
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 Sara Vaezy about "How Providence Ideates, Incubates & Spins Out Health Tech Startups, Creating Personalized Omni-Channel Consumer Experiences & Leveraging Digital Transformation to Evolve Policy."

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols are leveraged by leading healthcare organizations in order to streamline a patient’s surgical journey - from pre-op preparation through post-surgical recovery.

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Tony Ambrozie about "Applying Digital & Leadership Principles from Disney and AMEX to Transform the Healthcare Consumer Experience.""

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Sanjay Malaviya about "Building the #1 Patient Safety Software Company and Why Being a People-First Company Leads to Customer Happiness."

With the shift toward value-based care, many health systems are looking at leveraging technology in order to standardize healthcare delivery at a system-wide level.

As the healthcare industry undergoes transformation, technology has become an integral part of how healthcare providers engage with patients pre, during, and post hospitalization.

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Ben Chao about "Launching a Health System Venture Fund, Implementing Digital Care Journeys & Leveraging Asynchronous Digital Care."

With Canada Day on the horizon, we are taking a moment to reflect on important partnerships we’ve forged over the years with leading Canadian healthcare providers.

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Patrick A. Woodard about his journey as a "Physician Tech Entrepreneur-Turned Chief Digital Officer and What Healthcare Leaders Can Learn from Musical Orchestra"