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TDP 184: AMDIS 2025 Recap: What's so Magical about Ojai, Why Healthcare's Biggest Risk may be Adopting AI Too Slowly and Sharing our Secret Sauce for Patient Engagement

July 10, 2025
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On this special episode of The Digital Patient, Josh recaps his recent trip to the AMDIS conference in Ojai, California. Josh shares highlights from his patient engagement panel, thought-provoking sessions on AI governance, and candid hallway conversations with CMIOs from across the country. From fireside chats with Oracle Health to literature reviews on hype ratios—and a chaotic Uber saga—this episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most authentic gatherings in digital health. Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

  • Dr. Joshua Liu (@joshuapliu), Co-founder & CEO at SeamlessMD

Episode 184 - Show Notes:

[00:00:24] What is AMDIS?

[00:02:59] The Ojai Experience

[00:04:27] How AMDIS Differs from Other Conferences

[00:07:08] Patient Engagement Panel Highlights

[00:08:38] Precision Patient Engagement (shoutout Dr. Amy Sitipati)

[00:09:34] Digital Screening and Consistency (shoutout Dr. Dave Martin)

[00:11:09] Josh’s Soapbox: The Messy Middle

[00:13:37] What really drives patient adoption with patient engagement tools

[00:17:18] AMDIS: Where everyone is treated as a peer

[00:20:15] Will Oracle Cerner ever be free? A fireside chat with Oracle Health (shoutout Dr. David Feinberg)

[00:22:37] Cerner vs. Epic Showdown

[00:26:16] The Real Risk of AI Hesitation (shoutout Dr. Anthony Chang)

[00:29:14] AI Model Drift & Governance

[00:30:22] AI Governance is Work (shoutout Dr. Howard Landa)

[00:32:24] Redefining the Gold Standard (shoutout Dr. Keith Morse)

[00:34:13] "Mini RCTs" in the EHR (shoutout Dr. Eric Cheng)

[00:36:11] Literature Review & The Hype Ratio (shoutout Dr. Bill Galanter)

[00:38:21] Research Obsolescence with AI (shoutout Dr. Colin Banas)

[00:44:10] An uberless exit: Josh's chaotic escape from Ojai

The Digital Patient has been recognized as Feedspot's #1 Patient Engagement Podcast of 2025. Thank you to our listeners for making this happen!

TDP 184: AMDIS 2025 Recap: What's so Magical about Ojai, Why Healthcare's Biggest Risk may be Adopting AI Too Slowly and Sharing our Secret Sauce for Patient Engagement

Posted by:
seamless
on
July 10, 2025

Subscribe on: RSS | SPOTIFY | APPLE PODCAST | GOOGLE | BREAKER | ANCHOR

On this special episode of The Digital Patient, Josh recaps his recent trip to the AMDIS conference in Ojai, California. Josh shares highlights from his patient engagement panel, thought-provoking sessions on AI governance, and candid hallway conversations with CMIOs from across the country. From fireside chats with Oracle Health to literature reviews on hype ratios—and a chaotic Uber saga—this episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most authentic gatherings in digital health. Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

  • Dr. Joshua Liu (@joshuapliu), Co-founder & CEO at SeamlessMD

Episode 184 - Show Notes:

[00:00:24] What is AMDIS?

[00:02:59] The Ojai Experience

[00:04:27] How AMDIS Differs from Other Conferences

[00:07:08] Patient Engagement Panel Highlights

[00:08:38] Precision Patient Engagement (shoutout Dr. Amy Sitipati)

[00:09:34] Digital Screening and Consistency (shoutout Dr. Dave Martin)

[00:11:09] Josh’s Soapbox: The Messy Middle

[00:13:37] What really drives patient adoption with patient engagement tools

[00:17:18] AMDIS: Where everyone is treated as a peer

[00:20:15] Will Oracle Cerner ever be free? A fireside chat with Oracle Health (shoutout Dr. David Feinberg)

[00:22:37] Cerner vs. Epic Showdown

[00:26:16] The Real Risk of AI Hesitation (shoutout Dr. Anthony Chang)

[00:29:14] AI Model Drift & Governance

[00:30:22] AI Governance is Work (shoutout Dr. Howard Landa)

[00:32:24] Redefining the Gold Standard (shoutout Dr. Keith Morse)

[00:34:13] "Mini RCTs" in the EHR (shoutout Dr. Eric Cheng)

[00:36:11] Literature Review & The Hype Ratio (shoutout Dr. Bill Galanter)

[00:38:21] Research Obsolescence with AI (shoutout Dr. Colin Banas)

[00:44:10] An uberless exit: Josh's chaotic escape from Ojai

The Digital Patient has been recognized as Feedspot's #1 Patient Engagement Podcast of 2025. Thank you to our listeners for making this happen!

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