Join moderator Chrissy Farr, CEO, Second Opinion in conversations with Dr. Rima Shah, Chief Medical Officer of Ambulatory Care/Population Health, Corewell Health; Tom Jackiewicz, President, University of Chicago Health System; and Cadence’s Chief Medical Officer and host of Cadence Conversations, Dr. Eve Cunningham.

This conversation spotlights what that kind of leadership actually looks like on the ground and what others can learn from it: 

• Build vs. buy: When it makes sense to develop in-house, and when partnering is the faster, more durable path
• The unglamorous work: What real clinical, technical, and operational infrastructure is required to support change at scale
• Change agents: Who inside health systems actually drives transformation and why influence often matters more than title
• Signal vs. noise: How to tell which organizations are truly evolving versus experimenting at the margins
• The road ahead: What the future of healthcare delivery looks like and how AI may expand, support, or reshape care models

Cadence was a sponsor of this conversation. Dr. Rima Shah is a partner of Cadence and not compensated for this podcast.

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Texas Health Resources is one of the largest and fastest-growing health systems in the country, serving a diverse and rapidly expanding population across North Texas. In this episode, Eve and Sunita explore what it really takes to lead clinical quality at scale in an environment overflowing with data, constrained by workforce realities, and under increasing pressure to deliver better outcomes without adding burden to clinicians.

Their conversation focuses on:

• How clinical training in electrophysiology shapes a leadership mindset built around signal, noise, and actionable data
• Why health systems must prioritize clinical credibility, workflow simplicity, and scalability when evaluating remote care and digital health solutions
• What frontline physicians actually need from new technology 
• How quality, safety, patient experience, equity, and cost are deeply interconnected 
• Where AI is already delivering real value by reducing administrative burden and improving clinician experience
• Why operational design is often the root cause of burnout and system failure
• What it looks like to lead systemwide transformation while staying grounded in evidence, outcomes, and day-to-day clinical realities

Dr. Koshy-Nesbitt is a partner of Cadence and not compensated for this podcast.

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Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the United States, serving more than two million patients across a multi-state region in the upper Midwest. In this episode, Eve and Dave explore what rural healthcare reveals about innovation that actually scales, and why some of the most advanced care models in the country are being built far from major urban centers.

Their conversation focuses on:

• Why rural health systems are often the best environments for scaling innovation 
• How Sanford has leveraged virtual care to extend specialist access across vast geographies and address workforce shortages
• What it looks like to lead digital transformation while continuing to practice medicine, and why staying close to the bedside matters
• How technologies like ambient documentation and AI-enabled workflows are changing clinician experience and patient connection
• Why innovation without workforce strategy fails, and what sustainable virtual care actually requires
• The myths the industry still gets wrong about rural patients, technology adoption, and access

Patient examples in this episode are anonymized or illustrative. Metrics discussed may be internal. 

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Their conversation focuses on:

• Why outcomes and evidence, not innovation alone, are now the currency of health policy
  How states are approaching Rural Health Transformation funding and what they’re prioritizing first
• The role of coalition-based advocacy in unlocking care-at-home, RPM, and workforce flexibility
• How payment models like ACCESS, APCM, and RHTP must align to avoid siloed innovation and provider burden
• What success looks like over the next decade for rural health systems, clinicians, and patients

Krista Drobac is a partner of Cadence and not compensated for this podcast.

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Their conversation dives into:

• How ambient AI finally moved from pilots to enterprise adoption
• Why clinicians’ trust in AI is accelerating faster than expected
• The growing imbalance between patient demand and clinical workforce supply
• How technology can reduce friction, extend reach, and improve access to care
• Predictions for 2026 – from reimbursement instability to the next wave of AI in clinical workflows
• Practical advice for clinicians entering digital health, from “falling in love with the problem” to protecting the art of medicine

Dr. Vyas is not compensated for this podcast.

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Their conversation focuses on:

• How Dr. Mehta’s definition of “impact” has evolved, and the core leadership skills clinicians need as they scale
• Why physicians should “test-drive” leadership before pursuing an MBA, and how to choose the right path
• Building trust, earning buy-in, and spending political capital wisely amongst clinicians
• Fixing access as demand outpaces clinician supply, and using technology to augment rather than replace clinicians
• The future of care delivery, from eliminating the “stupid stuff” that drives burnout to deploying ambient documentation, virtual nursing, and EHR optimizers

The views expressed by Dr. Mehta are his own, and not associated with Hackensack Meridian Health. Hackensack Meridian Health is a partner of Cadence. Dr. Mehta was not compensated for this podcast.

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Their conversation focuses on:

• How Providence and Cadence are moving clinicians from reactive to proactive care
• Building sustainable financial models for virtual and remote care programs
• The clinical and cost-of-care results from Providence’s NEJM Catalyst study
• The role of AI and team-based care in shaping the future of chronic disease management
• Dr. Schlicher is a partner of Cadence and not compensated for this podcast.

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Their conversation focuses on:

• How telehealth models are shifting the paradigm in health care services.
• The optimization of care delivery through the value-based care approach.
• The benefits of remote monitoring in managing chronic diseases.
• The importance of partnerships in spearheading healthcare transformation.

