Risk Never Sleeps Podcast

Episode #210. Why Most Healthcare AI Projects Never Make It Past the Pilot, with Jerry Buchanan, Head of Growth at Optura.AI

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI in healthcare will only scale if organizations can prove it creates real value and earns real trust. In this episode, Jerry Buchanan, Head of Grow...

Episode #209. The First 12 Months That Define a Lifetime, with Hans Kullberg, CEO and co-founder of Avocado Health

16 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if the most overlooked driver of lifelong health isn’t the healthcare system, but the confidence of a parent in the first year of a child’s l...

Episode #208. Innovation Without Oversight: Healthcare’s Next Risk, with Dr. Hamed Abbaszadegan, “The AI MD”

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI is moving faster than healthcare governance can keep up, and that’s a problem. In this episode, Dr. Hamed Abbaszadegan, an internal medicine–t...

Episode #207. Healthcare Has a Data Problem, Not a Technology Problem, with Inderpal Kohli, Chief Technology Officer at Healthix

13 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine a healthcare system where patient data from thousands of providers seamlessly comes together to improve care in real time. In this episode, I...

Episode #206. Healthcare Doesn’t Break in the Exam Room, with Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Luma Health

09 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if the real problem in healthcare isn’t clinical care, but everything that happens before it? In this episode, Aditya Bansod, Co-founder and C...

Episode #205. Healthcare’s Next Revolution Is… a Phone Call?, with Dr. Erin Palm, Medical Lead at Infinitus Systems

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if the biggest breakthrough in healthcare isn’t happening at the bedside, but on the phone? In this episode, Dr. Erin Palm, Medical Lead at In...

Episode #204. What If Healthcare AI Is Making Burnout Worse?, with Dr. Jay Anders, CMO at Medicomp

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if the very technologies meant to reduce physician burnout are actually making it worse? In this episode, Dr. Jay Anders shares his journey from...

Episode #203. Billions Spent, Barely Discussed: Healthcare’s Quiet Crisis, with Greg Miller, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Carta Healthcare

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if one of healthcare’s biggest expenses is something most executives barely even know exists? In this episode, Greg Miller, VP of Marketing an...

Episode #202. AI Is Everywhere… So, Why Is Everyone Still Confused? with Cambrey Ware, Chief Commercial Officer at Censinet

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI is everywhere in healthcare right now, but many leaders are still trying to figure out what it actually means for their organizations. In this con...

Episode #201. The Day the System Goes Dark: Are You Ready? with Andrea Steele, the Associate Vice President of Information Technology and Business Intelligence for the Health Care District of Palm Beach County

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready to rethink resilience in healthcare IT? In this episode, Andrea Steele, the Associate Vice President of Information Technology and Busi...

Episode #200. AI Isn’t the Hard Part. Security Is, with Steven Ramirez, Chief Information Security & Technology Officer for Renown Health

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As healthcare moves beyond the hype of AI, organizations are discovering that success depends just as much on governance, security, and people as it d...

Episode #199. Small Hospital, Big Tech: How Rural Health Is Quietly Winning with AI, with Linda Stevenson, Chief Operations and Chief Digital Information Officer at Fisher-Titus Health

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI doesn’t need its own strategy; it should support the strategy you already have. In this episode, Linda Stevenson, Chief Operations and Chief Dig...

Episode #199. Small Hospital, Big Tech: How Rural Health Is Quietly Winning with AI, with Linda Stevenson, Chief Operations and Chief Digital Information Officer at Fisher-Titus Health

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI doesn’t need its own strategy; it should support the strategy you already have. In this episode, Linda Stevenson, Chief Operations and Chief Dig...

Episode #199. Small Hospital, Big Tech: How Rural Health Is Quietly Winning with AI, with Linda Stevenson, Chief Operations and Chief Digital Information Officer at Fisher-Titus Health

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI doesn’t need its own strategy; it should support the strategy you already have. In this episode, Linda Stevenson, Chief Operations and Chief Dig...

