35 practitioner viewpoints from across the industry - curated, summarized, and credited by the HTC editorial desk.
Johnny Hecker, EVP & Chief Revenue Officer, Consensus Cloud Solutions
Relying on FHIR alone puts an unfair burden on under-resourced providers. AI can bridge disparate systems so smaller facilities can exchange data usin…
Chris Bowen, CISO and Founder, ClearDATA
Health organizations should build AI and data governance before deploying advanced AI. Governance spans culture and process, not paperwork, and low-ri…
Ryan Nadelson, Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Northside Hospital Diagnostic Clinic
The shutdown-driven expiration of Medicare telehealth waivers immediately harmed patients who depend on virtual care. Telemedicine is core care delive…
Shannon Werb, CEO, Array Behavioral Care
The post-pandemic flood of point solutions fragmented behavioral health care instead of improving it. The industry should build unified platforms that…
Avi Philipson, healthcare executive
AI can close diagnostic, personalization, and efficiency gaps, but only if deployed with algorithmic fairness, privacy protection, explainability, and…
Avantika Sharma, Global Head of Healthcare, Brillio
Traditional chronic disease care is fragmented and reactive; clinically validated software plus AI can deliver continuous, proactive management. Despi…
Justin Kozak, Executive VP, Founder Shield
DTx startups fail regulatory review by chasing flashy features instead of foundations. A regulatory-first mindset centered on clinical validity, safet…
Dr. Kenneth Civello, Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
Wearables produce huge volumes of physiological data that clinicians cannot yet trust for decisions. The key question is whether wearable data is reli…
David Kirk, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Regard
Wearables failed to move outcomes at scale because they collect data without clinical context - signal without synthesis. Healthcare AI must avoid the…
Vishal Khetpal, MD, cardiovascular disease fellow
Medical AI depends on physicians acting as effective human-in-the-loop validators, but most doctors are not trained for that role. Medicine should man…
Andy Flanagan, CEO, Iris Telehealth
Generational leadership bias favoring in-person care, not technology, is the real brake on virtual care adoption. Health system leaders should replace…
Thomas Kluz, Managing Director, Niterra Ventures
Healthcare is moving from reactive treatment to predictive intervention by blending virtual and in-person care with wearable data and AI risk detectio…
Dr. Steven Lane, Chief Medical Officer, Health Gorilla
Cross-institution data exchange can shrink care disparities by giving providers complete patient pictures. But consent-aware privacy safeguards are es…
Donald Rucker, MD, Chief Strategy Officer, 1upHealth
Healthcare lags every other industry in API-powered seamlessness because its business model is anchored to in-person visits. Unlocking API value requi…
Christopher Rogowski, Partner, Strategic Advisory, Pivot Point Consulting
Rural hospitals squeezed by workforce shortages and operating losses can get real relief from ambient AI documentation that cuts charting burden. But …
Dr. Tom Milam, Chief Medical Officer, Iris Telehealth
Telehealth prescribing has expanded access, especially for addiction treatment and rural patients, but DEA flexibility expirations create dangerous un…
Dr. Ashish Mandavia, Co-Founder and CEO, Sohar Health
Digital mental health tools sit atop fax-based, fragmented workflows because behavioral health was excluded from HITECH EHR incentives. Real innovatio…
Loren Larsen, CEO and Co-Founder, Videra Health
Medicaid changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act threaten community behavioral health clinics financially. Clinics must adopt automated eligibili…
Scott Paddock, CEO, Wondr Health
Digital health's boom-bust cycle came from chasing growth over sustainability. Companies should balance short- and long-term KPIs, choose aligned part…
Hari Prasad, Founder and CEO, Yosi Health
Practices should scale virtual care through phased rollouts, not big-bang launches: start with pilots in one or two services, train staff thoroughly, …
David Navarro, Senior Director of Data Science, Harmony Healthcare IT
Interoperability has advanced but full connectivity remains distant. Legislative mandates, standardized formats such as HL7 FHIR, and AI are the three…
Dr. Cole Barfield, Chief Medical Officer, First Stop Health
The Rural Health Transformation Program and permanent first-dollar telehealth coverage open a rare window to widen access. Virtual care must be integr…
Sarah Deedat, PhD, VP of Behavioral Design, Lirio
One-size-fits-all patient outreach fails people whose language, preferences, and social context differ. Pairing AI with behavioral science enables per…
Sachin K. Gupta, Founder and CEO, IKS Health
Heavy tech investment and consolidation have not improved patient experience because they treat symptoms, not care-process design. Healthcare needs a …
Kem Graham, VP Strategy & Growth, CliniComp
System-as-a-Service EHR models answer the classic objections to EHR replacement: cost overruns, workflow disruption, and poor interoperability. Unifie…
Kat Marie Alvarez, RN, MBA, Founder & CEO, Katalyst & Co.
AI improves outcomes only when embedded in clinical workflows with strong human oversight. Success depends on staff training, transparent governance, …
Angela Adams, CEO, Inflo Health
Most health systems experiment with AI, but few frontline clinicians think current tools meet real needs. The fix is a four-part framework: target hig…
Angelo Volandes, MD, Professor, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Medical schools restrict AI use while patients already rely on it, leaving trainees unprepared for real practice. Institutions should embrace AI with …
Jay Deady, President of Claims Cost Solutions, Zelis
Payers can no longer sustain custom legacy IT under mounting regulatory and technological pressure. They should shift to unified platforms and strateg…
Scott Anderson, CTO and GM of Managed Services, Cantata Health Solutions
Behavioral health agencies are uniquely exposed to cyberattack because of thin IT staffing and weak controls. They must quantify the cost of inaction,…
Dr. Jenna Glover, Licensed Psychologist and Chief Clinical Officer, Headspace
Scaling today's broken mental health model will not fix the access crisis. The system needs redesign that pairs AI-driven digital tools with human cli…
Lucienne Ide, MD, PhD, Founder and CEO, Rimidi
Medicaid's fragmented state-by-state RPM reimbursement blocks vulnerable patients from proven monitoring benefits. States should align with Medicare's…
Holley Miller, Founder and President, Grey Matter Marketing
AI-powered deal screening at VC firms amplifies pattern-matching bias, making truly novel healthcare innovations look like noise. Breakthrough health …
Roberto Kern, Co-Founder, Sailor Health
AI's real value in health companies is erasing administrative burden, not replacing clinicians. Intelligent systems should automate paperwork and comp…
Mitchell Kentor, Endeavor Health
Most organizations see no ROI from AI because they lack governance and clinical leadership. A physician-led governance model shows a replicable framew…
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