About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of AI and innovation on healthcare, featuring insights from industry leaders at the RLDatix Summit 2026.

In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Paula Stephenson (Executive Director of Clinical Excellence, Mercy Health), Bianca Todd (Improvement Innovation Advisor, Western District Health Service), The Hon. Victor Dominello (CEO, Future Government Institute), and Dan Michelson (CEO, RLDatix). The conversation explores the evolving landscape of healthcare compliance, workforce management, and digital transformation across the health sector. It also examines the practical impact of AI and emerging technologies on healthcare delivery, organisational change, and patient care. The discussion highlights the growing importance of accessible and meaningful data in improving quality, safety, and patient outcomes, alongside the challenges organisations face when modernising legacy systems and fragmented workflows. Speakers reflect on the role of interoperability, digital maturity, and leadership in shaping more connected healthcare environments, while also examining how AI is influencing decision making, workforce planning, and service delivery. The episode also delves into the cultural side of technology implementation, including change fatigue, clinician engagement…

People in this episode

Host: Peter Birch

Guests: Paula Stephenson, Bianca Todd, The Hon. Victor Dominello, Dan Michelson

Topics covered

• AI in healthcare
• digital transformation
• healthcare compliance
• workforce management
• patient care
• interoperability
• technology implementation

Keywords

• AI
• healthcare innovation
• digital transformation
• patient outcomes
• workforce planning
• interoperability
• healthcare compliance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mercy Health, Western District Health Service, Future Government Institute, RLDatix

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