Episode #199. Small Hospital, Big Tech: How Rural Health Is Quietly Winning with AI, with Linda Stevenson, Chief Operations and Chief Digital Information Officer at Fisher-Titus Health

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI doesn’t need its own strategy; it should support the strategy you already have. In this episode, Linda Stevenson, Chief Operations and Chief Dig...

Episode #198. AI Is Moving at Startup Speed. Enterprises Are Still in Approval Meetings, with Dennis Chornenky, Founder and CEO of Dome Labs AI

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI governance is becoming the difference between deploying safely at speed and getting stuck in endless review cycles. In this episode, Dennis Chorne...

Episode #197. The Invisible Engine of Healthcare Is Breaking, Can AI Fix the Lab?, with Julian Wilkison-Duran, founder of Astor Mind

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Healthcare labs are overloaded, under-recognized, and still running on manual workarounds, and biology-inspired AI can help change that. In this epis...

Episode #196. Compliance Is Not a Checkbox, It’s a Trust Strategy, with Chris Johnson, Senior Director of Cybersecurity Compliance Programs for GTIA

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Cybersecurity compliance isn’t about checklists; it’s about trust, maturity, and building businesses that can withstand real-world risk. In this ...

Episode #195. No Simulation Mode: What Happens When the Worst-Case Scenario Is Real, with Tim Brown, Chief Information Security Officer and VP of Security for SolarWinds

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When a nation-state attack turns theory into reality, security leadership is tested in ways no playbook can fully prepare you for. In this episode, T...

Episode #194. ER Visits, Burnout, and the Bot That Changes Everything, with Dan Nardi, CEO of Reimagine Care

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI is no longer a future concept in oncology; it’s becoming a necessity. In this episode, Dan Nardi, CEO of Reimagine Care, talks about how AI-driv...

Episode #193. You Bought the Tech. You Forgot the Leader, with M.K. Palmore, Founder and Principal Pdvisor at Apogee Global

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Why do so many organizations invest in technology but overlook leadership in security? In this episode, M.K. Palmore, the founder and principal advis...

Episode #192. What It Takes To Turn Nature-Inspired Molecules Into Real Medicines, with Caitlyn Krebs, Co-founder & CEO of Nalu Bio

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The endocannabinoid system could become a platform as consequential as GLP-1s, starting with non-addictive, disease-modifying therapies for women’s ...

Episode #191. What It Takes To Build Culture In A Fully Remote Healthcare Company , with Martin Willemink, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Segmed

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Medical imaging AI is shifting from narrow, single-task tools to foundation models, and that shift will demand better access to standardized, privacy-...

Episode #190. The Billion-Person Plan to Make Longevity Accessible and Affordable, with Hunter Ziesing, co-founder and Head of Partnerships at Longevity Health

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Want to take control of your health before it’s too late? In this episode, Hunter Ziesing, co-founder and Head of Partnerships at Longevity Health,...

Episode #189. If Your AI Program Ignores Security You Are Already Behind, with Will Conaway, healthcare technology executive and AI advisor

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI only works when it’s tied to real business outcomes, governed responsibly, and built on clean internal data, not hype.  In this episode, Will C...

Episode #188. AI Isn’t Optional: What Healthcare and Law Must Get Right Now, with Carrie Nixon, Founder and Managing Partner of Nixon Law Group

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI is no longer optional in healthcare or law; it’s becoming a defining line between those who adapt and those who fall behind. In this episode, Ca...

Episode #187. How Zombie Applications Quietly Drain Millions From Healthcare Budgets, with Jason Rose, CEO of Clearsense

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Cost optimization through application decommissioning is one of the largest untapped financial levers in healthcare today. In this episode, Jason Ros...

Episode #186. Extreme Visibility, Zero-Day Defense, and the Future of Critical Infrastructure, with Tony Scott, CEO of Intrusion

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if the key to stopping cyberattacks before they happen isn’t chasing malware, but outsmarting it with extreme network visibility and never-forg...

Episode #185. The Hidden Risks Of AI Adoption That Leaders Must Tackle ,with Joyce Oh, Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Technology only improves healthcare when it removes burdens from clinicians and strengthens patient care—not when it adds complexity. In this episo...

