Spectator Health taps former Cedars-Sinai physician executive as senior advisor

Spectator Health has named Dr. Riggs, a former Cedars-Sinai physician executive, as senior advisor to help guide clinical strategy and expand its senior living technology platform. The hire comes as the company pushes deeper into assisted living, board and care, and residential care markets.

Why it matters: - Spectator Health is adding senior-care and health-informatics leadership as it scales its clinical management platform. - The appointment is aimed at supporting operators, payers, clinicians, and families as senior living providers face more complex care needs. - The move also signals continued investment in technology that tries to close care gaps in assisted living and related settings.

What happened: - Spectator Health announced the appointment of Dr. Riggs as senior advisor. - Dr. Riggs brings more than 33 years of healthcare leadership experience. - He will work closely with Spectator Health’s executive team on clinical strategy. - He will also help support growth of Spectator Health Pro across assisted living, board and care, and residential care markets.

The details: - Dr. Riggs spent 28 years at Cedars-Sinai. - He most recently served as senior vice president and chief medical officer from 2019 through 2025. - He chaired Cedars-Sinai’s Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation from 1997 to 2020. - He became vice president and chief medical information officer in 2015. - He led the creation of the Division of Informatics in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in 2017. - He helped develop an ACGME-approved Clinical Informatics Fellowship. - He served as chief medical strategy officer and chief of staff when Cedars-Sinai launched the California Rehabilitation Institute in 2016. - Dr. Riggs is currently chief medical officer for HealthLeap AI. - He advises several other AI ventures. - He is executive in residence at the Scottsdale Institute. - Spectator Health Pro uses a proprietary Real-time Care Gap Engine™ that processes data for more than 50 million members. - The platform is designed to help clinicians proactively identify and close gaps in senior care. - Spectator Health describes itself as a leader in senior living clinical technology. - Spectator Health says its flagship platform integrates clinical data, medication management, and real-time analytics to support safer and more coordinated care. - The company also says the platform gives residents and families more transparency and peace of mind.

Between the lines: - The hire adds a physician executive with deep health-system and informatics experience to a company selling clinical workflow tools into long-term and senior care. - Dr. Riggs’ background in AI ventures suggests Spectator Health may be looking to sharpen its product strategy around data-driven care delivery. - The company is positioning clinical credibility as a differentiator in a market where technology adoption has often lagged.

What's next: - Dr. Riggs is expected to advise Spectator Health’s clinical and product teams. - Spectator Health is likely to keep expanding Spectator Health Pro with board and care and assisted living operators. - The company said it will continue adapting the platform to the needs of senior care providers, payers, and families. - More information is available on Spectator Health's website. - The company also maintains a LinkedIn page.

The bottom line: - Spectator Health is betting that senior-care growth will be driven by stronger clinical credibility, better data tools, and leadership with deep health-system experience.