HITshow Daily: October 16, 2025 (Thursday)

Today on HITshow: Healthcare providers are under pressure — and preparing for change. Today’s HITshow Daily spotlights the Kaiser Permanente strike, Jefferson Health’s layoffs, and Cleveland Clinic’s new partnership with Khosla Ventures. Then in our second half, an exclusive focus on Google: the ROI of GenAI report, IKS Health’s agentic AI rollout, and Logan’s interview with Aashima Gupta, Global Health Leader at Google Health, ahead of HLTH 2025. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS 📍 Workforce & Labor — Logan StokesThe Kaiser Permanente strike enters day four, with 30,000 nurses and frontline workers walking out across California, Oregon, and Hawaii. Operations continue, but the action is reshaping the national conversation on staffing and burnout. 📍 Financial Restructuring — Teresa VaughnJefferson Health announces 650 layoffs, primarily in nonclinical roles, as part of a turnaround plan following its merger with Einstein Health. Leaders say the cuts will strengthen long-term stability amid tightening margins. 📍 Innovation & Investment — Logan StokesCleveland Clinic partners with Khosla Ventures to co-fund and launch new digital-health and biotech ventures, blending clinical rigor with venture-capital speed. Early focus: AI diagnostics, surgical robotics, and new care-delivery models. 📍 System Expansion — Teresa VaughnHeritage Valley will join Allegheny Health Network, extending Highmark’s regional footprint and promising shared specialty coverage and unified EHRs across western Pennsylvania. 📍 Academic Integration — Logan StokesUCSF Health completes integration of Saint Francis Memorial and St. Mary’s Medical Center, consolidating governance and technology systems to expand coordinated care throughout San Francisco. 💥 After the BreakA full focus on Google’s healthcare momentum — the ROI of GenAI report, how IKS Health is using agentic AI in clinical operations, and Logan Stokes’ exclusive interview with Aashima Gupta, Global Health Leader at Google Health — all ahead of HLTH 2025. 🎧 Subscribe here or wherever you listen to podcasts, and if you like our show, please follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hit.show. HITshow is made possible by EY, Kimmchi and HLTH 2025 — the epicenter of healthcare innovation, where the future of care happens, October 26–29 in Las Vegas.