Building With AI

How Abridge Scaled to a $5.3B Valuation: Ambient AI in Healthcare | Zachary Lipton (Cofounder & CTO)

Zachary Lipton is the Co-founder and CTO of Abridge, an AI healthcare company that recently raised $300M at a $5.3B valuation to transform clinical documentation with ambient AI. We discuss his journey from jazz musician to ML researcher to startup co-founder, and how personal experience led him to reinvent the doctor–patient encounter. We also discuss: - Deploying AI in live hospital settings,- How ambient AI is reshaping clinical documentation at scale, - What it takes to deeply integrate with systems like Epic, - The LLM moment and how ChatGPT changed the game for healthcare, - Navigating safety, privacy, and compliance in high-stakes environments, - And much more!—Brought to you by Autoblocks (https://www.autoblocks.ai/) — helping teams build safe, reliable, and compliant LLM-based products.—Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Haroon Choudery explores how AI is reshaping industries in real-time. This season, we're diving deep into one of the most impactful and high-stakes applications of AI: healthcare.—Subscribe to Building With AI:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/X: https://x.com/buildingwith_aiWhere to find Zachary Lipton:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharylipton/X: https://x.com/zacharyliptonLearn more about Abridge:Website: https://www.abridge.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abridgehq/X: https://x.com/AbridgeHQWhere to find Haroon Choudery:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haroonchoudery/X: https://x.com/haroonchouderyLearn more about Autoblocks:Website: https://www.autoblocks.ai/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/autoblocks/posts/X: https://x.com/AutoblocksAI—[00:00] – Up Next [00:45] – Episode Introduction [02:25] – Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform [03:50] – A Personal Health Crisis Sparks a Startup [13:08] – The LLM Moment [22:00] – Reimagining Doctor-Patient Encounters with AI [27:50] – Embedding AI in Complex Clinical Workflows: The Abridge Playbook [32:05] – “This Saved My Marriage”: What Clinicians Really Think [36:16] – Making AI Smarter with Context [44:40] – Can AI Fix Healthcare’s Broken Billing System? [51:05] – Scaling AI in Regulated, High-Stakes Environments [52:30] – Why This Work Matters: Leadership, Mission, and Impact

How Flo Mitigates AI Hallucinations for 75 Million Active Users | Roman Bugaev (CTO)

Roman Bugaev is the CTO at Flo, one of the world’s largest health and fitness apps, with over 75 million monthly active users. Flo is revolutionizing women’s health by leveraging AI to personalize insights, improve engagement, and ensure medical safety at scale.In this conversation, we dive deep into how AI is transforming digital health, from predictive cycle tracking to AI-powered chatbots that support users in their health journeys.In this episode, we discuss:How Flo’s AI-powered cycle prediction model improves accuracy and user engagement,Role of generative AI in scaling high-quality medical content,Challenges of AI in healthcare,Why privacy-first AI and post-quantum encryption are critical in digital health,And much more!—Brought to you by Autoblocks (https://www.autoblocks.ai/) — helping teams build safe, reliable, and compliant LLM-based products.—Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Haroon Choudery explores how AI is reshaping industries in real-time. This season, we're diving deep into one of the most impactful and high-stakes applications of AI: healthcare.—Subscribe to Building With AI:Website: https://www.autoblocks.ai/bwaiX: https://twitter.com/buildingwith_aiWhere to find Roman Bugaev:Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rbugaev/X: https://x.com/rbugaevLearn more about Flo Health:Website: https://flo.healthLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flohealth/X: https://x.com/flotrackerWhere to find Haroon Choudery:Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haroonchoudery/X: https://x.com/haroonchouderyLearn more about Autoblocks:Website: https://www.autoblocks.ai/X: https://twitter.com/AutoblocksAI—[00:00] – Up Next[00:16] – Episode Introduction[01:49] – Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform[03:15] – Roman’s Introduction[04:43] – Flo’s Evolution and Success[10:24] – Traditional ML vs. Generative AI in Healthcare[18:34] – The Role of Human-in-the-Loop AI[24:29] – Ensuring AI Safety & Accuracy at Flo[32:08] – Bias in LLMs[35:38] – LLMs’ Hype vs. LLMs’ ROI[38:18] – Challenges and Future of AI at Flo

How to Build AI Tools That Doctors Actually Use | Dr. Graham Walker (Founder of Offcall and MDCalc)

