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This episode explores how artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, emphasizing that success depends more on people and processes than on the technology itself. Host Dan Karnuta and guest Dr. Matt Brubaker, chairman and CEO of healthcare consulting firm FMG Leading, discusses implementation challenges, fear of change and the importance of aligning AI adoption with organizational strategy, leadership and mission.

Episode 128: Alternative Health Plans: Do You Know the Risk?

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Episode 127: AI in Healthcare Operations

Felixia Colón joins host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about how artificial intelligence is being used, and is transforming, healthcare business operations. They cover care delivery methods, staffing models, the importance of establishing guardrails prior to AI’s use and address the risks of bias inherent in AI and how that problem can be overcome.

Episode 126: HEAL High School

Caitlin McVey, associate vice president of the Memorial Hermann Institute for Nursing Excellence, joins host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about Health Education and Learning (HEAL) High School in Houston which prepares students to transition directly into high-demand healthcare jobs directly after graduation.

Episode 125: National Standards for AI Governance in Healthcare with Don Taylor

Don Taylor, the chairman of the board of directors at the Healthcare Standards Institute Foundation, joins host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about on how artificial intelligence is being integrated into the healthcare industry and the urgent need for its governance and standardization.