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Cutting through the noise

Hear from clinical, policy, and operational leaders on how they envision how the shifts will reshape care, and what they believe comes next.
Healthcare has no shortage of opinions. What’s rarer is analysis from someone close enough to know the pain points for medical practices today, and what they need to keep pace with an ever-changing healthcare ecosystem. Perspectives brings together clinical, technical, policy, and operational leaders who see the shifts early — and share views on navigating the way forward in articles, policy briefs, and research analysis highlighting the challenges and breakthroughs defining modern healthcare.

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Leading Voices

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Nele Jessel, MD

Chief Medical Officer & athenaInstitute co-chair

A pediatrician and informaticist exploring AI's impact on clinical care.

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Michael Palantoni

Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer & athenaInstitute co-chair

A healthtech strategist focused on partnerships, innovation, and scale.

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Stacy Simpson

Chief Marketing Officer & athenaInstitute co-Chair

A healthcare marketing leader exploring AI, clinician burden, and trust.

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Richard Barnwell

Executive Vice President, Product Engineering & athenaInstitute co-chair

An engineering leader focused on secure, reliable healthcare technology.

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Executive viewpoints

athenahealth leaders and the industry's sharpest voices, exploring what's next in care.

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The takes worth reading first

“When creativity accelerates, the need for a governance structure to protect data matters more than ever.”
— Richard Barnwell, • EVP, Product Engineering & athenaInstitute co-chair
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