AI @ HLTH: Inside Solventum’s AI Healthcare Strategy

In this episode, host Sandy Vance and Hari Balasubramanian, the Chief Technology Officer, Health Information Systems at Solventum, sit down for a deep dive into how AI-driven healthcare technology is reshaping the industry. Together, they explore how Solventum is building innovative products and services that streamline documentation, billing, and coding while improving the patient experience and saving valuable time for healthcare professionals. From what’s happening at Solventum right now to the company’s move toward fully autonomous coding, this conversation unpacks how healthcare payers and providers can rethink financial performance in the age of artificial intelligence. Hari also shares practical insights for CIOs evaluating these systems and explains how Solventum measures real-world improvements driven by AI. If you’re interested in healthcare innovation, revenue cycle transformation, or the future of AI in health information systems, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.Check out Solventum’s Education Session and Case Study Session that was presented in the AI Zone at HLTH 2025.In this episode, they talk about:What’s going on with Solventum right nowHow Solventum is serving healthcare payersSolventum’s move toward complete autonomous codingThe common misconceptions about improving financial performance for providersHow CIOs should evaluate their work when engaging with these systemsMeasuring the improvements produced by AI with Solventum’s systemsA Little About Hari:Hari Bala joined Solventum as Chief Technology Officer, Health Information Systems, in May 2025, bringing more than 25 years of experience building large-scale, distributed systems across healthcare, cloud, and security, with deep expertise in GenAI, data science, analytics, and machine learning. Previously, he led AI, data, analytics, and cloud transformation efforts at GE Healthcare and Oracle Cerner, where he helped establish Oracle’s AI Services organization and later led the Health Data Intelligence and Analytics platform following the Cerner acquisition. Earlier, Hari spent nearly 19 years at Microsoft in leadership roles spanning Azure, Search, Cosmos DB, Windows, Office 365, and mobile and browser technologies.