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Kaiser Permanente just pulled off something remarkable.
They deployed AI scribes to 24,000 physicians across 40 hospitals and 600+ medical offices. In one move.
This isn’t another pilot. This is the largest ambient AI documentation rollout in healthcare history.
Think about that scale for a second:
• More doctors than the entire physician workforce of Virginia
• Covers 14+ languages
• Works across 50+ specialties
• Real-time clinical note generation integrated directly into the EHR
Why this matters more than you think:
The average physician spends 16 minutes on documentation for every patient visit. That’s 2 hours of typing for every 1 hour with patients.
For Kaiser’s 24,000 doctors, that’s 48,000 hours of documentation daily.
Now imagine reclaiming even half of that time.
But here’s what everyone’s missing:
This isn’t about technology adoption anymore. It’s about the complete normalization of AI in clinical care.
When the nation’s largest integrated health system goes all-in on AI scribes, we’ve crossed a line. AI just became standard equipment, like stethoscopes and EHRs.
The real story?
2026 isn’t the year we debate if AI belongs in healthcare.
It’s the year AI stopped being optional.
Every health system not actively deploying ambient AI is now playing catch-up. Every vendor without an AI strategy is becoming irrelevant. Every physician still manually typing notes is losing hours they’ll never get back.
Kaiser just set the new baseline. The question isn’t whether to adopt AI anymore.
It’s how fast you can scale it.
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Jonathan Govette is a seasoned healthcare and technology executive with more than two decades of experience building, scaling, and advising digital health companies. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Oatmeal Health, an AI-driven Lung Cancer Screening and Diagnostics company focused on expanding access to early detection for underrepresented populations, particularly patients served by Federally Qualified Health Centers and value-based health plans.
With a background in engineering, product development, and strategic partnerships, Jonathan has founded and led multiple health technology ventures across clinical care delivery, regulated medical software, and AI-enabled diagnostics. His work sits at the intersection of medicine, technology, and health equity, with a consistent focus on translating complex clinical problems into scalable, real-world solutions.
Jonathan has spent much of his professional life dedicated to improving outcomes for marginalized and underserved communities. He has designed and implemented frameworks that align clinical quality, reimbursement, and technology to sustainably advance health equity at scale. This mission is deeply personal and informs his leadership philosophy and long-term vision for healthcare transformation.
In addition to his operating experience, Jonathan is an author and long-time writer in the healthcare domain, with over 20 years of published work covering digital health, medical innovation, and healthcare systems. He is a frequent mentor to early-stage founders and regularly advises startups on product strategy, partnerships, and go-to-market execution in regulated healthcare environments.
Before entering industry full-time, Jonathan nearly pursued a career in medicine with an early path toward cardiothoracic surgery, an experience that continues to shape his clinical perspective and respect for frontline care delivery.
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