Care Engagement
Improving patient engagement, strengthening continuity, and driving measurable outcomes across diverse populations.
Mitesh S. Patel,
MD, MBA — Physician Executive & Healthcare Transformation Leader
Advancing clinical transformation, AI-enabled care, and digital health innovation at scale.
I help healthcare organizations move promising ideas into enterprise-wide impact — aligning clinical, operational, digital, data, and frontline teams to improve how patients and clinicians engage with care.
Chief Clinical Transformation Officer & System Vice President
Ascension
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Board of Directors
Henry Ford Health System
Adjunct Professor, The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Transformation at Enterprise Scale
I lead enterprise-wide portfolios that improve care engagement, virtual care, remote patient monitoring, digital health innovation, and AI-enabled care across the organization.
Virtual Care
Building and scaling virtual care models across ambulatory and acute settings, expanding access and improving patient and clinician experience.
Remote Patient Monitoring
Scaling remotely monitored programs that improve clinical outcomes, reduced unnecessary utilization, and supported high-risk patients at home.
Digital Health Innovation
Developing innovation care models that leverage digital solutions to modernize care delivery and create enterprise value.
AI-Enabled Care
Integrating AI-enabled care delivery models to enhance clinical decision-making, increase patient engagement and improve outcomes.
From Evidence to Impact
Before joining Ascension, I was a tenured professor at Penn Medicine and The Wharton School, where I founded the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit — the world's first behavioral design team embedded within the operations of a health system.
That work helped establish how behavioral science, nudges, gamification, wearable devices, and digital tools could improve health and healthcare delivery.
Today, my focus is translating that evidence into enterprise-wide transformation.
Teaching, Writing, and Advisory
Teaching
I am an Adjunct Professor at The Wharton School, where I lead the MBA course "The Digital Transformation of Health Care."
View my Wharton profileWriting
I share perspectives on digital health, AI, behavioral science, care engagement, innovation, and the future of care on Substack.
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I advise digital health companies, pharma/biotech, insurers, boards, and investors on strategy, product, growth, innovation, and scaling care solutions.
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I'd love to connect about clinical transformation, AI-enabled care, digital health innovation, board service, advisory opportunities, or writing.