Visionary Voices
Visionary Voices
Podcast Description
The Visionary Voices podcast, powered by Optimum Healthcare IT, is a conversational thought leadership podcast that hosts digital and technology healthcare leaders to discuss IT innovation and transformation. These lively engagements will look to the future of healthcare IT, specifically within cloud services, digital and technical transformation, AI, IT strategy and operations and more.
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The podcast focuses on topics related to digital and technology healthcare transformation, such as IT innovation, cloud services implementation, AI integration, and IT strategy and operations. An example episode is the first, featuring Northeast Georgia Health System CIO Chris Paravate and CTO Stuart Samples discussing their cloud-first journey, overcoming challenges, and aligning IT with business goals.
The Visionary Voices podcast, powered by Optimum Healthcare IT, is a conversational thought leadership podcast that hosts digital and technology healthcare leaders to discuss IT innovation and transformation. These lively engagements will look to the future of healthcare IT, specifically within cloud services, digital and technical transformation, AI, IT strategy and operations and more.
In this episode of Visionary Voices, we sit down with Dr. Chris Longhurst, Chief Clinical and Innovation Officer at UC San Diego Health and Executive Director of the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for Health Innovation. From his go-to burrito order to breaking new ground with spatial computing in the operating room, Dr. Longhurst shares why IT innovation isn’t just about tech—it’s about timing, trust, and transformation.
We explore what it takes to implement cutting-edge technologies without disrupting daily operations and how UC San Diego Health’s use of the Apple Vision Pro redefines patient care in real time.
Tune in to learn:
- Whether healthcare is still lagging—or leading—in tech adoption
- How to prepare your IT infrastructure for innovation
- Why the operating room might be the next frontier for spatial computing
Whether you're a CIO, clinician, or just tech-curious, this episode delivers thought-provoking insights and a few laughs along the way.
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