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TDP 187: Niagara Health鈥檚 Sonali Kohli: Lessons from a Modern Day EHR Implementation, Establishing Guardrails for Safe AI, and Success with Digital Care Journeys for Remote Surgical Monitoring

August 14, 2025
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On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of 国产传媒, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Sonali Kohli, EVP, Digital Transformation & Chief Information Officer at Niagara Health, about "Lessons from a Modern Day EHR Implementation, Establishing Guardrails for Safe AI, Success with Digital Care Journeys for Remote Surgical Monitoring, and more..." Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

  • Sonali Kohli, EVP, Digital Transformation & Chief Information Officer at Niagara Health
  • Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO at 国产传媒

Episode 187 - Show Notes:

[00:00:07] Episode preview

[00:06:38] From science to health IT by accident

[00:07:42] Early innovation with Patient Results Online

[00:09:54] Lessons from HIS/EHR implementation: training, anxiety, and 鈥榙ay鈥慽n鈥憈he鈥憀ife鈥 prep

[00:12:39] Putting patient care first when tech fails

[00:13:41] Ambient clinical documentation and Oracle鈥檚 Clinical Digital Assistant

[00:14:44] AI within data governance; early policies for responsible GenAI use

[00:17:36] Digital care journeys for remote surgical monitoring: 7+ pathways, high satisfaction, ED avoidance

[00:21:59] Strategy discipline: saying no to shiny鈥憃bject funding misaligned with priorities

[00:24:42] Cybersecurity transparency and local delivery groups

[00:28:09] Equity mindset: questioning hidden assumptions in digital

[00:30:32] Mentoring the next generation; passion over titles

[00:32:37] How AI聽shrinks research time for the next generation

[00:33:41] Caution on AI聽overreliance

Fast 5 Lightning Round:

  1. What is your favorite book or book you鈥檝e gifted the most?
    Books by Jodi Picoult.
  2. If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be?
    Living in the moment.
  3. Would you rather have Super strength, super speed, or the ability to read people鈥檚 minds?
    Mind reading.
  4. What is something in healthcare you believe that others might find insane?
    How creative and brilliant healthcare teams are... For example, using a mirror as a low鈥慴udget lab notification system.
  5. What is the last movie or TV show you saw?
    Downtown Abbey.

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TDP 187: Niagara Health鈥檚 Sonali Kohli: Lessons from a Modern Day EHR Implementation, Establishing Guardrails for Safe AI, and Success with Digital Care Journeys for Remote Surgical Monitoring

Posted by:
seamless
on
August 14, 2025

Subscribe on: | | | | |

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of 国产传媒, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Sonali Kohli, EVP, Digital Transformation & Chief Information Officer at Niagara Health, about "Lessons from a Modern Day EHR Implementation, Establishing Guardrails for Safe AI, Success with Digital Care Journeys for Remote Surgical Monitoring, and more..." Click the play button to listen or read the show notes below.

Audio:

Guest(s):

  • Sonali Kohli, EVP, Digital Transformation & Chief Information Officer at Niagara Health
  • Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO at 国产传媒

Episode 187 - Show Notes:

[00:00:07] Episode preview

[00:06:38] From science to health IT by accident

[00:07:42] Early innovation with Patient Results Online

[00:09:54] Lessons from HIS/EHR implementation: training, anxiety, and 鈥榙ay鈥慽n鈥憈he鈥憀ife鈥 prep

[00:12:39] Putting patient care first when tech fails

[00:13:41] Ambient clinical documentation and Oracle鈥檚 Clinical Digital Assistant

[00:14:44] AI within data governance; early policies for responsible GenAI use

[00:17:36] Digital care journeys for remote surgical monitoring: 7+ pathways, high satisfaction, ED avoidance

[00:21:59] Strategy discipline: saying no to shiny鈥憃bject funding misaligned with priorities

[00:24:42] Cybersecurity transparency and local delivery groups

[00:28:09] Equity mindset: questioning hidden assumptions in digital

[00:30:32] Mentoring the next generation; passion over titles

[00:32:37] How AI聽shrinks research time for the next generation

[00:33:41] Caution on AI聽overreliance

Fast 5 Lightning Round:

  1. What is your favorite book or book you鈥檝e gifted the most?
    Books by Jodi Picoult.
  2. If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be?
    Living in the moment.
  3. Would you rather have Super strength, super speed, or the ability to read people鈥檚 minds?
    Mind reading.
  4. What is something in healthcare you believe that others might find insane?
    How creative and brilliant healthcare teams are... For example, using a mirror as a low鈥慴udget lab notification system.
  5. What is the last movie or TV show you saw?
    Downtown Abbey.

The Digital Patient has been recognized as Feedspot's . Thank you to our listeners for making this happen!

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