Small Patients, Big Lessons: Data, Decisions, and the Human Judgement Behind Better Care

As innovation moves faster than healthcare can absorb it, Russ Branzell, President and CEO of CHIME, and Dr. Rod Tarrago, CMIO of Pediatrics at Amazon Web Services explore how leaders decide what deserves their attention and what truly improves care.

From making healthcare data actionable at the point of care to determining when AI is ready to assume greater responsibility, their conversation examines how leaders can pursue technological advancement without losing sight of safety, clinical judgment, and the people innovation is ultimately meant to serve.

Key Takeaways:

• How clinical experience, particularly in pediatrics, can shape approaches to technology adoption, risk, and innovation.

• What leaders risk overlooking when technological possibility moves faster than organizational priorities and patient needs.

• How healthcare organizations can turn expanding volumes of data into better decisions, safer care, and meaningful outcomes.

• Where leaders should draw the line between AI autonomy and nonnegotiable human judgment.

• How digital health leaders can balance speed, responsibility, and collective ambition as they prepare for healthcare’s next great advancement.