The AI in Healthcare mini-series on AI Today continues with Dr. Reza Ryan Sadeghian, System Chief Medical Information Officer at University of Toledo Health. Produced in partnership by the Project Management Institute and HIMSS, the series spotlights how artificial intelligence is reshaping patient care and transforming operational workflows and strategy.

In this episode, hosted by PMI’s Director of AI Engagement and Community Kathleen Walch, Dr. Sadeghian brings his unique perspective as a practicing physician and a member of the 2025 HIMSS AI Advisory Group. He shares how AI is already making a measurable difference in combating physician burnout, highlighting the use of more than 45 specialty-specific GPT applications that reduce documentation time while improving clinical quality and consistency.

Dr. Sadeghian emphasizes the need for robust AI governance frameworks, including layered oversight, human-in-the-loop design, continuous validation and rigorous bias testing. He explains that building clinician trust means involving healthcare providers in the creation and refinement of AI tools, ensuring that technology augments rather than overrides their clinical decisions.

Dr. Sadeghian also challenges organizations to think of AI not as standalone tools, but instead as core infrastructure, managed with the same governance rigor as any clinical intervention.

Listen to this episode now on AI Today. The series will conclude with Lukasz Kowalczyk, HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum speaker and CEO & Founder of Soothien HealthTech Advisory.

As part of this exciting conversation around AI and healthcare, HIMSS is providing a 15% membership discount for a one-year membership to new members. Members will have access to year-round member benefits including AI and ML professional development courses, HIMSS Global Conference education session recordings, and critical in-person and virtual conversations with industry leaders like these. Tune into the episode to learn how to take advantage of this special membership discount.