AI in Action: What’s Working Now in Workforce and Clinical Care

AHA Leadership Scan: A Series of Virtual Panel Discussion

AI in Action: What’s Working Now in Workforce and Clinical Care 

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 
1 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern; noon – 1:30 p.m. Central; 10 - 11:30 a.m. Pacific  

Session 1: AI at Work: Streamlining the Health Care Workforce Today 
Hospitals are facing workforce pressures unlike any in recent history—staffing shortages, administrative overload and rising clinician burnout. Artificial intelligence is already helping health systems address these challenges head-on. From automating prior authorizations and clinical documentation to optimizing scheduling and reducing repetitive workload, AI is delivering measurable workforce relief today.

This 45-minute panel discussion will bring together health care leaders to share real-world examples of AI in action, highlight the outcomes that matter most to executives—efficiency, cost savings, and staff retention—and provide practical guidance on scaling AI responsibly across the enterprise. The conversation will be highly solution-focused, giving participants clear insights into how AI is strengthening the health care workforce right now.

Attendees Will Learn:    

• Differentiate between automation, AI, generative AI, and agentic AI in the workforce context, and set realistic expectations for staff and leadership.
• Recognize the most impactful AI workforce use cases already in practice, including administrative automation, scheduling optimization, and clinician burden reduction.
• Evaluate the measurable outcomes of AI—cost savings, efficiency gains, reduced burnout, and improved retention.
• Apply strategies for scaling AI responsibly across the enterprise, including governance, measurement, and workforce adoption.

Speakers:
Peachy Hain, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE 
Executive Director 
Cedars Sinai Medical Center 

David Newman, MD 
Chief Medical Officer, Virtual Care 
Sanford Health

Roberta L. Schwartz, PhD, FACHE 
Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer 
Houston Methodist Hospital

Tami Knobbe 
Vice President 
CorroHealth

AHA Moderator: 
Lindsey Dunn Burgstahler 
Vice President 
American Hospital Association 

Session 2: AI at the Bedside: Clinical Applications That Deliver Today  
Clinical AI is no longer theoretical—hospitals are already using machine learning and decision-support tools to improve diagnostics, reduce errors and enhance patient outcomes. From radiology to early sepsis detection, AI is helping health systems deliver care more efficiently and safely.

This solution-focused session will highlight the most impactful clinical AI applications in use today, explore how health systems are addressing critical enablers like data quality and algorithm drift and provide insights into what leaders must consider when evaluating and implementing AI tools across their organizations. Panelists will share real-world examples of success, lessons learned, and practical strategies for scaling adoption responsibly.

Attendees Will Learn:  

• Recognize the most impactful clinical AI applications already improving outcomes.
• Understand how AI supports earlier detection, safer care, and workflow efficiency.
• Evaluate strategies for ensuring data quality and mitigating algorithm drift.
• Apply lessons on enterprise-level adoption, including governance, IT alignment, and change management.

Speakers: 
Richard V. Riggs, MD 
Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs, and Chief Medical Officer 
Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center

Ashley N. Beecy, MD 
Chief AI Officer 
Sutter Health

Sarah Wheeler, PhD 
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Director, Laboratory Medicine AI, Computational Pathology & AI Center of Excellence
Medical Director Clinical Pathology, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Robin Carver, RN, MSN, CIC 
VP of Health System Engagement 
Prenosis 

AHA Moderator: 
Lindsey Dunn Burgstahler 
Vice President 
American Hospital Association

By attending the AHA Leadership virtual panel discussions "AI in Action: What’s Working Now in Workforce and Clinical Care" offered by the AHA, participants may earn up to 1 ACHE Qualified Education Hour toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.