Episode #184. Inside the Smart Room: How AI Is Transforming Nursing at the Bedside, with Brittany Cyriacks, Clinical Informatics Program Director at UCHealth

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if technology could give every nurse an extra set of hands? In this episode, Brittany Cyriacks, Clinical Informatics Program Director at UCHealt...

Episode #183. Why Building AI In-House Can Be Safer Than Buying It, with Brian Yam, Chief Operating Officer at Sonology

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is brought to you by Censinet and Outcomes Rocket. Trust and regulation are the real bottlenecks preventing AI from safely transforming ...

Episode #182. Stronger After Stroke: Education, Innovation, and Impact, with Rosa Hart , Owner at Rosa Hart Media Consulting LLC

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Nurses are at the forefront of healthcare innovation, yet their voices are often overlooked. In this episode, Rosa Hart, a nurse, media consultant, a...

Episode #181. Why AI In Healthcare Is Moving Faster Than The Internet Ever Did, with Hamed Abbaszadegan, “The AI MD”

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI in healthcare is accelerating rapidly, and the winners will be those who lean in, set smart guardrails, and help shape what comes next.  In this ...

Episode #180. Unlocking Human Potential: Resilience, Leadership, and Purpose in the Workplace, with Raghunath Sapuram, CEO of the TLEX Institute

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Unlock the secret to building high-performing, resilient teams in the age of AI. In this episode, Raghunath Sapuram, CEO of the TLEX Institute, discu...

Episode #179. Why Clinical Documentation Has Been Broken For 30 Years, with Dr. James Maisel, CEO and founder of ZyDoc

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI is finally eliminating the documentation burden that has slowed physicians for decades. In this episode, Dr. James Maisel, CEO and founder of ZyDo...

Episode #178. AI Health Companions: The Next Step in Personalized Patient Care, with Dr. Jennie Luna, Founder and CEO of NuVee

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if AI could not only track your health but truly care for you when your doctor isn't around? In this episode, Dr. Jennie Luna, Founder and CEO o...

Episode #177. What A Misdiagnosis Story Reveals About Trust In Healthcare, with Dr. Jodyn Platt, an associate professor at the University of Michigan Medical School

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Patients deserve transparency when AI influences their care, and health systems need governance that makes AI accountable at scale.  In this episode...

Episode #176. How AI Is Becoming A Survival Skill For Modern Clinicians, with Dr. Kathryn Alderman, CEO and founder of Intelligent Care Alliance

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bridging medical and dental care with AI is no longer optional; it is essential for the future of patient care and clinician support. In this episode...

Episode #175. Why Ethical AI Means Nothing Without Execution, with Sherri Douville, CEO of Medigram

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ethical AI in healthcare will only matter if it delivers real clinical and financial outcomes, not hype or talk. In this episode, sponsored by Outcom...

Episode #174. Why Healthcare AI Succeeds or Fails on the Front Lines, with Joshua Tamayo-Sarver, Vice President of Innovation at Inflect Health and Vituity

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it really take to make AI work on the front lines of healthcare? In this episode, Joshua Tamayo-Sarver, Vice President of Innovation at Inf...

Episode #173. What We Don’t Know: Leading AI Governance with Humility and Clarity, with Anahi Santiago, Chief Information Security Officer at ChristianaCare

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of the AI Med 25 Insights series is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket and Censinet. AI is advancing rapidly in healthcare, but what happ...

Episode #172. Why Accepting Our Expiration Date Makes Doctors Better Healers , with Dr. Orvil Martinez & Dr. Felix Rivera

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recognizing that life has an expiration date makes both medicine and risk-taking more meaningful, and that insight runs through this entire conversati...

Episode #171. The Case For A Blockchain-Powered Healthcare Internet, with Jose Macion, Founder and CEO of GenOp Health

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Interoperability is the missing foundation for AI in healthcare because without real-time, high-quality data, even the best models can’t mature. In...

