Scaling AI in Healthcare: Insights from Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Alvin Liu

In this episode from Becker’s 2025 Annual Meeting, Dr. Sanjay Doddamani, Founder and CEO of Guidehealth, joins Erica Carbajal to challenge the idea of replacing fee-for-service outright. Instead, he advocates a more pragmatic path—tying fee-based payments to outcomes (FFO rather than FFS) and enabling them to coexist with two-sided value-based models to accelerate adoption beyond traditional structures. The conversation explores how health systems can leverage data, aligned incentives, and AI-powered care navigation to improve outcomes while maintaining financial flexibility. Tune in for a clear-eyed look at how coexistence—not replacement—is key to accelerating the shift to value.This episode is sponsored by Guidehealth.

In this episode, Dr. T.Y. Alvin Liu, Inaugural Director of the AI Innovation Center at Johns Hopkins Medicine, shares how one of the nation’s top academic health systems is pioneering AI implementation, governance, and the future of oculomics. He unpacks the challenges of real-world deployment and why collaboration and rapid iteration are key to success.

Neil Steinberg, Founder and President of Generation Entertainment, Inc., joins the podcast to discuss the important distinction between health span and lifespan. He shares insights from his documentary on Dr. Butler, emphasizing society’s collective responsibility to support healthy aging. Neil also touches on the growing shortage of healthcare resources for older adults and the urgent need to attract younger generations to the healthcare workforce.

In this episode, Arthur L. Jenkins III, MD, FACS, FAANS, Director of Spine Program at Institutes for Specialized Surgery, LLC, joins the podcast to discuss how he’s working to simplify the surgery experience for patients. He also dives into his focus on clinical and operational excellence, the political climate surrounding the healthcare space, and pay discrepancies tied to volume over quality.

In this episode, Divya Pathak, Chief Data and AI Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals, discusses how the nation's largest public health system is leveraging AI to enhance patient access, streamline operations, and ensure ethical, equitable care—while laying a strong foundation of governance and multidisciplinary collaboration.

This episode recorded live at the Becker's Hospital Review 15th Annual Meeting features Joon Lee, Chief Executive Officer of Emory Healthcare. Joon discusses Emory’s transformation into an integrated health system, major workforce investments, and how data and analytics are powering cultural and operational change across the organization.

This episode, recorded live at the Becker's 3rd Annual Spring Payer Issues Roundtable, features Karina Lupercio, VP of Market Integration & Data, and Ann Marie Gomez, Sr. Director of Marketing at Healthcare Highways. They discuss how curated networks, culturally competent communication, and emerging technologies like AI are helping redefine healthcare access, affordability, and trust for members.

In this episode, Dr. Ashish Atreja, Professor of Medicine at UC Davis Health, discusses his groundbreaking work in digital health and AI-driven healthcare transformation. From implementing electronic health records to pioneering AI-powered solutions for patient care, Dr. Atreja shares insights on how technology is reshaping healthcare, the challenges of AI adoption, and the future of clinician and patient empowerment in an increasingly digital world.

In this episode, Scott Becker calls attention to the growing physician shortage in the U.S., emphasizing that despite advances in technology and support roles, the healthcare system cannot function without more highly trained doctors.

In this episode, Scott Becker highlights nine key stories shaping healthcare today, from the escalating physician shortage crisis to unionization trends, major M&A updates, and financial pressures driving hospital layoffs.