Dr. Graham Walker is an Emergency Physician and the Founder of MDCalc, a clinical decision support tool used by over 70% of U.S. physicians. He also co-founded Offcall, a platform addressing physician burnout through transparency and data-driven insights.We dive deep into the real-world use cases of AI in hospitals—from predictive models that detect patient deterioration to generative AI scribes that free doctors from paperwork.In this conversation, we discuss:How MDCalc became a must-have tool for 70% of U.S. doctors,Impact of AI scribes on physician burnout and patient care,Risks of overreliance on AI,Barriers to AI adoption in hospitals (privacy, cost, and trust),The AI-powered emergency room of the future,And much more!—Brought to you by Autoblocks (https://www.autoblocks.ai/) — helping teams build safe, reliable, and compliant LLM-based products.—Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Haroon Choudery explores how AI is reshaping industries in real-time. This season, we're diving deep into one of the most impactful and high-stakes applications of AI: healthcare.—Subscribe to Building With AI:Website: https://www.autoblocks.ai/bwaiX: https://twitter.com/buildingwith_aiWhere to find Dr. Graham Walker:Website: https://drgrahamwalker.comLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-walker-md/Learn more about MDCalc:Website: https://www.mdcalc.com/cme/adsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mdcalc/X: https://x.com/mdcalcLearn more about Offcall:Website: https://www.offcall.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinoffcall/X: https://x.com/offcalldotcomWhere to find Haroon Choudery:Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haroonchoudery/X: https://x.com/haroonchouderyLearn more about Autoblocks:Website: https://www.autoblocks.ai/X: https://twitter.com/AutoblocksAI—[00:00] Up next: [00:32] Episode Introduction [01:32] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform [03:36] Dr. Graham’s journey [06:34] The Birth of MDCalc [12:26] AI in Clinical Settings [19:18]  Challenges and Future of AI in Healthcare [29:18] Ethical AI in Patient Care [34:56] AI's Impact on Physician Burnout [41:12] Envisioning AI in Emergency Medicine [44:33] Advice for Clinicians and Tech Innovators

How Qventus Uses AI to Automate Hospital Workflows | Imaad Rashied (AI Product Commercialization)

Imaad Rashid, Director of AI Product Commercialization at Qventus, has spent seven years driving AI-powered healthcare automation. He was key in building Qventus’ inpatient command center and later led delivery and operations teams.Before Qventus, he worked on outpatient care optimization at Clockwise MD (acquired by Warburg Pincus) and founded Blue Check Health, a startup focused on reducing hospital-acquired infections and improving radiation therapy safety (also acquired).In this conversation, Imaad shares:The evolution of Qventus and its AI-driven automation,How LLMs and AI assistants reduce clinician burnout,The importance of Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) AI,Qventus’s approach to AI safety and testing,The future of AI in healthcare,And much more!—Brought to you by Autoblocks (https://www.autoblocks.ai/) — helping teams build safe, reliable, and compliant LLM-based products.—Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Haroon Choudery explores how AI is reshaping industries in real-time. This season, we're diving deep into one of the most impactful and high-stakes applications of AI: healthcare.—Subscribe to Building With AI:Website: https://www.autoblocks.ai/bwaiX: https://twitter.com/buildingwith_aiWhere to find Imaad Rashied:Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imaad-rashied/X: https://x.com/imaadrashiedLearn more about Qventus:Website: https://www.qventus.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qventus-inc/X: https://x.com/QventusWhere to find Haroon Choudery:Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haroonchoudery/X: https://x.com/haroonchouderyWebsite: https://www.autoblocks.ai/X: https://twitter.com/AutoblocksAI--[00:00] Up Next:[00:31] Episode Introduction[01:49] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform[03:15] Imaad’s Introduction[04:33] Qventus’ Evolution[09:44] The Healthcare Worker Burnout Crisis[12:24] Traditional ML vs. Generative AI in Healthcare[18:05] Challenges and Solutions in AI Deployment[27:37] How Qventus Ensures AI Safety & Accuracy[30:45] The Role of Human-in-the-Loop AI[33:04] Change Management in AI Deployment[38:51] Navigating Regulatory & Compliance Challenges[41:30] The Road to Full-Scale AI Adoption in Healthcare

AI as the Healthcare Workforce Multiplier | Brian Kalis (Health Strategy Lead at Accenture)

In this episode of Building With AI, host Haroon Choudery sits down with Brian Kalis, the Health Strategy Lead at Accenture. With over two decades of experience helping leading healthcare organizations navigate digital transformation, Brian brings valuable perspective from his work at one of the world's largest consulting firms.During the conversation, he discusses:The evolution of AI in healthcare over the past two decadesHow health organizations are approaching enterprise-wide AI adoptionPractical approaches to responsible AI governanceThe future of human-AI collaboration in healthcareAnd much more!—[00:00] Up next:[00:34] Episode Introduction[01:30] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform[02:17] Brian’s Background and Early Career[03:19] Evolution of AI and Healthcare[05:36] Generative AI: Changing the Game[08:06] AI Adoption: Challenges & Opportunities[19:02] Plan, Build, Run: Accenture’s Approach to AI Engagement[22:59] Governance and Responsible AI in Practice[28:22] Key Principles for Working with AI by Ethan Mollick[30:11] Current AI Familiarity and Adoption Rates[33:23] Future of AI in Healthcare Workflows[36:25] 5 Key Imperatives for Healthcare Organizations[41:53] Overcoming reluctance in AI adoption[46:05] Why Responsible AI Matters[47:43] Accenture’s Internal AI Training Initiatives—Brought to you by Autoblocks (https://www.autoblocks.ai/) — how product teams deliver better AI experiences.—Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Haroon Choudery (Co-Founder and CEO of Autoblocks AI) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.—Subscribe to Building With AI:Website: https://www.autoblocks.ai/bwaiX: https://twitter.com/buildingwith_aiWhere to find Brian Kalis:Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkalis/X: https://x.com/bkalisLearn more about Accenture:Website: https://www.accenture.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accenture/X: https://x.com/accentureWhere to find Haroon Choudery:Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haroonchouderyX: https://twitter.com/haroonchouderyLearn more about Autoblocks:Website: https://www.autoblocks.ai/X: https://twitter.com/AutoblocksAI