Everything I Write
Articles, research, conference talks, and long-form writing on healthcare AI, governance, and leadership.
Blog & LinkedIn Articles
The full archive of published articles and series.
NHI Clinical Dataset Nutrition Label: The Story
A short video walking through the story behind the NHI Clinical Dataset Nutrition Label™ — a practical framework for making the provenance of clinical datasets
AI as a Magnifier of Judgment, Not a Substitute for It
There’s a widespread and dangerous assumption among executives: that a robust enough AI system can compensate for weak organizational decision-making. It can’t. AI functions as
Why AI Fails Quietly Before It Fails Publicly
Organizational failures involving AI almost never start as public crises. They start quietly — sitting inside a draft, moving through multiple rounds of review, before
Why Executives Must Understand Data Provenance
Data provenance — the traceable history of a piece of data, from where it originated through every transformation it’s passed through — has quietly become
Quiet Signals Often Predict Loud Failures
Organizational failures almost always look sudden from the outside. From the inside, they rarely are. Before a crisis becomes public, there are usually quiet signals:
The Leadership Muscle Nobody Talks About: Discernment
Discernment is the quiet capacity to tell which signal, among everything competing for your attention, actually matters right now. Unlike visible leadership skills like communication
Conference Presentations
Featured: MIT Professional Education CXO Spotlight, introducing the Health Data Value Exchange (HDVX).
White Papers & Research
In-depth research publications. In development — see the Research Center for updates.
Books
“Hold on to the Whisper” — a forthcoming book exploring the SIGNAL Framework through narrative. Targeted for August 2026.
Academic Research
Dr. Kothapalli's doctoral dissertation, available through the OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, Franklin University.