AI Is a Tool, Not a Solution (ft. Rob Bart)

AI Is a Tool, Not a Solution (ft. Rob Bart)

From DGTL Voices with Ed Marx by dgtlvoices

June 4, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 314

About this episode

Dr. Rob Bart discusses the role of AI in healthcare and the importance of maintaining clinician credibility.

Dr. Rob Bart is the Chief Medical Information Officer at UPMC, where he is leading one of the largest EHR consolidations in the country- bringing the entire health system onto a single Epic instance. A pediatric intensivist by training, Rob has been a pioneer in the CMIO role for more than two decades, with prior leadership at Cerner and Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. In this episode of DGTL Voices, Rob tells Ed about growing up in Hawaii (his high school classmate happened to become President of the United States), the conversation that pulled him from research into medicine, why clinicians need to keep practicing to keep their credibility, and his case against the endless creation of new C-suite titles every time technology evolves. Plus: the trust framework he uses with his team, why recovering from a wrong decision matters more than being right the first time, and how bike rides through a cemetery near his home keep him grounded. 🔗 https://marxadvisory.com

People in this episode

Host: Ed Marx

Guest: Dr. Rob Bart

Topics covered

  • AI in healthcare
  • medical information
  • EHR systems
  • leadership in medicine
  • trust in teams
  • decision making

Keywords

  • AI
  • healthcare
  • EHR
  • leadership
  • trust framework
  • decision making
  • pediatric intensivist
  • technology evolution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UPMC, Cerner, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

Products: Epic

Places: Hawaii

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