Marcee Chmait with Providence Group

Marcee Chmait, who leads Digital Partnerships at Providence’s Digital Innovation Group, shares how the health system takes an “inside-out” approach to digital innovation—building solutions rooted in real operational challenges, EMR integration, and clinical workflows. In this conversation, Marcee explains how Providence balances in-house development with strategic partnerships, highlighting how Panda Health accelerates vendor discovery and enables more targeted digital strategies. She reflects on the value of trusted relationships and cross-system collaboration, emphasizing how communities like Panda foster shared progress across healthcare.

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