Episode Description
Dr. Sarah Matt joins Chris Hutchins to examine pilotitis, the cycle of healthcare projects that struggle to move beyond testing. This episode of The Signal Room focuses on the practical challenges of scaling healthcare AI and bringing clinical voices into technology decisions.
Sarah shares her path from medicine into health technology leadership and discusses the concept of borderless healthcare. Chris and Sarah consider how patient trust and digital literacy affect adoption, and why design needs to account for diverse patient populations.
The conversation also covers the work around implementation, from clinical and operational buy-in to procurement and vendor relationships. They discuss change management and the future of healthcare governance as AI use expands.
For healthcare leaders and digital health teams, this episode offers a closer look at the decisions surrounding a pilot and the people who need to be part of them.
About the guest
Dr. Sarah Matt is a physician-executive and author of The Borderless Healthcare Revolution. Her background spans clinical medicine and enterprise health technology.
Guest and book links
Dr. Sarah Matt: https://drsarahmatt.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmattmd/
The Borderless Healthcare Revolution: https://drsarahmatt.com/book
Connect with the show
The Signal Room: https://signalroompodcast.com/
The AI Health Pulse: https://aihealthpulse.beehiiv.com/
Hutchins Data Strategy Consultants: https://hutchinsdatastrategy.com/
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About The Signal Room: The Signal Room is a podcast and communications platform exploring leadership, ethics, and innovation in healthcare and artificial intelligence. Hosted by Christopher Hutchins, Founder and CEO of Hutchins Data Strategy Consultants. Leadership, ethics, and innovation, amplified.
Website: https://www.hutchinsdatastrategy.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chutchins-healthcare/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisHutchinsAi
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