The 229 Podcast

The Front Door Is Wide Open: Healthcare's IAM Wake-Up Call | Executive Interview with Mark Ferrari

21 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

May 20, 2026: Mark Ferrari, VP of Advisory Services at Fortified Health Security, joins Drex DeFord on UnHack for a candid conversation about the thre...

The Hidden First Step in Healthcare Ransomware Attacks Revealed | 2 Minute Drill with Drex DeFord

21 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ransomware attacks don't always start with a ransomware gang. They start with someone who gets paid to find the door.Aleksey Volkov, known online as C...

Leadership Here, Near, and Far | Flourish Rerelease with Lisa Davis, Janet Malzone, and Kristine Jarvis

19 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

May 19, 2026: Three powerhouse executives tackle healthcare's most complex sourcing decisions in this essential conversation. Lisa Davis, Former CIO a...

Why Refusing to Change Is Riskier Than Embracing Agentic AI | Newsday

18 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

May 18, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dig into Stanford Health Care's bold agentic AI strategy, and what it means for every he...

Why Refusing to Change Is Riskier Than Embracing Agentic AI | Newsday

18 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

May 18, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dig into Stanford Health Care's bold agentic AI strategy, and what it means for every he...

Scattered Spider's $27M Hacker Got Caught Reusing His Username | 2 Minute Drill With Drex DeFord

15 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler Buchanan grew up in Dundee, Scotland and became one of the most consequential cybercriminals in the English-speaking world. His method was almos...

Rethinking Global IT Delivery and Co-Sourcing | Executive Interview With Jake Morrison

13 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

May 13, 2026: Jake Morrison, Global Healthcare Practice Head at Infinite Computer Solutions, joins Bill Russell for a candid executive conversation ab...

The Entry-Level Job Crisis, Consulting Collapse, and Shadow AI | Newsday

11 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

May 11, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson are back on Newsday, tackling the questions keeping healthcare IT leaders up at night. W...

From Healthcare Executive to Entrepreneur | Flourish Rerelease with Kim Garrett

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

May 5, 2026: When healthcare executive Kim Garrett left corporate America to launch Northern Skye Consulting, she discovered something unexpected: "Gr...

Flourish Rerelease: Healthcare's Shocking Gap in Pain Data with Martha Lawrence

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

May 5, 2026: Pain is the number one reason patients access healthcare, yet objective pain data is virtually absent from claims systems and EHRs. Marth...

Nurses Week Special on Florence Nightingale and the Future of Nursing | Newsday with Lisbeth Votruba

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

May 4, 2026: Lisbeth Votruba, Chief Clinical Officer at AvaSure, joins Bill Russell and Drex DeFord on Newsday to celebrate Nurses Week with a fascina...

Flourish Rerelease: From 11 Data Centers to Zero with Healthcare IT Leader Tyler Barhydt

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

May 1, 2026: In this inaugural episode of Flourish Sound Bytes, Sarah Richardson sits down with Tyler Barhydt, a seasoned technology executive who led...

Data Liberation, Tech Debt, and the Road to AI-Ready | Executive Interview with Jim Jacobs

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

April 29, 2026: Bill Russell sits down with Jim Jacobs, President and CEO of MediQuant, to confront one of healthcare's most expensive and underapprec...

Flourish Rerelease: Behind Frenemy Lines - Breaking Down Toxic Workplaces with Amber Tichenor

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

April 28, 2026: Female rivalry in the workplace is more than interpersonal drama — it's a culture problem with real consequences for teams, retentio...

Healthcare IT Is Drowning in Projects, Here’s Why | Newsday

27 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

April 27, 2026: Drex DeFord and Bill Russell are back on Newsday, and fresh off the 229 Summit, they're not pulling punches. Healthcare IT has a deman...

Flourish Rerelease: Raising the Next Generation of AI Leaders with Kristen and Harper Schmidt

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

April 24, 2026: In this conversation, healthcare tech entrepreneur Kristen Schmidt and her 11-year-old daughter Harper explore what it means to prepar...