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Their conversation focuses on:

• The influence of remote patient monitoring systems in chronic care.
• Persistent patient monitoring for optimal health results.
• How remote monitoring dramatically decreases hospital stays for patients.
• Efficient administrative practices to help clinicians maximize their time and efforts.

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Their conversation focuses on:

• Understanding the critical importance of team-based care and remote patient monitoring practices in healthcare.
• Addressing the issues surrounding clinician acceptance of team-based care implementation.
• Keeping up with the ever-changing landscape of patient communication.

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Their conversation focuses on:

• Investing in technology and innovation
• Putting the consumer at the center of healthcare
• Embracing partnerships to create better care experiences.

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Their conversation focuses on:

• How Cadence is enabling physicians to remotely monitor patients and intervene sooner.
• How Cadence is empowering patients with better access to medication and supplies, improved engagement and adherence, and improved quality of life.
• How Cadence is providing educational resources and data to enable physicians, staff, and patients to track progress and achieve better long-term outcomes.

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Their conversation focuses on:

• The effectiveness of remote patient monitoring platforms
• The potential for clinical trials to improve utilization of guideline directed medications
• The use of technology to expand and improve access to care for chronic diseases

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Their conversation focuses on:

• Innovation in the healthcare industry
• Using technology to address deficits and improve patient care
• The importance of orienting patients and clinicians to digital advancements
• How to balance digital innovation with human connection

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Their conversation focuses on:

• The origins of ScionHealth
• The future of telemedicine
• The role that innovation plays in ScionHealth's strategy
• Why ScionHealth entered into a partnership with Cadence

The impact that Cadence's remote patient intervention solution is having on ScionHealth's providers and patients

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Their conversation focuses on:

• The history and origins of the NCQA
• The need for independent measurement of healthcare quality
• The difficulties in healthcare data collection and usage
• The future of quality care outside the four walls of the hospital

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Their conversation focuses on:

• The goals of the partnership between Cadence and LifePoint Health
• Clinicians' initial reactions to launching a Remote Patient Monitoring platform
• The first clinical data showing a positive impact on both patients and providers
• What the future of the partnership looks like

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This week, he hosted Dr. Eric Cheung, of South Baldwin Medical Group in Foley, Alabama and Dr. Scott Musick of Northwest Physicians serving communities across Northwest Arkansas.

Their conversation focuses on:

• Each physician's experience working with patients with chronic conditions in the Community Health System
• How they have rolled out Cadence’s remote patient intervention platform
• The positive impact that both physicians' patients have experienced since enrolling with Cadence
• The feedback both have received from their patients about RPM

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Dr. Feldman hosted Dr. Toby Cosgrove, former President and CEO of Cleveland Clinic and current Executive Advisor to a number of startups. Their conversation focuses on:

• Partnerships between healthcare systems and technology companies
• The role that data ownership will play in those partnerships
• How to prove the effectiveness of RPM platforms
• Advice for individuals who are looking to get involved in health tech

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• The opportunities and challenges in reforming health systems
• How to overcome skepticism around adopting new technologies in healthcare
• The role technology can play in rural health systems

Follow Dr. Shulkin on Twitter at https://twitter.com/davidshulkin and read his blog at https://shulkinblog.com/

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• Adam’s beginnings in healthcare
• Recruiting and building a quality team in healthcare
• The call to public service in healthcare
• Remote patient monitoring and transforming healthcare beyond the four walls of a hospital

Follow Adam on Twitter at https://twitter.com/aboehler

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Dr. Feldman hosted Dr. Marat Fudim, an advanced heart failure specialist and cardiologist at the Duke University Medical Center. Their conversation focuses on:

• Remote Patient Monitoring and heart failure
• What the data shows around how RPM technology improves outcomes
• Addressing the biggest questions around how RPM technology can help cardiologists
• What the future will look like for cardiologists, powered by new technologies

Follow Dr. Fudim on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FudimMarat

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• Dr. Toby Cosgrove; former president and chief executive officer of Cleveland Clinic
• Dr. David Shulkin; 9th Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• David Dill; chairman and chief executive officer at LifePoint Health
• Dr. Lynn Simon; president, clinical operations & chief medical officer at Community Health Systems

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To kick off our show, Cadence CEO and Founder Chris Altchek talks with Dr. Omar Lateef, President and CEO of Rush University Medical Center. They discuss Dr. Lateef’s transition from ICU physician to healthcare executive, the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how technology can play a role in creating better outcomes and improving health equity.

For more on Dr. Lateef visit https://www.rush.edu/dr-omar-b-lateef

RUSH University Medical Center is ranked among the top 20 hospitals in the nation. RUSH’s expansion will bring programs nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report to Northwest Indiana, including those in cancer (45th), cardiology and heart surgery (33rd), ENT (45th), gastroenterology and GI surgery (21st), and neurology and neurosurgery (No. 3 in the U.S. and best in Chicago).

RUSH is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships. RUSH comprises RUSH University Medical Center, RUSH University, RUSH Copley Medical Center and RUSH Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. RUSH University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises RUSH Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College.

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We believe that everyone deserves to receive the best care possible, and we won't stop working until that vision becomes reality.

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