This Just In Radio: ViVE 2026 with Nick Patel, MD and Ashwini Davison, MD, FACP, FAMIA

This special live episode of This Just In Radio from ViVE 2026 in Los Angeles features insightful conversations with two leading healthcare innovators: Dr. Nick Patel, CEO of Stealth Consulting, and Dr. Ashwini Davison, CMIO of Oncology at AWS. Dr. Patel discusses the transformative potential of AI agents, workflow automation, and the urgent need for system-wide integration in healthcare—highlighting the emerging concept of 'air traffic control' for health systems to improve coordination and patient flow. He also emphasizes the critical challenges of workforce retention and the importance of bringing joy back into clinical work. Dr. Davison focuses on the data revolution in oncology, underscoring how fragmented data silos hinder progress in cancer care despite vast amounts of stored information. She highlights AWS’s role in advancing interoperability through standards like FIRE and initiatives like the $50 billion ARPA-Age pediatric care expansion, which aims to accelerate research and treatment for rare childhood cancers such as DIPG, where survival remains tragically limited to just nine months post-diagnosis. Both guests stress the need for year-round commitment to innovation, collaboration, and data liberation to drive meaningful change in healthcare delivery and outcomes. Key takeaways include: 1) The future of healthcare lies in system-wide integration and real-time operational command centers (air traffic control); 2) AI and agentic workflows must be built on a foundation of data readiness and interoperability; 3) Cancer care innovation requires dismantling data silos and investing in pediatric oncology with urgency; 4) Workforce burnout is a critical barrier, and solutions must prioritize provider well-being and retention; 5) Events like ViVE 2026 are essential for connecting decision-makers, startups, and investors to drive tangible progress. The episode underscores a powerful message: healthcare transformation is not just technological—it’s human-centered, data-driven, and urgently needed.