Newsday: Healthcare Implemented Ambient AI Backwards with Angel Mena

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

April 20, 2026: What happens when you layer AI onto broken processes without fixing them first? Angel Mena, MD, CMO of Symplr, joins Bill Russell, Dre...

The 229 Podcast: New Host, New Format, Same Mission with Sarah and Bill

16 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

April 16, 2026: Something big is changing at This Week Health, and it starts with this episode. Bill Russell sits down with Sarah Richardson to announ...

Newsday: AI, EHRs, and the Fight Health Systems Can't Ignore with Jacob Hansen

13 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

April 13, 2026: Jacob Hansen, Chief Product and Technology Officer at AvaSure, joins Bill, Drex, and Sarah on Newsday for a conversation about the dat...

Solution Showcase Live at HIMSS 26’: Fixing Broken Scheduling with Kory and Lindsay Hudson

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

April 3, 2026: Kory Hudson, Deputy CIO at University Health in San Antonio, Texas, and Lindsay Hudson, SVP of Client Partnerships at Nordic, join Bill...

Solution Showcase: Exploring Private AI Live at HIMSS Tim McNamee and Mark Larochelle

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

April 1, 2026: Healthcare fraud is a $300 billion problem, and the old rules-based approach isn't stopping it. In this Solution Showcase from the HIMS...

Newsday: Hackers Outpace Healthcare Resilience and Surviving a Merger with Drex and Bill

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 30, 2026: Bill Russell and Drex DeFord dig into three of the biggest stories shaping healthcare IT right now. From the seismic Sutter Health and...

Executive Interview: The Healthcare Data Time Machine with Jonathan Cook and Jason Rose

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 27, 2026: Most healthcare organizations see legacy systems as technical debt—costly to maintain, risky to secure, and difficult to access. But...

Solution Showcase: Finding a Better Solution to Staffing with Joe Longo and Eric Utzinger

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 25, 2026: What happens when a health system is juggling over 100 active IT projects with a workforce that can never be 100% allocated to any sin...

Newsday: The Conference Nobody Can Afford to Skip with This Week Health

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 23, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson are back with a packed Newsday covering three big conversations: the AI security crisi...

Executive Interview Live From HIMSS 2026: The Smart Hospital Room Is Becoming Real with Adam McMullin

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 20, 2026: Healthcare leaders have been talking about the “smart hospital room” for years. Now it is starting to become real. In this live co...

The 229 Podcast: What It Actually Takes to Launch a State-of-the-Art Hospital with Thomas Bentley

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 19, 2026: What does it take to open an 850-bed, 2-million-square-foot hospital? Thomas Bentley, Chief Information and Digital Transformation Off...

Executive Interview: Why Your Legacy Records Are an AI Goldmine with James Hammer

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 18, 2026: Most health systems treat EHR migrations as a checkbox, finish the project, move on. James Hammer, COO of Harmony Healthcare IT, says ...

The 229 Podcast: AI Is Gullible, And Hackers Know It With Blake Sallé

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 17, 2026: Blake Sallé, Chief Revenue Officer at Proofpoint, joins us live from the HIMSS conference floor to break down why agentic AI may be h...

Newsday LIVE at HIMSS '26: AI Agents, Workforce Reality, and the CIO Pressure Cooker

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 16: What are healthcare leaders really talking about at HIMSS? Bill Russell sits down with Sarah Richardson and Drex DeFord to share insights fr...

The 229 Podcast: Surviving and Understanding the AI Feature Flood with Joseph Evans

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 12, 2026: Joseph Evans, CMIO for Sentara Healthcare, joins Bill Russell fresh off the VIVE event to unpack what's really happening on the front ...

Solution Showcase: The Freeing Power of Testing Automation with Phillip Furukawa and Chris Paravate

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 11, 2026: What if you could reclaim thousands of hours of IT staff time, without cutting corners on quality? Chris Paravate, CDIO at Northeast G...

Newsday: Unsanctioned AI Risk, Governance, and the Path Forward with Dr. Holly Urban

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 9, 2026: What happens when well-meaning clinicians use AI tools that no one approved? Bill Russell and Drex Ford are joined by Dr. Holly Urban, ...

