AI that isn’t replacing doctors, it’s helping them save lives, cut costs, and bring humanity back to healthcare.
In this episode of An Hour of Innovation podcast, host Vit Lyoshin sits down with Zach Evans, Chief Technology Officer at Xsolis, a leading AI and data analytics company transforming the way hospitals and insurance providers work together.
Zach and Vit dive into how artificial intelligence is removing friction in healthcare, reducing administrative waste, and improving collaboration between hospitals, payers, and clinicians. They explore how predictive analytics and generative AI are being used to accelerate decisions, prevent costly billing errors, and free up doctors to focus on patient care. Zach also shares how his team built Dragonfly, Xsolis’s AI-powered platform that streamlines clinical workflows, enhances cybersecurity, and helps hospitals save millions every year.
As CTO, Zach Evans leads the engineering and product strategy behind Xsolis’s data-driven solutions. With nearly a decade of experience in healthcare technology and digital transformation, he’s helped scale the company from a small startup to a national leader serving hospitals across the US. Zach is passionate about building human-centered AI systems that empower clinicians, improve patient outcomes, and redefine how healthcare organizations operate.
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Takeaways
* AI isn’t replacing doctors, it’s helping them make faster, better decisions.
* US hospitals spend up to 25% of their revenue on administrative tasks.
* Dragonfly, Xsolis’s AI platform, uses data to reduce friction between hospitals and insurance companies.
* Predictive analytics can determine patient status (inpatient vs. observation) with 99% accuracy.
* Generative AI now drafts clinicians’ initial patient reviews, saving hours of manual work.
* Keeping a “human in the loop” ensures AI supports, not replaces, healthcare professionals.
* Hospitals can resolve claim decisions within hours instead of weeks or months.
* Agentic AI is being developed to automate repetitive tasks like medical forms and data entry.
* Healthcare data is among the most valuable information on the black market, making cybersecurity critical.
* Moving from reactive to proactive security helps prevent attacks before they happen.
* AI is helping hospitals save millions by cutting denied claims and reducing administrative waste.
* The next wave of healthcare innovation is ambient AI, enabling doctors to talk to patients instead of screens.
* Every dollar saved on admin costs can be reinvested into patient care and clinical improvements.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
03:01 Understanding Healthcare Friction and How AI Solves It
05:21 AI-Driven Reimbursement: Streamlining Hospital and Insurance Payments
10:55 Cybersecurity in Healthcare: Protecting Patient Data with AI
17:12 Generative AI in Healthcare: New Innovations Changing Medicine
23:34 Dragonfly by Xsolis: An AI Platform for Healthcare Efficiency
26:36 Optimizing Hospital Workflows with Predictive Analytics and AI
28:19 AI for Length-of-Stay Management: Improving Patient Flow
32:33 Future of Healthcare Technology: From Automation to Intelligence
36:54 Data Symmetry in Healthcare: Aligning Hospitals and Insurers
37:48 Leadership and Innovation: Scaling a Healthcare Tech Team
42:49 AI’s Real Impact on Healthcare Professionals and Clinicians
45:34 Restoring Human Connection: How AI Improves Patient–Doctor Relationships
Connect with Zack
* Website: https://www.xsolis.com/
* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachevans/
* X: https://x.com/ZachEvans
* Other: https://zachevans.io/
Connect with Vit
* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vit-lyoshin/
* X: https://x.com/vitlyoshin
Vit’s Projects
* Podcast: https://www.anhourofinnovation.com/
* AI Assistant to build apps: https://appforgelab.com/
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