Show Notes

March 4, 2026: What happens when AI stops being a buzzword and starts showing up in your bottom line? Kali Ihde, Director of Ventures and Innovation at Northwestern Medicine, joins Bill Russell to share how ambient AI has moved from pilot to proven. Reducing documentation time by 20-30%, generating nine additional patient visits per physician per month, and measurably easing clinician burnout. Kali also pulls back the curtain on Northwestern's disciplined approach to innovation: champion-first pilots and a startup accelerator designed to bridge the gap between great ideas and real-world healthcare operations.

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Key Points:

• 06:20 Innovation Focus Now: AI Myth-Busting
• 13:03 Scaling What Works and Adoption Barriers
• 20:39 Access, Startup Reality Checks, and What’s Next

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