The 229 Podcast: CMIO 3.0 - The Role Nobody Trained You For with Veena Lingam

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 5, 2026: From EMR adoption to AI governance, the CMIO role has undergone three rapid transformations. Dr. Veena Lingam, ACMIO at Moffitt Cancer ...

Solution Showcase: Ambient AI Mythbusting and Successful Pilots with Kali Ihde

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 4, 2026: What happens when AI stops being a buzzword and starts showing up in your bottom line? Kali Ihde, Director of Ventures and Innovation a...

Newsday: Rapid Innovation, Safe AI, and the Chief Velocity Officer with This Week Health

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 2, 2026: Is the CIO role evolving? Or is it quietly being replaced? Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dig into the emerging CITO t...

The 229 Podcast: AI Governance Webinar with Dr. James McCabe, Dr. Ben Hohmuth, and Kristen Myers

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

February 26, 2026: What does it actually take to govern AI across a major health system without losing speed or safety? Bill Russell sits down with Dr...

Executive Interview: Nursing's Biggest Challenges and the Tech Closing the Gap with Allison Morin

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

February 25, 2026: The nursing crisis is real, and the solutions may be closer than we think. In this executive Interview, Bill Russell sits down with...

Executive Interview: How Costa Rica Could Solve Healthcare IT's Staffing Crisis with Scott Gildea

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

February 23, 2026: Scott Gildea, EVP of Global Delivery at Optimum Healthcare IT, reveals why major healthcare organizations are turning to Costa Rica...

Newsday: Epic's Code Red - Why AI Agents Are Healthcare's Next Power Struggle with Jacob Hansen

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

February 23, 2026: Jacob Hansen, Chief Product and Technology Officer at AvaSure, joins Bill, Sarah, and Drex for a critical conversation about health...

The 229 Podcast: The Golden Retriever Problem - AI Agents That Won't Stop Digging with Drex DeFord

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

February 19, 2026: Bill Russell and Drex DeFord dive deep into the explosive growth of AI agents in healthcare - and the controversial pricing models ...

Newsday: All About Moltbook, the Social Media for AI Agents with This Week Health

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

February 16, 2026: Bill, Drex, and Sarah discuss the explosion of autonomous AI agents around moltbook and CommonSpirit's stunning $1.9 billion decisi...

The 229 Podcast: Leveraging DevOps for an Innovation Startup and Crisis Leadership with Jim Feen

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

February 12, 2026: Most health systems run Epic downtimes at 3 AM when the hospital is slowest. Jim Feen, SVP and Chief Digital and Information Office...

Newsday: CxOs Being Ignored: Why Speaking Tech Instead of Business Fails in 2026

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dissect J.P. Morgan healthcare presentations to reveal what's really being asked of technology leaders...

The 229 Podcast: Inside the 229 CMIO Summit and Patient Access Innovation with Jennifer Goldman

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

February 5, 2026: Jennifer Goldman, VP, CMIO, and Chief of Primary Care at Memorial Healthcare System, reveals why most patient access initiatives fai...

Executive Interview: Why Healthcare Systems Are Abandoning Manual Testing with Mark Scruggs

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

February 4, 2026: Mark Scruggs, President and COO of SureTest, reveals why healthcare organizations are achieving 80% reductions in testing time and w...

Newsday: Are Health Systems Falling Behind in the Innovation Race? with Jason Rose

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

February 2, 2026: Are health systems being sidelined from healthcare's innovation revolution? Jason Rose, CEO of Clearsense, joins This Week Health fr...

The 229 Podcast: 2026 AI Power Shifts with Reid Stephan and Sangeet Paul Choudary

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 29, 2026: Reid Stephan, VP and CIO of St. Luke's Health System, sits down with Sangeet Paul Choudary, author of “Reshuffle: Who Wins When AI...

Newsday: The ROI Ultimatum: Healthcare's New Survival Rule for 2026 with Zahid Rathore

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 26, 2026: Fresh from J.P. Morgan 2026, the This Week Health team joins Zahid Rathore, Senior Partner at Chartis, to dissect healthcare's new r...

