Episode 227 - AI-Native Means Rethinking the Workflow, Not Bolting on AI

September 22, 2026 • 00:26:08
Episode 227 - AI-Native Means Rethinking the Workflow, Not Bolting on AI
The Big Unlock
Episode 227 - AI-Native Means Rethinking the Workflow, Not Bolting on AI

Sep 22 2026 | 00:26:08

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Show Notes

The Big Unlock · Don Woodlock, President, InterSystems

In this episode, Don Woodlock, President of InterSystems, discusses what it takes to make AI work effectively in healthcare. He emphasizes that organizations need to look beyond models and focus equally on use cases, ROI, change management, data, and integration. AI needs to be connected to the right data, context, procedures, and skills to deliver value within an organization.

Don emphasizes that healthcare remains a human endeavor. AI can summarize complex patient information and help clinicians consider additional possibilities, but it should support human decision-making rather than replace it. He sees agentic AI helping with administrative tasks, reducing burden, and improving access, with human oversight remaining essential.

Don believes AI-native healthcare requires AI to be embedded directly into products and workflows. Rather than bolting AI onto existing software, the opportunity is to rethink how users interact with systems, allowing them to state what they want accomplished while the technology handles the underlying work. Take a listen.

This guest appearance was facilitated through conversations initiated at HIMSS.

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