ViVE Heard in the Halls: Stephanie Lahr on the Growing Momentum of Pragmatic AI
HITea With GraceMarch 20, 2026

ViVE Heard in the Halls: Stephanie Lahr on the Growing Momentum of Pragmatic AI

At the ViVE Conference, Stephanie Lahr, MD, Chief Medical Officer at uPerform, offers a refreshing reality check on the role of technology in healthcare.

Rather than focusing on hype, she shares pragmatic, real-world approaches to using AI and other tools to improve both patient care and healthcare operations—emphasizing what actually works today.

On women’s health, Dr. Lahr highlights the growing momentum around conversations on menopause, hormone therapy, and maternal care. While progress is being made, she notes that women’s health still too often feels like an afterthought—and should instead be a central focus of innovation and care delivery.

She also underscores a critical but often overlooked issue: heart disease remains the #1 killer of women over 50. During American Heart Month and beyond, she encourages women to talk to their providers about calcium risk scoring as a way to detect silent heart disease early.

This conversation is a grounded, important look at where healthcare needs to move next—and what truly matters for improving outcomes.