Smart Medicine
Smart Medicine
Podcast Description
Welcome to Smart Medicine—your guide at the intersection of care and innovation. Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman, this podcast dives into the stories, strategies, and breakthroughs that are reshaping healthcare. From physicians pioneering new care models to digital health leaders transforming the patient experience, each episode explores how today’s changemakers are blending proven practices with bold innovation. Smart Medicine is a space for meaningful conversations and forward-thinking ideas. Whether you’re a clinician, healthcare leader, or simply curious about the future of care, tune in to discover how this new era of transformation is unfolding. This is Smart Medicine, powered by Veradigm.
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The podcast focuses on topics related to healthcare innovation, value-based care, and patient advocacy, with episodes covering issues such as the evolution of value-based care models and strategies for improving patient outcomes through better systems.

Welcome to Smart Medicine—your guide at the intersection of care and innovation. Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman, this podcast dives into the stories, strategies, and breakthroughs that are reshaping healthcare. From physicians pioneering new care models to digital health leaders transforming the patient experience, each episode explores how today’s changemakers are blending proven practices with bold innovation. Smart Medicine is a space for meaningful conversations and forward-thinking ideas. Whether you’re a clinician, healthcare leader, or simply curious about the future of care, tune in to discover how this new era of transformation is unfolding. This is Smart Medicine, powered by Veradigm.
What if your calling went beyond caring for patients to caring for the entire system that serves them? In this episode of Smart Medicine, Dr. Scott Sigman sits down with Secretary David Shulkin, former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), for an inside look at what it takes to lead change in one of the nation’s largest healthcare networks. From his early days as a practicing physician to his time shaping national policy, Secretary Shulkin shares how curiosity and courage guided him through both public service and private innovation. Together, they explore what Secretary Shulkin learned from his time leading the VA, and most importantly, what those lessons mean for the system at large. Get ready to go from the exam room to the White House, in this rare, unfiltered conversation about leadership, purpose, and the future of medicine.

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