Healthcare doesn't need more AI pilots. It needs AI that can prove its value. Healthcare organizations are moving beyond experimenting with individual AI tools and beginning to think about AI as enterprise infrastructure. But scaling AI across an entire health system requires more than adding algorithms. It requires integrated workflows, secure technology infrastructure, clinical validation, data governance, and measurable financial and clinical impact. In this episode of The Beat's AI at ViVE series, Sandy Vance sits down with Dr. David Stoffel, Chief Business Officer at RapidAI, to discuss how healthcare AI is evolving from point solutions into enterprise platforms. David explains how RapidAI expanded from its roots in stroke care to a broader clinical AI platform, why health systems are looking to consolidate dozens of AI pilots, and what it takes to connect imaging insights to action throughout the patient journey. The conversation also explores clinical AI, healthcare IT infrastructure, interoperability, AI governance, clinical validation, reimbursement, and ROI. David shares why the next phase of healthcare AI will be defined not simply by what an algorithm can do, but by whether it can produce measurable improvements in clinical care and financial performance.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing healthcare, but successful AI adoption requires much more than choosing the right technology. In this episode of The Beat's AI at ViVE series, Sandy Vance speaks with Dr. Melinda S. Kidder, DHA, MSN, RN, CENP, Chief Nursing Officer, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Bill Slovin, Chief Technology Officer at Brandon Systems, about what healthcare organizations need to get right before AI can truly deliver value. Their conversation explores some of the biggest challenges facing healthcare AI adoption, including fragmented data, interoperability, data quality, alert fatigue, clinician buy-in, patient safety, and the importance of understanding the problem before selecting an AI solution. Dr. Kidder and Slovin also dive into how healthcare leaders can evaluate AI and analytics vendors, why frontline clinicians need to be part of technology decisions, and how interoperability can help unlock more effective AI-powered care.

On today’s episode, host Sandy Vance chats with Guillaume de Zwirek, CEO & Co-Founder of Artera. Artera is pioneering a new category in healthcare AI by pairing its agentic platform with dedicated AI Service Squads that build custom solutions directly alongside healthcare providers, solving urgent workflows from day one. With over a decade of experience, 2 billion annual patient interactions, and 1,000+ healthcare organizations served, Artera is proving that the future of healthcare AI isn't just about the technology. It's about having the right builders working directly with providers to strengthen how they communicate and care for patients. Healthcare organizations are under pressure to improve patient experience while reducing administrative burden and staffing challenges. In this episode of The Beat AI Series, Sandy Vance sits down with Guillaume de Zwirek, CEO and Co-Founder of Artera, to discuss how agentic AI is transforming patient engagement across the healthcare journey. From scheduling appointments and managing referrals to automating complex patient communications, Guillaume explains why AI is about far more than chatbots. He shares how Artera has evolved over the past decade, why healthcare organizations need a security-first approach to AI, and how intelligent automation is helping providers deliver better patient experiences while improving operational efficiency. Whether you're a healthcare executive, CIO, digital health leader, or AI innovator, this episode offers practical insights into what it really takes to deploy AI successfully in healthcare.

Healthcare organizations have more data than ever before, but turning that data into actionable insights remains one of the industry's biggest challenges. In this episode of The Beat AI in Healthcare Podcast, host Sandy Vance sits down with Nabil Jallouli, CEO and co-founder of Rollstack, to discuss how AI-powered reporting is helping healthcare organizations simplify value-based care reporting, improve decision-making, and scale personalized reporting without overwhelming their teams. Nabil shares why dashboards alone are no longer enough, why executives need trusted narratives instead of raw data, and how healthcare organizations can automate reporting while maintaining governance, security, and accuracy. Whether you work in healthcare leadership, data analytics, customer success, value-based care, or digital transformation, this conversation offers practical insights into using AI responsibly to improve reporting and business outcomes.

In this episode, host Sandy Vance chats with Timothy Bennett, the Director of Strategic Healthcare Initiatives at Drummond Group, LLC, for his second appearance on the show. With nearly 20 years at Drummond and deep roots in ONC certification testing dating back to 2010, Tim brings a rare long-view perspective to one of the most important questions facing healthcare interoperability today: how do you actually test whether FHIR works at scale in the real world, not just in a proof-of-concept connectathon? This episode introduces FHIRplace, Drummond's new community-driven testing ecosystem, and digs into why business process rules, not just technical standards, are the real challenge standing between FHIR's promise and its production reality.

In this episode of the AI at ViVE series on The Beat Podcast, host Sandy Vance sits down with Rachel Chen, Senior Director of Engineering at Plaud, to discuss how Plaud’s wearable AI note-taking technology helps clinicians reduce documentation burden and stay focused on patient conversations. Rachel also shares how Plaud is scaling its voice intelligence platform for professional and enterprise use cases, including healthcare. From a real-world story about an orthopedic surgeon bridging communication gaps with patients and families to Plaud’s approach to privacy, security, and workflow integration, this episode offers a grounded look at what responsible AI documentation support can look like in clinical settings.

In this episode, host Sandy Vance chats with Brad Schoffstall, Vice President of Health and Compliance Programs at CGI, and Dr. James Peake, Senior Vice President and former Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Army Surgeon General. They have a wide-ranging and practical conversation about what it actually takes to modernize data infrastructure at federal health agencies. With Brad's 35 years at CGI and Dr. Peake's 16 years, this is a conversation grounded in hard-won experience rather than theory. Today’s conversation is a refreshingly honest and deeply practical perspective for anyone working at the intersection of government, healthcare, and AI.

For years, healthcare organizations focused on securing digital channels while treating phone calls as a trusted service channel. That assumption no longer holds true. In this episode, Sandy sits with Jason Barr, the Vice President of Strategic Sales for Healthcare at Pindrop, who explains how AI-powered voice cloning, deepfakes, and synthetic identities are transforming the cybersecurity landscape. Jason shares how healthcare organizations can defend against AI-driven fraud, verify identity in real time, and protect patients, providers, and employees in a world where even a familiar voice may not be what it seems.

In this episode of the AI at ViVE series on The Beat Podcast, host Sandy Vance welcomes back Peter Horadan, CEO of Vouched, for a fascinating and forward-looking conversation about one of the most consequential shifts happening in digital identity right now. Digital driver's licenses are no longer a curiosity at TSA checkpoints. They are becoming a global standard, and healthcare is one of the industries that stands to benefit most. From eliminating duplicate patient records to defending against deepfake fraud to solving the emerging challenge of AI agent identity verification, Peter lays out a clear and compelling vision for what healthcare identity infrastructure needs to look like in the very near future. If you work in telehealth, healthcare IT, compliance, or patient access, this episode will make you think very differently about something most organizations have never considered a strategic priority. It is believed that about 7% of people in the United States have a digital driver's license today, with estimates reaching 30% adoption by the end of this year and 50% by the end of 2027. If you aren’t having conversations for this shift, learn why it matters and how to incorporate it into your patient intake.

Workforce security in healthcare is no longer just about compliance—it’s about creating a seamless, secure digital experience for employees and patients. In this episode, host Sandy Vance chats with Chandramouli Dorai, Chief Evangelist - Cybersecurity Solutions and Digital Signatures at Zoho.com. Today, they will explore how password management, secure browsers, multi-factor authentication (MFA), identity and access management (IAM), and identity verification in document signing all come together to build a zero-trust, future-ready healthcare workforce. Healthcare organizations are under constant pressure to strengthen cybersecurity without slowing down clinicians and staff.