Episode #170. Building Security From Chip To Cloud In Connected Care, with Florence Hudson, Executive Director at Columbia University

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of the AI Med 25 Insights series is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket and Censinet. Trustworthy AI-enabled healthcare depends on standar...

Episode #169. Why AI Systems Fail When We Assume They Behave Like Software, with Steve Wilson, Chief AI & Product Officer for Exabeam

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI security is no longer optional; it's the foundation that determines whether innovation in healthcare will thrive or fail. In this episode, Steve W...

Episode #168. How AI Is Unlocking Breakthroughs From Both Massive And Minimal Data, with Yves Lussier, Chair of Biomedical Informatics and Professor of Medicine

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Advances in AI are transforming both large-scale population analytics and ultra-precise, small-data insights that can guide individualized treatment. ...

Episode #167. Agentic AI in Action: Reaching Patients and Improving Outcomes, with Kali Ihde, Director of Northwestern Medicine's Ventures and Innovation

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when AI meets real-world healthcare challenges? In this episode, Kali Ihde, Director of Northwestern Medicine's Ventures and Innovation,...

Episode #166. The Moment Curiosity Turns Into a Career-Altering Breakthrough, with Dr. Harvey Castro, Chief AI Officer for Phantom Space

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bold ideas often look risky until they reshape an entire field. In this episode, Dr. Harvey Castro, Chief AI Officer for Phantom Space and prolific h...

Episode #165. How AI is Making Hospital Workflows Smarter and Faster, with Nicholas Lin, Co-founder and CEO of Guava

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if hospitals could reduce hours of administrative work to minutes, without ever compromising sensitive patient data? In this episode, Nicholas L...

Episode #164. Fighting Burnout And Missed Findings With A Unified AI View, with Lior Eshel Ansher, Founder and CEO of TestDynamics

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI is reshaping radiology from image reading to clinical orchestration, and the human-plus-AI model will define the future of the field.  In this ep...

Episode #163. From Stroke Care to AI: How Technology Can Reach Everyone, with Junaid Kalia, Founder & CEO of SaveLife.AI

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine detecting stroke and critical conditions instantly, even in the most resource-limited settings. In this episode, Junaid Kalia, Founder & CEO ...

Episode #162. From Ideas to Patients: The Mission of Physician Entrepreneurs, with Dr. Arlen Meyers

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when clinicians have groundbreaking ideas, but no roadmap to bring them to life? In this episode, Dr. Arlen Meyers, Professor Emeritus o...

Episode #161. Why Trust In AI Depends On Telling The Whole Truth, with Anthony Lee, Executive Communication coach and head of Heroic Voice Academy

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI will only build trust if we’re honest about both its potential and its risks.  In this episode, Anthony Lee, executive communication coach and ...

Episode #160. The Hidden Cost Of Siloed Data And How AI Finally Breaks It Open, with Doug Fridsma, CMIO at Health Universe

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The future of healthcare hinges on unlocking siloed data and enabling agentic, AI-driven innovation. In this episode, Doug Fridsma, CMIO at Health Un...

Episode #159. Why Clinicians Must Stop Waiting and Start Building with AI, with Hassan Bencheqroun, CEO of the Medical AI Academy

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI won’t replace clinicians, but clinicians who embrace AI might. In this episode, Hassan Bencheqroun, CEO of the Medical AI Academy, talks about w...

Episode #158. The Path To Faster Medicines Starts With Better Trial Access, with Chris Brigham, founder of Smart Medical History AI

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A patient’s story is the key to better care, yet modern healthcare rarely gives people the time to tell it. In this episode, Chris Brigham, founder...

Episode #157. The Doctor-to-Doctor Movement: Putting Patients First in a Profiteering System, with Dr. Kianor Shah, Founder and Chair of the Global Summits Institute

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Doctors are rising to reclaim healthcare from third-party profiteers. In this episode, Dr. Kianor Shah, Founder and Chair of the Global Summits Insti...

Episode #156. What AI Is Really Learning From Us, and Why It Matters, with Robin Farmanfarmaian, co-founder and CEO at i-GENTIC AI,

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Agentic AI is evolving fast, and it’s learning far more about us than we realize. In this episode, Robin Farmanfarmaian, co-founder and CEO at i-GE...

