HITshow Daily: September 17, 2025 (Wednesday)

Today on HITshow: Sutter Health rolls out conversational AI across 3.5 million patients, Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial move forward with a new academic health center, and Aegis Ventures adds three health systems to its growing digital consortium. We’ll also look at Amazon’s billion-dollar investment to reduce employee healthcare costs — and close with a conversation between Peerbridge Health CEO Chris Darland and our Voices reporter Jalen Cross on the future of proactive cardiac diagnostics. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS 📍 Innovation & Technology — Logan StokesSutter Health rolls out conversational AI across 3.5 million patients and 13 million visits a year, aiming to cut wait times, reduce burnout, and improve access. 📍 Providers & Education — Nate CollierFlorida State University and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare move forward with a new academic health center, expanding specialty care, medical training, and regional research. 📍 Strategy & Transformation — Anika ShahAegis Ventures adds Yale New Haven, Keck USC, and Hartford HealthCare to its digital health consortium, now 14 systems strong and preparing to launch two AI-powered startups this fall. 📍 Employers & Workforce — Jade RomeroAmazon commits one billion dollars to reduce employee healthcare costs, lowering premiums and primary care copays for hundreds of thousands of workers. 📍 Voices Interview — Jalen Cross with Chris DarlandPeerbridge Health CEO shares how the company’s new cardiac monitoring device, recent funding, and board expansion are driving a shift from reactive to proactive heart care. 🎧 Subscribe here or wherever you listen to podcasts, and if you like our show, please follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hit.show. HITshow is made possible by: Altera Digital Health and Kimmchi