Episode 338

Leading from the Exam Room, Boardroom, and Beyond with Dr. Patrick McGill

Published on: 18th May, 2026

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Episode Overview:

Healthcare in America is at a crossroads, where the systems built to heal people must now reimagine what it truly means to care for an aging and increasingly complex population.

Dr. Patrick McGill, Network President and CEO of Community Health Network in Indiana, is confronting that challenge head-on.

A board-certified family medicine physician with over 20 years of clinical and leadership experience, Dr. McGill has spent 15 years rising through the ranks at CHN, from practicing physician to Chief Analytics Officer to Chief Transformation Officer, and now to the top seat.

Join us as Dr. McGill, who is still grounded in the exam room one day a week, shares how CHN is leading on value-based care, direct-to-employer partnerships, and AI-powered innovation to build a national-leading healthcare organization for Indiana and beyond. Let's go!

Episode Highlights:

  • Dr. McGill champions "failing intelligently," learning from mistakes and redirecting rather than fearing failure altogether.
  • A practicing physician CEO, Dr. McGill says the exam room builds humility and credibility that no boardroom can replicate.
  • Community Health Network sees new cancer patients within two business days, setting a bold access standard across the entire organization.
  • Dr. McGill warns that healthcare is unprepared to support an aging population with increasingly disconnected family units.
  • He calls on the industry to reclaim its narrative, reminding us that healthcare is still, at its core, people caring for people.

About our Guest:

Jason Smith is CTO of AI & Analytics at Within3, where he leads the team behind the company’s most advanced AI capabilities serving life sciences organizations. Jason is a three-time co-founder who built Cryptocybernetics, GrayArea, and rMark Bio from inception to successful exit. He was later brought in as CEO of xSides to lead its sale. Over his career, his companies have raised more than $100 million in venture and strategic capital. In addition to Within3, Jason is a Venture Fellow at MATTER, Advisor to Capita3, and a recognized thought leader in AI and Healthcare with publications and speaking engagements at HIMSS, Reuters, and leading healthcare and pharmaceutical conferences.

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