Contributors

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Chris Hutchins

Christopher Hutchins is a nationally recognized leader in healthcare data and analytics, known for his transformative vision and pragmatic approach to leveraging data, technology, and AI to improve community health. With over 25 years of experience spanning provider operations, data governance, and enterprise analytics, Chris has held executive roles at Northwell Health and LifePoint Health, where he led strategic initiatives to empower clinicians, streamline operations, and advance patient, centered care.

https://www.hutchinsdatastrategy.com
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Ritu Chakrawarty

Ritu Chakrawarty is a seasoned technology and business transformation leader with more than two decades of experience helping global enterprises modernize operations, data governance, and AI readiness. She has led large-scale digital initiatives across healthcare, financial services, and enterprise technology, guiding organizations from early strategy to sustainable adoption.

Ritu’s work centers on aligning innovation with trust — ensuring that AI systems are built with transparency, accountability, and measurable value. Known for her ability to bridge vision and execution, she’s helped executive teams design governance frameworks that keep organizations ready for what’s next, even when the spotlight is off.

Guests

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Carol Velandia

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Danette McGilvray

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Dr. Barry Chaiken

Dr. Barry Chaiken is a physician leader, strategic thinker, author, public speaker, and a longtime advocate for meaningful healthcare change. With more than 25 years of experience in clinical transformation, health IT, and public health, he’s worked across provider, payer, and policy domains.

Barry served as Chief Medical Officer at multiple health tech companies, advised the federal government on pandemic preparedness, and is a past Board Chair of HIMSS. He’s also the founder of DocsNetwork, a consultancy focused on clinical innovation and patient safety.

https://barrychaiken.com/

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Dr. Larry Kuhn

Dr. Kuhn, is an organizational psychologist and executive coach who helps leaders navigate complex change with clarity, trust, and authenticity.

 

As the Founder AspireVue, President of Prepare to Change, and trusted Advisor

He’s advised Fortune 500 leaders, nonprofit executives, and government agencies alike — 

and his specialty is guiding leaders through transformation without losing what makes 

them human, with over 30 years helping healthcare organizations navigate an ever 

changing landscape and provides expertise in succession planning, leadership 

development and talent management

https://www.aspirevue.com
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Ratnadeep Bhattacharjee

Ratnadeep Bhattacharjee is the Co-Founder and Chief of Solutions at TechVariable, where he leads the design and delivery of scalable data and AI solutions for healthcare and other complex industries. His work focuses on transforming fragmented data into usable, trustworthy intelligence through modern engineering, cloud-native architecture, and practical, workflow-aligned design.

At TechVariable, Ratnadeep guides teams from strategy through implementation, helping organizations modernize analytics, improve interoperability, and adopt AI responsibly. His core belief is that innovation only works when technology fits the way people actually operate.

On this episode of The Signal Room, he shares how TechVariable is building the data foundations needed for real-world AI and what he’s seeing across global deployments.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ratnadeep-bhattacharjee/