Podcast
Risk Never Sleeps Podcast
Hosted by Ed Gaudet · EN
Hosted by Ed Gaudet, CEO and Founder of Censinet, The Risk Never Sleeps Podcast highlights the people protecting patient safety in today's fast-paced, high-demand, increasingly digital healthcare environment.
Through conversations with CIOs, CISOs, and Risk Leaders we highlight their insights and best practices around one core question: What must we do to protect patient safety?
For more information and ways you can increase your risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com
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Episode #180. Unlocking Human Potential: Resilience, Leadership, and Purpose in the Workplace, with Raghunath Sapuram, CEO of the TLEX Institute
Dec 3000:21:41Summary readyUnlock the secret to building high-performing, resilient teams in the age of AI. In this episode, Raghunath Sapuram, CEO of the TLEX Institute, discusses unlocking human potential through resilience and leadership training, building high-performing teams, and promoting well-being and engagement in the workplace. He explains how immersive programs, such as the Sky Immersion Program, reduce stress and enhance focus while strengthening trust and collaboration. Sapuram emphasizes that technology, including AI, should empower humans rather than replace them. He shares insights on aligning human potential with purpose to drive organizational success and adaptability. Tune in to discover how aligning human potential with purpose can transform your team and organization. Connect with and follow Raghunath Sapuram on LinkedIn or reach out via email. Follow the TLEX Institute on LinkedIn and visit their website! For more information and ways to increase risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com. Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode #179. Why Clinical Documentation Has Been Broken For 30 Years, with Dr. James Maisel, CEO and founder of ZyDoc
Dec 3000:16:19Summary readyAI is finally eliminating the documentation burden that has slowed physicians for decades. In this episode, Dr. James Maisel, CEO and founder of ZyDoc, shares his three-decade journey from retina surgeon to health-tech entrepreneur and how AI is transforming clinical documentation. He reflects on early attempts to build electronic health records in the 1990s, the inefficiencies created by click-heavy systems, and why dictation consistently outperformed keyboard-based workflows. Dr. Maisel explains how advances in speech recognition and generative AI now make real-time, structured clinical notes possible, seamlessly integrating into EHRs and significantly reducing physician workload. He also explores health literacy challenges, physician adoption, specialty-specific language models, and the future of AI-driven diagnostics, particularly in the context of eye imaging. Tune in and learn how AI is reshaping clinical documentation, physician efficiency, and the future of medical practice! Resources: Connect with and follow Dr. James Maisel on LinkedIn. Follow ZyDoc on LinkedIn and visit their website! For more information and ways to increase risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com. Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode #178. AI Health Companions: The Next Step in Personalized Patient Care, with Dr. Jennie Luna, Founder and CEO of NuVee
Dec 2900:20:23Summary readyWhat if AI could not only track your health but truly care for you when your doctor isn't around? In this episode, Dr. Jennie Luna, Founder and CEO of NuVee, discusses creating an AI health companion called Koa, designed to provide empathy and support to patients between doctor visits. She explains the difference between GLP-1 and GIP+GLP-1 medications for diabetes and obesity. Dr. Luna also shares her journey in healthcare, discussing how AI is transforming the industry and the need for more compassionate care in managing chronic conditions, such as obesity. She discusses how technology can bridge the gap in patient care, providing personalized support where it's needed most. Tune in to discover how AI is transforming the future of healthcare and enabling patients to live healthier, more connected lives! Connect with and follow Dr. Jennie Luna on LinkedIn. Follow NuVee on LinkedIn and discover their website! For more information and ways to increase risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com. Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode #177. What A Misdiagnosis Story Reveals About Trust In Healthcare, with Dr. Jodyn Platt, an associate professor at the University of Michigan Medical School
