Writing and media
Writing, interviews and talks
Thomas Powell, MD MS, on clinical informatics, the CMIO role, clinical AI and the diagnostic method applied to healthcare.
Book
The Diagnostician (November 3, 2026)
Book · CMIO, LLC Publishing
The Diagnostician: American Healthcare Is Sick, Misdiagnosed, and Getting Worse; It's Time to Call the Doctor
The clinical method applied to the health system itself. Forewords by David Lubarsky, MD, MBA, and W. Ed Hammond, PhD.
Free companion
The Exam Room
Seventeen chapter exams and four appendix instruments from the book, free and private.
Essays
Articles
KevinMD · October 8, 2026
Clinical informatics is not about the technology
An essay on the chief complaint no one wrote down, and why technology decisions need a diagnosis first.
Video and audio
Interviews
Video series · 13 episodes
Healthcare Data Pioneers
Conversations on the modern CMIO, healthcare data and analytics infrastructure, AI, workflow and process improvement, the analytics workforce and value-based care.
Invite Thomas
Podcasts, keynotes and grand rounds
Topics, formats and booking. Hosts can find bios, book facts and images in the press kit.