August 14, 2025: Healthcare has moved from "what if" to "what now" with AI, as health systems quietly implement artificial intelligence across operations from revenue cycle to bedside care. Bill Russell explores how virtual care adoption jumped from 3% to 95% in three months, questioning whether healthcare's barriers are truly technological or cultural. As hospitals face mounting complexity and clinicians struggle with what leaders call a "wealth of data and poverty of insights," AI is addressing everything from scheduling optimization to diagnostic support—often without patients realizing it. The episode examines current implementations like virtual nurses handling administrative tasks and AI-assisted radiology reads, while exploring the provocative prediction that practicing without AI assistance may soon be considered below standard care. Key Points:

[00:02:00] - Pete Clardy
[00:03:00] - Michael Pfeffer
[00:04:00] - Kristin Myers
[00:05:00] - BJ Moore
[00:06:00] - Shez Partovi
[00:07:00] - Marty Paslick
[00:08:00] - Jennifer Owens
[00:09:00] - CT Lin
[00:09:00] - Dirk Stanley
[00:10:00] - Cris Ross
[00:11:00] - Zafar Chaudry
[00:12:00] - Shakeeb Akhter
[00:12:00] - Brad Reimer
[00:13:00] - Albert Oriol
[00:14:00] - Seth Hain
[00:15:00] - Christopher Longhurst, MD, MS
[00:16:00] - Taylor Davis

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