Healthcare has made enormous strides in using AI to generate better data, predictions and insights. But generating intelligence is only part of the equation. How do healthcare organizations turn that intelligence into meaningful, coordinated action?
In this episode of Health's Beat, host Sandy Vance sits down with Sundar Subramanian, CEO of Zyter, to explore why much of today's healthcare AI transformation may still be functioning as a "Band-Aid" layered over outdated systems and workflows.
Sundar explains why organizations need to move beyond isolated AI pilots and rethink processes from end to end. He introduces the idea of "connected action," where AI agents, people, systems and workflows work together to execute complex healthcare processes safely and consistently. They also talk about the challenges of deploying probabilistic generative AI in high-stakes healthcare environments and the importance of domain-specific AI architecture.
Sandy and Sundar examine what it will take to move healthcare AI from promising experiments to trusted, scalable transformation.
In this episode, they talk about:
Why isolated AI use cases can become a "Band-Aid" instead of true healthcare transformation
The shift from AI-generated intelligence to connected action
Why healthcare workflows must be redesigned, not simply automated
How AI could transform complex processes like prior authorization
Why probabilistic AI creates unique challenges in high-stakes healthcare
What human-in-the-loop governance should actually look like
How trusted AI can help clinicians focus their judgment where it matters most
Why end-to-end AI transformation could improve care while helping bend the cost curve
A Little About Sundar:
Sundar Subramanian is Chief Executive Officer of Zyter, where he leads the company’s strategy and growth as it advances AI-powered transformation across healthcare and other complex, regulated industries. Prior to Zyter, Sundar spent more than 16 years at PwC, where he led strategy consulting and advised Fortune 500 companies on growth, AI-enabled transformation, and operating model redesign. He previously held leadership roles at Booz & Company, WellCare Health Plans, and McKinsey & Company. Sundar holds an MS from MIT, an MBA from The Wharton School, and a B.Tech from IIT (BHU) Varanasi.