$2.8 billion. Beyond the AI Demo: Proving What Works

September 30, 2026: Christopher Tyne, Chief Engineering Officer at Health Catalyst, sits with Bill Russell. Health systems are being sold AI that demos well and does not move an outcome. Chris puts $2.8 billion in validated outcomes on the table, then the test: do not just shine a flashlight at the fire. Hand them the extinguisher. Then check whether it is still burning.

Guest: Christopher Tyne (Health Catalyst)

Key Points:

• 0:00 $2.8 billion. Did it do anything

• 0:06 Chris Tyne, Health Catalyst

• 2:04 AI without the healthcare lexicon

• 4:03 Health Catalyst

• 4:34 100 million Americans without primary care

• 6:10 Mix of experts

• 7:44 Coumadin

• 10:00 The medical record starts giving back

• 12:08 Clients, exploration, trained models

• 13:48 Don't just shine a flashlight

• 15:52 Close

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