Episode #155. Healthcare’s AI Inflection Point: Why Everything Is About to Accelerate, with Nilesh Bhandari, Chairman and CEO at the Advanced Health Academy

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Healthcare is hitting an inflection point where AI is no longer a curiosity; it’s becoming the engine driving the next decade of clinical transforma...

Episode #154. The Human Code: Embedding Compassion into Technology, Leadership, and Care, with Dr. Apurv Gupta, Founder and Board Member of A Loving Organization

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you build AI that actually feels loving to the people it serves? In this episode, Dr. Apurv Gupta, Founder and Board Member of A Loving Organi...

Episode #153. How Tiny Workflow Tweaks Can Reduce Massive Physician Burdens, with Jason Hill & David Leingang

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thoughtful, problem-first innovation—not hype—drives real clinical impact in healthcare. In this episode, Saul Marquez and Ed Gaudet from Censine...

Episode #152. AI Is Hungry: Feeding the Beast Without Burning Out the Grid, with Neil Morris, Head of IT at Redaptive

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The fastest way to stay relevant in tech is to understand the business before the technology. In this episode, Neil Morris discusses the evolution of...

Episode #151. Cracking the Hypertension Code: One Patch, No Limits ,with Jay Heimsoth, National Director of Sales at Biobeat

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A life-saving technology finally solves the biggest flaw in hypertension care, and it’s as simple as wearing a patch. In this episode, Jay Heimsoth...

Episode #150. Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Protecting People, Machines, and Data, with Matt Topper, CEO of UberEther

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A cybersecurity future where humans and machines share identities is already here. In this episode, Matt Topper, CEO of UberEther, discusses how iden...

Episode #149. The Death of Search: How AI Is Rebuilding the Healthcare Internet, with Russell Rothstein, CEO of WebHealthNetwork Media

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rapid shifts driven by AI are rewriting the future of healthcare publishing, search, and the workforce—and those who adapt quickly will thrive. In ...

Episode #148. The Human Algorithm: How Clinicians Can Code Compassion into AI, with Dr. Alessio Morley-Fletcher, Co-Chair of the Department of Pediatrics’ Effective AI Implementation Committee at Boston Children’s Hospital

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Clinicians are entering a new era, one where technology, innovation, and empathy must work in harmony. In this episode, Dr. Alessio Morley-Fletcher e...

Episode #147. The Sound of Health: How AI and Voice Are Transforming Diagnostics, with Henry O’Connell, CEO and Co-Founder of Canary Speech

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI can now detect diseases just by listening to your voice. In this episode, Henry O’Connell, CEO and Co-Founder of Canary Speech, explains how voc...

Episode #146. Your AI Therapist is Here: Can Bots Really Improve Mental Health?, with Alex Frenkel, CEO and co-founder of Kai.AI

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scaling mental health support for millions starts with a conversation. In this episode, Alex Frenkel, CEO and co-founder of Kai.AI, discusses how evi...

Episode #145. Cancer Isn’t One Size Fits All, Why Treatment Shouldn’t Be Either, with Jim Foote, CEO and Co-Founder of First Ascent Biomedical

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if cancer treatment could be as unique as your own DNA? In this episode, Jim Foote, CEO and Co-Founder of First Ascent Biomedical, shares how hi...

Episode #144. Code Blue Meets Code Red: Cybersecurity in Scrubs, with Ashini Surati, CISO at CloudWave

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you protect rural hospitals with limited resources from today’s growing cyber threats? In this episode, Ashini Surati, Chief Information Sec...

Episode #143. When Machines Predict, Humans Protect with Bob Berbeco, CIO of Mahaska Health

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How can healthcare harness AI while keeping ethics front and center? In this episode, Bob Berbeco, CIO of Mahaska Health, discusses building a Data S...

