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EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 34 MIN

The Ambient AI Inside 300 Health Systems w/ Dr. Shiv Rao, CEO, Abridge

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Send us Fan MailDoctors now need an estimated 30 hours a day to complete every clerical task asked of them. They are compensated not for the care they deliver but for the care they document. That gap is where physician burnout lives, and where AI has the most to offer.Dr. Shiv Rao, Co-Founder and CEO of Abridge, joins host John Driscoll to discuss how an ambient AI platform now deployed across more than 300 health systems is giving clinicians back the time and presence to actually practice medicine, and why the next frontier for this technology goes beyond documentation into real-time clinical decision support at the point of care.🎙️⚕️ABOUT DR. SHIV RAOShiv Rao, MD, is the Founder and CEO of Abridge. Shiv is a practicing cardiologist at UPMC. He previously led the provider-facing investment portfolio for UPMC where he invested in startups, and also helped fund a Machine Learning in Health program at Carnegie Mellon University. Shiv completed his medical education and training at the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his BA from Carnegie Mellon, where he also programmed virtual synthesizers, and skateboarded in IMAX movies.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHVisit us on the webFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsSupport the show⚙️CareTalk:  Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

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Send us Fan Mail Doctors now need an estimated 30 hours a day to complete every clerical task asked of them. They are compensated not for the care they deliver but for the care they document. That gap is where physician burnout lives, and where AI has the most to offer. Dr. Shiv Rao, Co-Founder and CEO of Abridge, joins host John Driscoll to discuss how an ambient AI platform now deployed across more than 300 health systems is giving clinicians back the time and presence to actually practice...

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