What does it really mean to be a Chief Medical Officer in today’s healthcare landscape?

In this episode of Health Tech Checkup, hosts Rachelle Galant and Perry Dimas sit down with Dr. Chet Robson, Chief Medical Officer and strategic advisor, to unpack how the CMO role has evolved—and why it now sits at the intersection of clinical care, technology, data, and ethics.

Dr. Robson shares how modern CMOs have moved beyond being clinical translators to becoming integrators of complex systems, balancing AI, digital health tools, EMR data, and real-world patient care. The conversation explores where health tech initiatives often fall short, from workflow misalignment and fragmented data to change management and incentive challenges.

Along the way, Dr. Robson offers thoughtful perspectives on trust, transparency, medication adherence, and why empowering patients with actionable information may be one of the biggest opportunities in healthcare’s future.

This episode is a must-listen for health tech leaders, clinicians, and innovators looking to build technology that truly works in the real world—and for anyone curious about how we might all become better “chief medical officers” of our own health.

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Welcome to HealthTech Check Up! In this special episode, co-hosts Rachelle Galant and Perry Dimas wrap up the year with a look back on the biggest healthcare and health-tech shifts of the year. From AI adoption to policy shake-ups, they unpack the trends, challenges, and innovations shaping the industry’s future.

They share insights from the fall conference circuit—including the healthcare workforce shortage, the promise of AI agents, and the rapid rise of GLP-1 medications—as well as how uncertainty in Washington is influencing strategy, risk, and investment across the healthcare ecosystem.

The team also recaps the major themes explored throughout this year’s episodes, including:

• Patient empowerment and data access—from wearables in the EMR to the growing role of consumer health data.
• Price transparency—how executive orders, new regulations, and emerging platforms are giving patients and employers new tools to compare costs and make informed decisions.
• Personalized and accelerated care—how data aggregation is reshaping diagnostics, therapeutics, and treatment pathways.

Plus, our guest, Danny McMahon, leads a fun “Who Said It?” quote challenge that puts Rachelle and Perry’s memories to the test.

Thank you for joining us this year. See you in the new one!

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Welcome to HealthTech Check Up! Hosts Rachelle Galant and Perry Dimas sit down with Dr. Marshall Runge — former Dean of the University of Michigan Medical School, former CEO of Michigan Medicine, and current Special Advisor to the Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs. Dr. Runge shares how his early cardiology training sparked a lifelong fascination with medical technology, and why he believes AI is becoming one of the most transformative tools in both healthcare delivery and medical education.

He breaks down the real promise of AI as a powerful “knowledge engine,” why medical students are both excited and over-reliant on it, and what it will take to responsibly integrate AI assistants into patient care.

The discussion expands into the future of training physicians, the need to shorten medical education without compromising quality, and how AI tutors, wearables, and personalized health tools could transform both professional training and personal health habits.

Dr. Runge also dives into the surprising importance of sleep, the emerging science of aging, and how everyday behaviors — steps, exercise, diet — influence long-term health.

From AI-assisted learning and clinical decision support to the future of telehealth, wearables, and sleep optimization, Dr. Runge offers a candid, forward-looking view of how technology will shape the next chapter of medicine.

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Keep in touch with our hosts, Rachelle Galant and Perry Dimas on Linkedin!

To learn more about careviso, visit, www.careviso.com