AI Explained: Healthcare and Life Sciences
Applonia Cornolius and David Samwel
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Rewiring the Enterprise: The CTO’s Playbook for Governance, FinOps, and HLS with Bob Heyl
He’s back! In our most anticipated follow-up yet, Bob Heyl (CTO & Interim CDO of CareFirst) joins AI Explained to reveal why the "Pilot Era" of AI has officially ended. Bob pulls back the curtain…
Blending Fintech Speed with Clinical Precision - DaVita’s Blueprint for High-Stakes AI with Madhu Narasimhan
What happens when you drop a fintech heavyweight into the center of the kidney care world? In this episode, David Samwel and Applonia Cornolius sit down with Madhu Narasimhan, CIO of DaVita Kidney…
Medicine at the Speed of Life with Dr Romi Chopra
In this deep dive, Dr. Chopra breaks down his "Digital Nervous System" strategy—a framework that uses the Salesforce ecosystem and Slack-triggered workflows to deliver a staggering 459% ROI. He…
Navigating the Digital Currents: AI, Compliance, and the Future of Canadian Healthcare with Derek Quesnel
In this episode of AI Explained: Healthcare and Life Sciences, we sit down with Derek Quesnel, a Salesforce alum and professor who is redefining how patient data moves. Derek breaks down why Canadian…
How Verifiable's Cracking the Credentialing Crisis: 98% Efficiency Gains & The Trust Framework
What do nuclear reactors and healthcare credentialing have in common? According to Brett Dooies, Head of Product at Verifiable, the answer lies in safety culture and the "human in the loop".In this…
Dreamforce Releases: Agenforce get's some BIG upgrades
The era of theoretical AI is over. We are moving from "cool demos" to production reality, but that transition requires a toolset that prioritizes trust, compliance, and scalability.In this episode,…
S1E12 Ellery Fisher - How McKesson CIO is turning a 17-Day Process into 3 Minutes with AI & CRM
Ellery Fisher, SVP and CIO at McKesson Medical-Surgical, discusses the modern trend of blending CIO, CTO, and CDO responsibilities. He explains how this unified approach—rooted in the goal of being a…
From Transactional to Continuous Care: Spring Health's human-centric AI Journey
In a world where people are turning to AI for therapy, what does it mean to build a safe, ethical AI for mental healthcare? This week on AI Explained, David Samwel and Appolonia Cornolius talk with…
The Mouth-Body Connection: How PDS Health utilizes AI to connect with their patients
How does a technology leader transform IT from a cost center into a revenue-generating innovation engine?In this episode, we sit down with David Baker, Chief Information and Digital Officer at PDS…
The Hard Truth About AI in Pharma - With Dave Rosner
What’s really holding AI back in life sciences?In this episode, we sit down with Dave Rosner, Partner – Global Life Sciences Customer Engagement Leader, to unpack the realities of AI in pharma beyond…
Frank Defesche Breaks Down the AI Revolution in Pharma (and What Comes Next)
What does the future of AI in life sciences really look like—beyond the hype?In this episode of the AI Trailblazers Podcast, we sit down with Frank Defesche, SVP & GM of Health & Life…
Updesh Dosanjh on Reimagining Drug Safety: Why AI Is No Longer Optional
In this episode of the AI Trailblazers Podcast, we’re joined by Updesh Dosanjh, Global Lead for Pharmacovigilance Technology Solutions at IQVIA, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming…
How UChicago Medicine Is Reskilling for the AI Era—with CMO Andy Chang
In this episode, we sit down with Andy Chang, Chief Marketing Officer at UChicago Medicine, to explore how one of the nation’s leading academic health systems is preparing its teams for an AI-driven…
Inside “Health Chain”: How Baptist Health and Salesforce Built the Future of Healthcare Supply Chains with AI
In this episode of the AI Trailblazers Podcast, we sit down with George Godfrey, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Baptist Health South Florida, to explore how AI, automation, and Salesforce came…
Don’t Fear the Regulator: Marilyn McDonald on Turning Constraints into AI Strategy
In this episode of AI Trailblazers, we sit down with Marilyn McDonald—product leader, Moderna alum, and co-founder of Yokai Labs—to unpack how the best AI strategies in healthcare are often born…
Johanna DeYoung on AI Agents – The New Workforce in Healthcare
🚀 AI agents are transforming healthcare—are you ready?In this episode of AI Trailblazers, we sit down with Johanna DeYoung, Global Industry Lead for Healthcare & Life Sciences at Slalom, to…
S1E2 Bob Heyl Reveals How CareFirst is Using AI to Transform Healthcare
How is AI transforming healthcare and insurance? In this episode of the AI Trailblazers Podcast, hosts David Fung and David Samwel sit down with Bob Heyl, Chief Technology Officer at CareFirst…
S1E1 Trailblazing AI at Bayer with James Turner
In this episode of the AI Trailblazers podcast, David Fung and David Samwel engage with James Turner, a technology executive from Bayer, to discuss the transformative role of AI and digital…
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