Breaking Free from Healthcare's Escape Room: Tom Lawry on AI Strategy and Systemic Hope

Breaking Free from Healthcare's Escape Room: Tom Lawry on AI Strategy and Systemic Hope

Author: HealthIMPACT Live June 17, 2025 Duration: 34:43

Tom Lawry, Microsoft's former Director for AI in Health and Life Sciences and author of the new book Health Care Nation, joins us to discuss moving beyond healthcare fatalism toward actionable reform. Named one of 20 people transforming healthcare through practical AI applications, Lawry reveals how leaders can escape the industry's design flaws through strategic technology deployment and "micro-dosing hope." Essential listening for executives ready to move from critique to implementation.

Tom Lawry, Microsoft's former Director for AI in Health and Life Sciences

Megan Antonelli, Founder and CEO, HealthIMPACT Live


Each week, Digital Health Talks-Changemakers Focused on Fixing Healthcare brings you straight to the intersection of medicine and innovation. This isn't about abstract theories; it's a grounded conversation with the clinicians, administrators, and technology leaders who are actively redesigning systems. You'll hear their firsthand accounts of implementing tools like telehealth platforms and AI-driven analytics to tackle real-world problems-from expanding access in underserved communities to personalizing patient care. The discussions cut through the hype, focusing on practical applications of cloud infrastructure, 5G, and machine learning that are making a measurable difference today. Produced by HealthIMPACT Live, the podcast digs into the nuanced questions these changemakers face: deciding where limited resources are best invested, how to ethically leverage patient data, and what it truly takes to improve clinical outcomes. If you're curious about the tangible work being done to reshape our healthcare experience, this is a place to listen in on the honest, complex, and hopeful work of building a better system.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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