Beyond the AI Pilot: Johns Hopkins, Northwell, WVU Medicine & TytoCare on Scaling Remote Specialty Care

Duration: 1 hr

In this episode of Bright Spots in Healthcare, host Eric Glazer brings together leaders from Johns Hopkins Medicine, Northwell Health, WVU Medicine, and TytoCare to explore one of healthcare's biggest challenges: how to move beyond isolated AI pilots and operationalize AI in ways that genuinely improve specialty care.

While AI continues to dominate headlines, the organizations making the greatest progress aren't simply adopting more technology. They're redesigning workflows, strengthening governance, extending specialist expertise, and embedding AI into clinical operations in ways that improve patient access while reducing burden on clinicians.

This discussion explores what it really takes to scale AI across complex health systems, from executive strategy and governance to workflow redesign, remote examinations, ambient AI, and extending specialty expertise into rural and underserved communities.

Our guests include:

• Rebecca Canino, MBA, Executive Director, Office of Telemedicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine

• Kristin Myers, Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Officer, Northwell Health

• Sharda Udassi, MD, Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division & Associate Chief Quality Officer, WVU Medicine

• Greg Orr, Chief Operating Officer, TytoCare

Together, they explore:

• Why successful AI initiatives begin with operational transformation—not technology deployment

• How leading health systems are embedding AI into existing clinical workflows instead of creating new ones

• What governance looks like when organizations are scaling AI responsibly

• How remote examinations and AI are helping extend scarce specialty expertise into rural and community settings

• Practical examples of AI improving diabetic retinopathy screening, patient navigation, scheduling, EEG interpretation, and specialty access

• Why redesigning care delivery—not simply adding digital tools—is becoming the key to sustainable AI adoption

• Where healthcare leaders see the next generation of AI creating measurable impact for clinicians and patients alike.

Whether you're leading digital transformation, telehealth, clinical operations, or AI strategy, this episode offers practical lessons from organizations moving beyond experimentation and successfully scaling AI across specialty care.

Panelist Bios: https://www.brightspotsinhealthcare.com/events/scaling-ai-enabled-remote-specialty-care-from-innovation-to-operational-performance/

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Get key takeaways and expert highlights to help you apply lessons from the episode. Download guide: https://www.brightspotsinhealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Episode-Guide-Bright-Spots-in-Health-Care-TytoCare-07-15-26.pdf 

Key Insights Summary:
Find key insights from the discussion, guest takeaways, and detailed moderator notes captured by Eric during the conversation, https://www.brightspotsinhealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Key-Insights-Summary-Bright-Spots-07-15-26.pdf 

 Thank You to Our Episode Partner, TytoCare:

TytoCare is helping health systems rethink how specialty care is delivered beyond the traditional walls of the hospital and clinic. Through its AI-enabled, FDA-cleared remote examination platform, TytoCare equips clinicians with clinical-grade exam data from virtually anywhere, enabling more informed decision-making than video visits alone.

By combining guided remote examinations with AI-assisted workflows, TytoCare helps provider organizations improve access to specialty care, optimize clinician capacity, strengthen virtual care models, and create more connected patient experiences. As health systems look to scale AI responsibly, TytoCare is helping turn innovation into operational performance.

Schedule a Meeting with a Senior Leader at TytoCare:
Interested in learning how leading health systems are scaling remote specialty care?  To connect with Greg Orr or another member of the TytoCare leadership team, contact show producer Jessica Tenzer at [email protected] to schedule a conversation.

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