Episode #142. Code Meets Clinic: Hacking Healthcare with Humanity, with Dr. Joseph Izzo, Emergency Physician for Kaiser Permanente and CMIO at San Joaquin General Hospital

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The core of every healthcare innovation, whether in IT, AI, or cybersecurity, must remain the patient. In this episode, Dr. Joseph Izzo discusses h...

Episode #141. AI’s Dark Side: Phishing, Deepfakes, and the Future of Risk ,with Ross Leo, Chief Information, Compliance, and Privacy Officer at InvisALERT Solutions

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The biggest risk in cybersecurity today isn’t just technology, but how humans interact with it under constant pressure. In this episode, Ross Leo d...

Episode #140. Ride the Dragon, Not the Hype: Engineering AI That Works, with Keith Deutsch, a fractional CTO and a lifelong tech journeyman

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if the real power of AI isn’t in the models, but in how we use them? In this episode, Keith Deutsch shares why the real breakthrough in AI isn...

Episode #139. The Code to Care: The CISO Will See You Now, with Anahi Santiago, Chief Information Security Officer at ChristianaCare

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when cybersecurity becomes a true enabler of healthcare innovation rather than a roadblock? In this episode, Anahi Santiago shared how C...

Episode #138. The Startup Prescription for Healthcare IT - Part II, with Elevsis Delgadillo, SVP of Customer Success at KeenStack

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you really getting the most out of the platforms you're already paying for? In this episode, Elevsis Delgadillo emphasizes the importance of help...

Episode #137. The Startup Prescription for Healthcare IT - Part I, with Elevsis Delgadillo, SVP of Customer Success at KeenStack

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the story of a healthcare IT leader who swapped a 450-person team for startup life and ended up selling the very tech he used to buy. In this...

Episode #136. Not Just IT’s Problem Anymore: Cyber Just Crashed the Executive Table, with Sara Coverstone, Chief Compliance and Information Security Officer at Northern Arizona Healthcare

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when cybersecurity steps out from under IT and sits at the executive table? In this episode, Sara Coverstone shares how moving cybersecu...

Episode #135. Code Blue: Cybersecurity Is the New Emergency, with Dr. Leanne Field, clinical professor and academic affairs faculty associate at the University of Texas

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most urgent lessons from this conversation is that healthcare cybersecurity must become everyone’s responsibility, not just IT's. In thi...

Episode #134. Fix the System, Not the People: A New Way to Lead in Cybersecurity, with Patrick Voon, CISO at Loma Linda University Health

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when a cybersecurity leader sees their role not just as a job, but as a calling? In this episode, Patrick Voon shares how his nearly nin...

Episode #133. Toughman Contests, Cyber Threats & HIPAA Hacks, with David Sims, owner of Security First IT

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The true challenge with HIPAA isn't the regulation itself, but shifting healthcare providers' perspectives from compliance to proactive cybersecurity ...

Episode #132. Why Your Cybersecurity Career Should Begin Outside Of Cyber, Eric Brown, founder of IT Audit Labswith

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI isn't going to take our jobs; it's the people who know AI who will. In this episode, Eric Brown emphasizes security as a business enabler across d...

Episode #131. CTRL + ALT + HEAL: Innovating Cybersecurity from the ER to the Cloud, with Lisa Bisterfeldt, Cyber Resiliency Program Manager at Saint Luke's Health System

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when cybersecurity, clinical care, and innovation converge in a hospital setting? In this episode, Lisa Bisterfeldt explores the evolv...

Episode #130. The Doctor, the Hacker, and the Navy Chief Walk into a Hospital, with Shane Pilcher, CIO at Siskin Hospital

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Assume good intentions as you partner with your clinicians for the best patient outcome.  In this episode, Shane Pilcher shares insights on adopting...

Episode #129. Breaking In Without Burning Out: A Cybersecurity Story That Inspires, with Kiersten Brill, Cybersecurity Analyst at Dayton Children's Hospital

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, the best cybersecurity professionals come from the most unexpected places. In this episode, Kiersten Brill shares her journey from a non-I...