Dec 2900:28:22Summary readyPatients deserve transparency when AI influences their care, and health systems need governance that makes AI accountable at scale. In this episode, Dr. Jodyn Platt, an associate professor at the University of Michigan Medical School, discusses how patients and the public perceive AI in healthcare, why many are interested in knowing when AI is used, and how trust and shared decision-making influence acceptance. She explains three common reactions to health data use: some people shrug, some want ongoing updates, and some feel angry or surprised. Dr. Platt also explores how personal experiences, such as misdiagnosis, can intensify skepticism toward healthcare decisions and technology. Finally, she argues for an AI registry model to track the deployment of tools, their locations, and their impact, while acknowledging the challenge of keeping information current as models evolve. Tune in and learn how transparency and smarter governance can make clinical AI safer, more accountable, and more trustworthy! Resources: Connect with and follow Dr. Jodyn Platt on LinkedIn. Follow the University of Michigan Medical School on LinkedIn and visit their website! For more information and ways to increase risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com. Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode #176. How AI Is Becoming A Survival Skill For Modern Clinicians, with Dr. Kathryn Alderman, CEO and founder of Intelligent Care Alliance
Dec 2300:13:17Summary readyBridging medical and dental care with AI is no longer optional; it is essential for the future of patient care and clinician support. In this episode, Dr. Kathryn Alderman, CEO and founder of Intelligent Care Alliance, shares how her background in biological and functional dentistry led her to challenge the silos separating dental, medical, mental health, and pharmacy care. She explains how AI can provide 360-degree support for clinicians by streamlining workflows, improving patient outcomes, and reducing burnout. Kathryn introduces her AI Advantage Framework for selecting and deploying AI in clinical settings, while unpacking the risks and rewards of innovation and entrepreneurship. She also previews a global summit in London designed to unite clinicians, technologists, and investors, and reflects on how her motorsports upbringing shaped her fearless, disciplined leadership style. Tune in and learn how AI, courage, and collaboration are reshaping healthcare delivery worldwide! Resources: Connect with and follow Dr. Kathryn Alderman on LinkedIn. Follow Intelligent Care Alliance on LinkedIn and visit their website! For more information and ways to increase risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com. Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode #175. Why Ethical AI Means Nothing Without Execution, with Sherri Douville, CEO of Medigram
Dec 2300:26:51Summary readyEthical AI in healthcare will only matter if it delivers real clinical and financial outcomes, not hype or talk. In this episode, sponsored by Outcomes Rocket and Censinet, Sherri Douville, a healthcare AI leader and CEO of Medigram, discusses the urgent need to make AI work for healthcare as hospitals face financial strain, Medicaid pressure, and rising administrative burdens. She explains why trust, safety, and standards are foundational to the responsible deployment of AI and why collaboration among clinicians, engineers, and executives is critical. Sherri explores the creation of a non-commercial trust framework to operationalize AI ethics, warning against “talk-only” innovation and emphasizing that execution matters more than ideas. She also addresses leadership, extreme self-awareness in team building, and how AI can reduce systemic waste and administrative overload, thereby giving clinicians more time for care. Tune in and learn how ethical, execution-driven AI can realistically improve healthcare outcomes and sustainability! Resources: Connect with and follow Sherri Douville on LinkedIn. Follow Medigram on LinkedIn and visit their website! For more information and ways to increase risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com. Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode #174. Why Healthcare AI Succeeds or Fails on the Front Lines, with Joshua Tamayo-Sarver, Vice President of Innovation at Inflect Health and Vituity
Dec 2200:30:22Summary readyWhat does it really take to make AI work on the front lines of healthcare? In this episode, Joshua Tamayo-Sarver, Vice President of Innovation at Inflect Health and Vituity, discusses how a physician-led innovation engine transforms real clinical frustrations into scalable healthcare technology. He explains how Vituity’s fully democratic partnership model and Inflect Health’s venture, studio, and advisory arms enable rapid testing and deployment across hundreds of hospitals. Joshua shares lessons from building Savant, an ambient documentation platform that reduces clinician burden by combining LLMs with traditional software to eliminate hallucinations and improve billing, coding, and quality metrics. He also reflects on why successful healthcare AI must address human emotion and workflow realities, not just technical accuracy. Tune in to hear how frontline clinicians are shaping practical, trustworthy AI that actually works in real-world healthcare settings! Connect with and follow Joshua Tamayo-Sarver on LinkedIn. Follow Inflect Health on LinkedIn and visit their website! Follow Vituity on LinkedIn and discover their website! For more information and ways to increase risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com. Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode #173. What We Don’t Know: Leading AI Governance with Humility and Clarity, with Anahi Santiago, Chief Information Security Officer at ChristianaCare
