
For bariatric surgery programs, the clinical procedure itself is often the most predictable part of the patient experience. What’s far more complex – and far more fragile – is everything that happens before a patient ever reaches the operating room.
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For bariatric surgery programs, the clinical procedure itself is often the most predictable part of the patient experience. What’s far more complex – and far more fragile – is everything that happens before a patient ever reaches the operating room.

In this special solo episode, hosts Joshua Liu, MD and Alan look back on their trip to Chicago for Becker's 2026 Annual IT + RCM Conference. They share the week's adventures, their first in-person Digital Patient meetup, and their own experiments with AI agents. They also go through standout ideas from speakers at Ochsner, Rush, Northwestern and more: why a human in the loop isn't enough, the burnout risk of practicing at the top of your license, why pilots don't automatically scale, why healthcare needs to get better at turning technology off, and more...

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Joshua Liu, MD, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Anna Schoenbaum, DNP, RN, NI‑BC, Vice President and Chief Digital Applications Officer at Penn Medicine, about "What Happens When Nurses Start Charting Out Loud for AI, The 3-Tier Rule for When AI Needs a Human in the Loop, Why More Communication Won't Fix AI Adoption, and more..."

With the numerous protocols to follow, identifying which data or metrics to collect, and analyzing them, is critical for the success of an ERAS program. Here’s a look at some of the metrics that leading organizations with multiple ERAS pathways measure, and scale, for consistent data collection.

The digital care journey platform enhances the patient experience and reduces the surgical backlog.

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with WakeMed's CIO, Dr. Peter Marks, and CMIO, Dr. Neal Chawla, about "Fostering a Successful CIO <> CMIO Dyad, Collaborating with Hospital Boards to Drive Digital Transformation, Leveraging Transparency to Empower Clinicians, and more..."

With a potential to save healthcare providers up to $78 billion per year in costs, an improved EHR with interoperable and integrated tech can benefit both providers and patient population. Here are the 7 key considerations and advantages - according to healthcare leaders across North America

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Seattle Children's Chief Digital & Information Officer, Dr. Zafar Chaudry, about "Learning From the UK System for Digital Health, Earning Your Title Every Day, Listening to Gen Z for Innovation, and more..."

Here are 4 characteristics of digital platforms that are revolutionizing how obstetrics and maternal care is being delivered today.

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Henry Ford Health's Dr. Eric Makhni, about "How to implement Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) to be standard of care, How to make PROM collection easy and invisible, The value of building your network in healthcare, and more..."

ERAS committees help identify and implement evidence-based clinical pathways, monitor and optimize the program, and be the channel of communication between frontline care teams and executive and leadership teams throughout the process. Here's the who, why, and how to building one.

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with WellSpan Health's CMIO, Dr. Alexander Petron, about "Harnessing Ambient Voice Tech to Tackle Staff Burnout, Balancing Patient Satisfaction with Clinician Wellbeing, Knowing "Your Why" to drive Clinical Outcomes, and more..."