
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..."

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Intermountain Healthcare's Mona Baset about "Building a Team of Automation Designers, Creating Digital Coworkers & Using Automation to Improve Empathy."

When we think about the patient journey, especially in cardiac surgery, patients are often overwhelmed with lots of paper and verbal instructions. They lose the instructions or misplace the paperwork, or they forget, there's no day-to-day reinforcement, and, ultimately, it's hard to follow.

The American College of Surgeons’ Clinical Congress is the premier annual event for surgeon leaders to share innovative new research, best practices and technology in surgery to improve patient care. At the 2022 event, many surgeon leaders highlighted how Digital Patient Engagement and Remote Patient Monitoring is gradually becoming the standard of care for delivering the best surgical outcomes and patient experience.

Recognized for achieving outstanding results in delivering innovative digital care

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Catholic Health's Michael Mainiero about "Using Trauma as Jet Fuel for Work, Establishing a Digital Culture, and the Importance of Empathetic Design"

Health systems are facing unprecedented challenges: an on-going pandemic, increasing shifts to value-based care, rising consumer expectations and growing financial constraints. In early October 2022...

Traditionally, patients and physicians may have had a stronger preference towards giving and receiving patient care in-person. However, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the popularity of digital patient care has reached an all-time high. Patients have become accustomed to the convenience of digital patient engagement and the expansion of virtual care options.

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Hoag's Kathy Azeez-Narain about "Removing Friction Through Personalized Healthcare Experiences & Using Technology to Better Align Patients, Providers & Payers"

In this role, Ho will lead the People function to support the company’s objectives. Toronto, ON – Sept. 27, 2022 – SeamlessMD, a leading Digital Care Journey platform for hospitals and health systems today announced the promotion of Yolanda Ho to Director, People & Operations effective immediately.