Today on HITshow: Hospitals accelerate outpatient strategy as Methodist Healthcare launches its largest expansion and health systems nationwide invest in ambulatory growth. Nurse-led innovation takes center stage with Atrium Health Union’s national award and Suki’s international AI consortium. After the break, Notable’s Flow AI and a new Bain & KLAS report show how healthcare’s AI spending is shifting from pilots to measurable returns—ending with Northwell Health’s campaign confronting gun violence as a public-health crisis. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS ???? Finance & Strategy — Teresa VaughnHospitals accelerate outpatient strategy as Methodist Healthcare launches the largest expansion in its 60-year history, while systems nationwide invest heavily in ambulatory surgery centers—turning what was once a budget line into a strategic growth engine. ???? Workforce & Innovation — Jade RomeroAtrium Health Union earns the 2025 ANCC Pathway Award for AI-driven nursing innovation that streamlines documentation and strengthens retention, highlighting how frontline nurses are shaping the next wave of digital transformation. ???? Digital Health — Anika ShahSuki launches a global nursing consortium spanning the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. to ensure AI voice assistants reflect real-world nursing workflows, signaling a more inclusive era of clinician-led design. ???? Automation & AI — Nate CollierNotable debuts Flow AI, a conversational platform that lets healthcare teams build automations with natural language—bridging clinical operations and IT while cutting project build times in half. ???? Finance & Technology — Logan StokesA new Bain & KLAS study confirms healthcare AI has entered its “proof-of-value” phase, with hospitals deploying automation to improve margins and payers focusing on utilization management to reduce medical loss ratios. ???? Bright Spot — Peter BetterworthGun violence now claims more children’s lives than car crashes. Northwell Health continues its national leadership with a new Ad Council campaign, Agree to Agree, uniting hospitals, parents, and communities to prevent firearm injuries and reframe gun violence as a public-health crisis. ???? Subscribe here or wherever you listen to podcasts, and if you like our show, please follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hit.show. HITshow is made possible by EY, Kimmchi and HLTH 2025 — the epicenter of healthcare innovation, where the future of care happens, October 26–29 in Las Vegas.