Maria Ansari, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of The Permanente Medical Group

This Becker's Healthcare Podcast features an interview with Maria Ansari, CEO and Executive Director at The Permanente Medical Group, CEO of the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Group, and Co-Chief Executive Officer at The Permanente Foundation. The interview covers several key areas, including Ansari's background and current roles, a successful initiative involving the implementation of ambient AI scribe technology to improve physician efficiency, the significant challenge of the healthcare supply-demand imbalance and how her organization addresses it through upstream care and technology, a leadership lesson about overcoming inertia to embrace change, and strategies for addressing workforce challenges by improving work satisfaction, leveraging AI-assisted tools, and implementing team-based care.