Dr. Chris Gallagher, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Access TeleCare, joined a The Big Unlock podcast to break down where virtual care is headed — and why the next leap forward depends on making technology effortless for clinicians.
In the episode, Chris walks through the early days of virtual care, including building Texas’s first virtual ICU in 2013, a turning point that proved how quickly virtual support can save lives. He outlines how Access TeleCare is solving physician distribution challenges by augmenting on-site teams and delivering 24/7 specialty access across the country.
Chris also shares why AI is poised to accelerate efficiency, reduce clinical burden, and move hospitals toward a virtual-first model. The goal: automation that speeds care, supports clinicians, and is, as he puts it, “Fisher Price easy.”
It’s a sharp, candid look at what it will take to build sustainable, system-wide virtual care strategies.