The 229 Podcast: This White House Deal Changed Your Hospital Visits Forever with Aneesh Chopra

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 22, 2026: Aneesh Chopra, Chief Strategy Officer at Arcadia and former first U.S. Chief Technology Officer, joins Bill Russell to discuss the t...

Executive Interview: Stress-Free EHR Migration and Education with Abhishek Begerhotta

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 21, 2026: Abhishek Begerhotta, CEO of 314e Corporation, shares battle-tested insights from over 25 years in healthcare IT, including his pivot...

Newsday: OpenAI's Big Healthcare Launch and a New Age of Personal Records

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 19, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson unpack OpenAI's two major healthcare announcements that could fundamentally reshape ...

The 229 Podcast: Strategy, Culture, and Innovation at Providence with Cherodeep Goswami

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 15, 2026: How do you lead 120,000 caregivers across seven states while maintaining a relationship-first philosophy? Providence CIDO, Cherodeep...

Solution Showcase: From Data Chaos to Connected Care with Mike Cordeiro and Joe Diver

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 14, 2026: When 50% of your urgent care patients walk in with zero medical history, how do you deliver quality care? Mike Cordeiro, Senior Dire...

Newsday: Epic Faces Lawsuits and the AI Proving Ground with This Week Health

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 12, 2026: Epic is defending three simultaneous lawsuits while CIOs grapple with vendors imposing staggering price increases—some as high as ...

The 229 Podcast: Inside Stanford Medicine’s AI Sandbox With Michael Pfeffer, MD

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 8, 2026: Dr. Michael Pfeffer, SVP and CIDO at Stanford Medicine, reveals how his team built a secure AI sandbox in just six weeks—and what t...

Solution Showcase: Cloud Migration Lessons and Strategy with Chuck Christian and Charles Anastos

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 7, 2026: Chuck Christian, CTO of Franciscan Health, and Charles Anastos, Senior Partner at Chartis, share the unfiltered story of migrating a ...

This Week Health 2026 Snapshot: Expanding Events, Training, & Community Growth

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 6, 2026: Healthcare is transforming through connection, and 2026 promises to take that mission further than ever before. This Week Health is e...

Newsday: The $7B ServiceNow-Armis Deal & What's Coming in 2026 with Jason Rose

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 5, 2025: ServiceNow's $7 billion acquisition of Armis signals a major shift in healthcare IT consolidation strategy. Jason Rose, CEO of Clears...

2025 Healthcare Recap: CIO Pressures, AI Advances, and Cultural Shifts

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

December 29, 2025: As 2025 draws to a close, Drex, Sarah, and Bill gather to reflect on a year of struggles and triumphs. From unprecedented CIO turno...

Reflecting on the 2025 AI Rush: What Worked, What Failed, and What's Next

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

December 23, 2025: The AI revolution swept through healthcare in 2025, but did it deliver on its promises? Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richar...

Executive Interview: Inside Insights Into Abridge’s ‘The Conversation’ Event with Guru Sundar

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

December 22, 2025: What makes a healthcare event truly transformative? Guru Sundar, VP of Marketing at Abridge, explores their unique event, ‘The Co...

Newsday: CMS ACCESS Model & Tech-Enabled Care with Laura O’Toole

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

December 19, 2025: CMS has unveiled its new ACCESS Model—an ambitious 10-year initiative aimed at expanding digital, tech-enabled care for millions ...

The 229 Rewind: 2025's Boldest Healthcare IT Moves

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

2025 wasn't just another year in healthcare IT—it was a year of constant change. Leaders stopped waiting for permission and started building the fut...

Executive Interview: How Real-Time Location Data Could Transform Hospitals with Philipp von Gilsa

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

December 17, 2025: Real-time location data is revolutionizing hospital operations, but most executives haven't grasped the full magnitude of what's no...

Newsday: How PhD-Level AI Agents are Changing Healthcare with Dan Schubert

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

December 15, 2025: What if healthcare's biggest breakthroughs require throwing out the playbook? Joined by Daniel Schubert, CEO and Co-Founder of Revu...

