Show Notes

September 18, 2025: Matt Sullivan, MD, CMIO for Advocate Health, explores the complex realities of scaling healthcare technology across massive merged organizations. Matt reveals the hard lines his organization draws around cybersecurity and AI safety while discussing the gray areas where clinical workflows must adapt. The conversation delves into Advocate's ambitious computer vision implementation that aims to monitor patients 24/7, raising intriguing questions about whether families feel more comfortable knowing AI is watching over their loved ones when human nurses can't be present every moment. As Epic rolls out its new AI capabilities like Cosmos at UGM, Matt and Bill debate a provocative premise: will patients soon refuse to see doctors who aren't using AI-powered clinical decision support? 

Key Points:

• 01:55 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Integration
• 6:42 Drawing Lines and Creating Culture
• 12:00 Quelling Fear of AI
• 19:19 Navigating Hospital Networks and IT Challenges
• 23:48 Adapting to Rapid Technological Changes
• 30:35 The Future of AI in Healthcare

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