Dec 2200:23:35Summary readyThis episode of the AI Med 25 Insights series is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket and Censinet. AI is advancing rapidly in healthcare, but what happens behind the scenes when a system attempts to adopt it responsibly? In this episode, Anahi Santiago, Chief Information Security Officer at ChristianaCare, shares how a tech-forward health system is embracing AI across clinical workflows, operations, and cybersecurity. She explains the governance rubric they’ve created to assess every new use case and the challenge of keeping pace with teams eager to deploy AI without fully grasping the clinical, ethical, and operational risks. Anahi emphasizes the importance of shared risk ownership and equal voices across departments as the organization navigates the unknowns in a rapidly evolving landscape. She also reflects on how tools like Copilot boost productivity and how new guidance from the Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council will shape her next steps. If you want to hear how one of the nation’s most forward-leaning CISOs is steering AI innovation with clarity and candor, tune in! Connect with and follow Anahi Santiago on LinkedIn. Follow ChristianaCare on LinkedIn and visit their website! For more information and ways to increase risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com. Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode #172. Why Accepting Our Expiration Date Makes Doctors Better Healers , with Dr. Orvil Martinez & Dr. Felix Rivera
Dec 1900:27:01Summary readyRecognizing that life has an expiration date makes both medicine and risk-taking more meaningful, and that insight runs through this entire conversation. In this episode, Dr. Orvil Martinez, CEO of the Advanced Medical Research Center, and Dr. Felix Rivera, owner of US Neurology Consulting, discuss how their Puerto Rican roots, love of adventure, and passion for technology influence their medical practice and vision for the future of healthcare. They share wild stories of skydiving from airplane wings, bungee jumping over concrete, and near-fatal injuries, set against the backdrop of their lives as thoughtful clinicians, parents, and technophiles. The conversation then turns to AI’s potential to ease primary care burdens in Puerto Rico, support tele-neurology, reduce overhead, and sustain independent practice. They close by unveiling plans for the island’s first AI Congress in November 2026, underscoring that innovation, trust, and accepting mortality are essential to living fully. Tune in and learn how personal risk, family roots, and bold AI vision are converging to reshape care in Puerto Rico and beyond! Connect with and follow Dr. Orvil Martinez on LinkedIn. Visit the Advanced Medical Research Center website. Follow and connect with Dr. Felix Rivera on LinkedIn. For more information and ways to increase risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com. Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode #171. The Case For A Blockchain-Powered Healthcare Internet, with Jose Macion, Founder and CEO of GenOp Health
Dec 1900:24:21Summary readyInteroperability is the missing foundation for AI in healthcare because without real-time, high-quality data, even the best models can’t mature. In this episode, Jose Macion, founder and CEO of GenOp Health, discusses his vision for a “healthcare internet” built on blockchain, enabling secure, real-time data exchange among hospitals, providers, and payers. He explains why blockchain can help track transactions, enhance security, and facilitate scalable data sharing as networks expand. He also describes bootstrapping his first company with no outside investment, building an early team through family connections, and how the COVID work-from-home era helped him focus and ship. Jose also touches on the lack of a national patient identifier, his concept of an “artificially intelligent patient search engine” to correlate records across facilities using identifiers and demographics, and his view of the shift from generative AI to agentic AI. Tune in and learn how interoperability, security, and practical execution can make healthcare AI actually work! Resources: Connect with and follow Jose Macion on LinkedIn. Learn more about GenOp Health on their website! For more information and ways to increase risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com. Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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