Session Details
Date & Time
Monday, September 14, 2026, 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM
Name
01. Building a Foundation: Key Considerations for Scaling AI in Healthcare
Session Type
Panel
Speakers
- Frank Liao, PhD, Senior Director, Digital Health and Emerging Technologies, UW Health
- Hemali Patel, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Virtual Health, UCHealth
- Paul Lukac, MD, MBA, MS, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, UCLA Health
- Sha Edathumparampil, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Baptist Health South Florida
Description
Scaling AI in healthcare starts long before deployment. In this session, executives unpack the core building blocks, data quality, architecture, governance, security, and clinical alignment. Panelists share real-world lessons on overcoming early missteps, earning clinician trust, and transforming isolated pilots into enterprise-wide AI capabilities that generate measurable clinical and operational impact.