Episode #128. Zero Trust, 7,000 Hospitals, and a Whole Lot of Risk, with Chris Plummer, Senior Cybersecurity Architect at Dartmouth Health

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when nearly 7,000 hospitals are left to fend for themselves in the face of rising cyber threats and AI risks? In this episode, Chris Plu...

Episode #127. Risk is a Moving Target—So Aim Smarter, with Bill Laukaitis, Director of IT for Genesis Medical Associates

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A strong security posture requires trust between IT, clinicians, and patients, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and culture over solely tec...

Episode #126. Beyond the Warning Signs: A Practical Approach to Cyber Risk Management, with Jeffrey Wheatman, Cyber Risk Strategist at Black Kite

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How can organizations manage third-party cybersecurity risks, secure executive buy-in, and improve security communication? In this episode, Jeffrey W...

Episode #125. The GRC Rebel’s Guide to Thriving in Cybersecurity, with Ainhoa Iglesias-Diaz, Director of Information Security and Privacy at UChicago Medicine Organization

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

GRC (Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance) is evolving, requiring practitioners to have both technical and business acumen. In this episode, A...

Episode #124. Protecting Patient Data: Healthcare’s Cybersecurity Struggles and Solutions, with Carter Groome, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of First Health Advisory

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How can healthcare organizations balance tightening cybersecurity regulations with limited resources and still protect patient data effectively? In th...

Episode #123. Beyond the Buzzwords: What Really Drives Healthcare Innovation, with Will Conaway, Vice President of Consulting and Provider Leader at NTT Data

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The cybersecurity landscape is constantly shifting and requires continuous education. In this episode, Will Conaway shares invaluable lessons learned...

Episode #122. Unlock Cybersecurity Success With Clear Communication Strategies, with Ashley Gelisse, Business Information Security Officer for Michigan Medicine

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Effective communication is crucial for bridging the gap between cybersecurity and business operations, especially in healthcare.  In this episode, As...

Episode #121. How New Healthcare Players are Changing the Risk Landscape, with Sam Khan, board advisor for HoundDog.ai,

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The key takeaway from this Risk Never Sleeps podcast episode is the growing importance of AI governance and how it uniquely differs from other governa...

Episode #120. Resisting the Shine: Smarter Choices Over New Tech, with Andrea Daugherty, former Head of Digital Healthcare at SHI

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A deep understanding of healthcare comes from experiencing it as a patient, a caregiver, and a professional within the industry. In this episode, Andr...

Episode #119. The Tango Of Technology: Balancing Security And Access, with Ty Greenhalgh, Industry Principal for Healthcare at Claroty

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The key to overcoming challenges in healthcare technology, especially with AI, lies in addressing governance, workflow, and interdepartmental collabor...

Episode #118. From Compliance to Collaboration: How Healthcare Can Strengthen Cybersecurity, with Kate Pierce, former Senior vCISO and Executive Director of Government Affairs at Fortified Health Security

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to safeguard the most targeted sector in cybersecurity? In this episode, Kate Pierce emphasizes the disparity in cybersecurity resou...

Episode #117. The Power of Technology and Patient Advocacy, with Robin Farmanfarmaian, Professional Speaker & Healthcare Entrepreneur

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From battling a 13-year misdiagnosis to pioneering cutting-edge AI healthcare innovations, Robin Farmanfarmaian’s journey is nothing short of inspir...

Episode #116. The Nudge Factor: Influencing Behavior And Improving Outcomes, with Scott Nelson, President and CTO of Tamarack Technology

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Staying curious, prioritizing family, and aligning personal mission with a corporate mission is key to professional success, especially in technology ...

Episode #115. Risk as the Cornerstone: Navigating Cybersecurity in Healthcare, with James Case, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Baptist Health

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you manage risk in a world where it’s impossible to eliminate every threat? In this episode, James Case emphasizes that managing risk, especi...

Episode #114. The Pursuit Of Excellence In Healthcare, with Dr. Ed Lee, Chair of Clinical Education and Director of Clinical Informatics at the California North State University College of Medicine

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The rapid advancement of AI in healthcare presents exciting opportunities and crucial considerations for the future of patient care.  In this episode...