Fixing the EHR: Wellsheet CEO Craig Limoli on AI, Burnout & Smarter Workflows

Is the EHR causing physician burnout? Wellsheet CEO Craig Limoli joins HealthTech Remedy to discuss reducing "pajama time," integrating UpToDate, and using AI to transform clinical documentation.Episode Resources:Learn more about WellsheetFollow Craig Limoli on LinkedInDetails on the Wellsheet & UpToDate PartnershipIn this episode of HealthTech Remedy, hosts Dr. Tim Showalter, Dr. Paul Gerrard, and Dr. Trevor Royce dive into one of the most persistent frustrations in modern medicine: the burden of the Electronic Health Record (EHR). We sit down with Craig Limoli, Co-founder and CEO of Wellsheet, to discuss how his company is tackling the dreaded "pajama time" - the hours physicians spend charting late at night - not by replacing the EHR, but by fixing how clinicians interact with it. If you’ve ever felt buried under thirty open tabs while trying to find a single lab result, this conversation is for you.Craig breaks down Wellsheet’s unique approach as an intelligent "layer" that sits on top of existing systems like Epic and Cerner. We explore how their predictive workflow technology consolidates fragmented patient data into a single, intuitive view, and discuss their game-changing partnership with UpToDate that brings clinical guidelines directly into the decision-making process. The discussion also covers their latest AI advancements, including an agent that allows doctors to "chat" with a patient's chart to retrieve data instantly and features that automate inpatient documentation to save hours of manual work.Finally, we look ahead to the "healthcare utopia of 2030." We discuss why smarter collaboration tools are essential for solving the looming clinical workforce shortage and how responsible AI can reduce burnout while improving patient safety. Whether you are a healthcare executive, a practicing clinician, or a tech enthusiast, this episode offers a pragmatic look at how intelligent workflows are reshaping the future of care delivery.About Our Guest:Craig Limoli is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wellsheet, a company on a mission to fix the usability crisis in healthcare technology. His journey began as a strategy consultant at IBM's Watson Health, where he witnessed firsthand the immense frustration clinicians faced with antiquated and inefficient EHR systems. Motivated by a nursing leader who broke down in tears over her inability to access the data needed to treat her patients, Craig left to build the solution himself. Wellsheet was born from this experience, with the goal of creating a single, intelligent "sheet" that synthesizes all relevant data for clinical decision-making.Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction: The Problem with Medical Charting(02:56) Defining the Crisis: EHRs, "Pajama Time," and Clinician Burnout(04:51) Wellsheet's Strategy: An Intelligent Layer, Not a New EHR(08:28) Improving Care Team Collaboration and ROI for Health Systems(13:25) Meet the Founder: Craig Limoli's Journey from IBM to Wellsheet(17:58) The Strategic Advantage of Integrating With, Not Replacing, the EHR(20:55) Product Deep Dive: How AI Summarizes Data and Automates Documentation(25:21) Enhancing Workflows with Clinical Decision Support (UpToDate Integration)(32:22) The Business Model: Selling to Clinicians and Hospital Executives(34:31) Building Guardrails for AI in Healthcare(37:24) The Future Vision for a Productive and Efficient Healthcare System