Summary AI, cloud technology, and open data ecosystems are redefining how healthcare operates. Oracle Health’s Seema Verma shares how innovation and interoperability can finally deliver the transformation policymakers have long promised.

In this episode of Analyzing Healthcare, host Roy Bejarano sits down with Seema Verma, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences and former CMS Administrator, to explore how Oracle is building the next generation of AI-enabled healthcare platforms. From Cerner’s acquisition to Oracle’s open-data vision, Verma details how the company is designing an EHR system built for AI, not one with AI “bolted on.” The discussion spans the future of ambient listening, automation in care delivery, interoperability mandates, and how AI can reduce administrative burden for both providers and patients.

Verma also reflects on her time at CMS—why initiatives like Patients Over Paperwork were just the beginning—and how her current work at Oracle continues that mission through private-sector innovation.

Title: Will Oracle’s AI Approach be the Catalyst for Technology Adoption in Healthcare? Seema Verma, Oracle x SCALE Community

What You’ll Learn

• ✅ How Oracle is building an AI-native EHR that transforms care delivery
• ✅ Why interoperability is central to unlocking AI’s full potential
• ✅ How Verma’s CMS experience informs her work at Oracle Health
• ✅ Why open ecosystems and global AI adoption are critical for innovation

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Timestamps

• (00:00) – Intro | Meet Seema Verma, EVP & GM, Oracle Health & Life Sciences
• (01:50) – The Vision Behind Oracle’s AI Transformation of Healthcare
• (04:49) – How Oracle’s EHR Differs from Epic, Athena & Others
• (09:51) – Cloud Platforms, AI Agents & Open Ecosystem Innovation
• (13:50) – From CMS to Oracle: Fixing Burnout with Technology
• (21:38) – The Fight for Interoperability & Patient Data Ownership
• (27:58) – Why Blocking Data Means Blocking Innovation
• (32:25) – Global Demand for AI-Driven Health Solutions
• (35:05) – How States and Systems Differ in AI Adoption
• (39:29) – Price Transparency, Private Equity & Health Policy Reform
• (43:03) – Future of Clinical Labor, Policy & Compliance
• (43:31) – Closing Reflections on Healthcare’s Future

Key Takeaways

• ???? Oracle is reimagining EHRs as AI-native platforms, not retrofits.
• ???? Interoperability is both a moral and technical imperative for healthcare.
• ???? Verma believes open ecosystems are vital to accelerating innovation.
• ???? The next wave of AI will serve patients and providers through automation and insight.