Digital Innovators Circle
Driving digital innovation at associations is hard.
It takes courage to challenge the status quo, navigate internal resistance, and create momentum where there’s often inertia.
The Digital Innovators Circle podcast shares real stories from forward-thinking leaders at medical associations. These are the changemakers modernizing education, engaging members year-round, and generating new revenue for their organizations.
Each episode is a candid conversation with an association executive who pushed past “this is how we’ve always done it,” “what are the risks,” and “has anyone else done this yet?”—and led meaningful digital innovation with measurable impact.
You’ll hear what actually worked, what didn’t, and how they made progress anyway. No fluff—just real results and real people.
Hosted by Bozidar Jovicevic, MD, MBA—CEO and Co-Founder of Evermed.
Digital Innovators Circle
10 Years of Vision, One Bold Launch: How ACC Is Educating and Empowering the AI-Enabled Clinician
In this episode of the Digital Innovator Circle, we sit down with Dr. Ami Bhatt, Chief Innovation Officer at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Chair of the FDA’s Digital Health Advisory Committee. With over two decades in cardiology and a deep background in digital health, Dr. Bhatt shares how the ACC is shaping the next generation of clinicians and driving large-scale transformation in care delivery through AI, telemedicine, and data-driven education.
Dr. Bhatt shares:
- Why ACC created a Chief Innovation Officer role 10 years ago—and how it evolved post-COVID
- How the ACC is training AI-enabled clinicians through education, infrastructure, and cross-team integration
- The three pillars of ACC’s innovation program: improving outcomes locally, enabling clinicians, and guiding tech companies
- Real-world examples of AI in action: voice-to-text documentation, ECG interpretation, and population screening
- Why transparency and outcomes matter more than explainability in modern AI
- How the ACC is embedding AI education across all clinical tracks—not siloing it
- What it takes to scale digital health innovations beyond academic centers
- The role of associations in delivering trusted, curated education in the age of misinformation
- Why ACC Anywhere (launched with Evermed) hit 30,000+ hours of use in Year 1—and where it’s going next
👉 If you’re a medical association leader, this case study is a must-listen.
🕒 Chapters
- [00:00] Intro: Meet Dr. Ami Bhatt and her dual role at ACC and the FDA
- [01:00] Why ACC created a Chief Innovation Officer role over a decade ago
- [03:00] The three focus areas: local outcomes, AI clinicians, industry education
- [05:00] Real examples: voice-to-text, discharge translation, ECG AI detection
- [07:00] The shift from explainability to transparency + outcomes
- [09:00] Why not all AI use cases will scale—and how ACC helps decide
- [11:00] Risks and downsides: dependence, bias, bad data, and blind trust
- [13:00] The power of collaborative intelligence (AI + clinician)
- [14:00] The unique responsibility of associations: curate, educate, connect
- [16:00] Industry partnerships: how ACC supports scale and infrastructure
- [18:00] Why population screening + early diagnosis is AI’s most likely win
- [21:00] ACC’s embedded AI strategy: across tracks, specialties, and intensives
- [23:00] How ACC Anywhere was born—and why 10 years of vision paid off
- [24:00] Netflix-style learning: personalization, time-saving, short-form
- [26:00] The future of education: finding knowledge gaps with AI
- [28:00] Trust as the core currency of medical education in the AI era
- [30:00] Why associations must return to their roots as trusted standard-setters
🔗 Resources
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Learn more about Evermed: https://www.evermedtv.com
Connect with Bozidar Jovicevic: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjovicevic
About ACC Anywhere: https://start.accanywhere.acc.org/