Valerie F. Barckhoff, founder of 6QD, joins Seth Narayanan to explore what healthcare innovation looks like beyond the buzzwords. Drawing on more than 30 years across health systems, consulting, revenue cycle transformation, AI, and automation, Valerie explains why leaders need to think “six questions deep.”

They discuss where AI and automation can create real operational value, why healthcare must rethink broken processes instead of simply making them faster, how hospitals can prepare for cyber downtime, and why successful transformation starts with the people doing the work.