Sanford to share how AI is enhancing the patient experience
| July 18, 2025 |
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — David Newman, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer for virtual care at Sanford Health, will join a panel discussion at the American Hospital Association Leadership Summit in Nashville on July 20-22 focused on how hospitals are using AI to reshape clinical workflows, improve decision-making and enhance the patient and clinician experience.
The American Hospital Association Leadership Summit brings together senior health care executives, clinicians and experts in the field presenting innovative approaches for delivering better care and greater value, ensuring financial stability, addressing workforce challenges and improving the health care consumer experience through operational excellence, creative partnerships and redefined delivery models.
Newman’s panel is entitled, Cutting-edge AI Transforming the Patient and Clinician Experience and will be moderated by Chris DeRienzo, M.D., senior vice president & chief physician executive at the American Hospital Association. Panelists will share real-world applications of AI in diagnostics, risk assessment and workflow optimization. Attendees will gain insights into key considerations for AI adoption, including design, governance and implementation strategies that drive quality outcomes and cost efficiencies.
“I am excited to join this panel at the AHA Leadership Summit to share how Sanford Health is innovating with purpose,” said Newman. “By using AI-enabled technology, we’re boosting clinician satisfaction and enhancing the patient experience. I look forward to sharing lessons from our journey — especially the importance of building trust with both patients and care teams. At the end of the day, health care must lead the way in how technology is designed and deployed.”
A practicing endocrinologist and informaticist based in Fargo, North Dakota, Newman is passionate about health care disparities, especially zip code-based disparities. He has presented at high-profile national industry events including the Reuters Digital Health Summit, HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum and the flagship ATA Nexus Conference among others. He received a B.S. from Drake University, an M.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Hennepin County Medical Center and completed an Endocrinology Fellowship with the University of Minnesota.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
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