "Piloting 3 AI Scribes at Once, Reducing Friction for Clinicians to Use AI, Rethinking Medical Education in the World of AI, and more..."

Feb 28, 2025 • 47min
168: ViVE 2025 Debrief: AI Hype vs Reality, What Are Ambient Scribe Vendors Actually Building Next, and Was it Really Worth Going To?
In this special solo episode of The Digital Patient, Josh and Alan recap their experience at ViVE 2025 in Nashville—from key takeaways on AI’s growing pains to health system reinvention and some hilarious behind-the-scenes moments. They share standout ideas from top speakers, discuss the shifting landscape of digital health, and rate everything from conference swag to Nashville hot chicken.

Feb 10, 2025 • 55min
167: UChicago Medicine’s CMIO Dr. Sachin Shah: Why Clinicians Must Stay in the Driver’s Seat of AI, The Risk of De-Skilling Clinicians with AI Documentation, and Tackling Digital Health Equity
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Sachin D. Shah, Chief Medical Information Officer at UChicago Medicine, about "Why Clinicians Must Stay in the Driver’s Seat of AI, The Risk of De-Skilling Clinicians with AI Documentation, and Tackling Digital Health Equity, and more..."

Feb 3, 2025 • 45min
166: Memorial Healthcare System’s CDIO Jeffrey Sturman: Getting the Right Sponsorship Early to Scale Digital Health, Balancing Innovation with Keeping the Lights on, and The Promise of Digital Twins
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Jeffrey Sturman, Chief Digital Information Officer at Memorial Healthcare System, about "Getting the Right Sponsorship Early to Scale Digital Health, Balancing Innovation with Keeping the Lights on, The Promise of Digital Twins, and more..."