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Richard Milani, MD

Chief Clinical Innovation Officer

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CA

Dr. Milani is chief clinical innovation officer at Sutter Health, where he leads systemwide efforts to deploy digital health, AI and predictive analytics at scale. He spearheaded the launch of Sutter Sync, a digital care program that enables patients with chronic conditions to transmit real-time data directly into the EHR using connected medical devices. The program supports home-based management of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes and is expanding to additional populations, including Medicare beneficiaries and pregnant patients. Dr. Milani also played a key role in establishing Sutter’s Innovation Center, creating a hub for collaboration among clinicians, technologists and industry partners. His work has advanced AI-enabled early cancer detection, real-time stroke triage and prevention of in-hospital cardiac arrests. Across these initiatives, he has prioritized reducing clinician burden through automation of documentation and patient communications.

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