Newsday: Preparing for Cloud Outages and Phishing Attacks with Charles Knight

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

December 12, 2025: When cloud platforms like AWS and Azure experience outages, hospitals across the country feel the impact. But are healthcare organi...

The 229 Podcast: RSNA 2025 - Breaking Down the Latest in Imaging Technology with Lee Milligan

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 December 11, 2025: Medical imaging is undergoing a massive transformation, and the innovations unveiled at RSNA 2025 reveal just how profound th...

Newsday: Streamlining Patient Access and Healthcare Abroad with Will Akers

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

December 8, 2025: Healthcare systems are drowning in administrative calls while patients struggle with fragmented portals and coordination nightmares....

The 229 Podcast: 20 Years, Zero Paper, One Vision: Pioneering on a Budget with Tanya Townsend

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 December 4, 2025: Tanya Townsend, CIDO at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, didn't just receive a lifetime achievement award from CHIME—s...

Solution Showcase: Tackling Identity Management at Scale with Bill Willis and Kristin Hoppe

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

December 3, 2025: A nurse practitioner shows up for their first ED shift at the hospital where they've worked for years. But the system doesn't recogn...

Newsday: The AI Staffing Dilemma - The Productivity Paradox with This Week Health

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

December 1, 2025: As AI tools rapidly transform healthcare IT workflows, leaders face an unexpected challenge: what happens when your team becomes dra...

The 229 Podcast: Technology Is Not a Strategy - the Problem-First Approach with Shane Thielman

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November 27, 2025: Shane Thielman, Corporate SVP and CIO at Scripps Health, shares how a compliance auditor switched their primary care physician afte...

Newsday: Merger Madness and Why Hospitals are Moving Back to On-Prem Data with Dave Dyell

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November 24, 2025: Healthcare organizations are drowning in applications they can't even inventory, especially after mergers and acquisitions. But the...

Newsday: Doing More with Less and Budgeting Wake-Up Calls with Bill Willis

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November 21, 2025: What if your organization could reclaim millions of dollars just by rethinking processes you already have in place? Bill Willis, CT...

The 229 Podcast: Journey From First Ever EMR and Enabling Proactive Care with Deborah Muro

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November 20, 2025: Deborah Muro, CIO of El Camino Health, shares her vision for transforming healthcare from reactive to predictive through intelligen...

Executive Interview: From Data Exchange to Data Utility with Dr. Steven Lane and Mike Cordeiro

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November 19, 2025: Healthcare interoperability has evolved far beyond simple data exchange—but are we truly unlocking its potential? Dr. Steven Lane...

Newsday: Security Culture Saves Hospital and Resource Gaps with George Pappas

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November 17, 2025: How does a 25-bed critical access hospital successfully stop a cyberattack when larger health systems fall victim? George Pappas, C...

The 229 Podcast: Balancing Innovation vs. Demand and Top CxO Focuses with Chris Paravate

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November 13, 2025: Chris Paravate, CDIO of Northeast Georgia Health System, reveals how his organization achieved 80% ambient voice adoption in just t...

Newsday: AWS Outage Exploration and Removing Risk from Your Data with Vik Patel

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November 10, 2025: When AWS experienced a major outage affecting over 500 companies, healthcare IT leaders were reminded that cloud architecture isn't...

The 229 Podcast: Building AI-Powered EHR Tools and Educating Staff with Dr. Stephon Proctor

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November 6, 2025: Stephon Proctor, PhD, Associate Chief Health Informatics Officer for Platform Innovation at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,...

Executive Interview: Making Big Innovations Without Risking It All with Mark Galea

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November 5, 2025: Mark Galea, SVP and CIO at Willis Knighton Health, shares how they achieved world-class EMR results at a fraction of typical costs, ...

Newsday: The CxO Pulse - Insights and Lessons from 229 Summits with This Week Health

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November 3, 2025: What are healthcare IT leaders really concerned about? Fresh from three 229 Project summits across the country, Bill Russell, Sarah ...

The 229 Podcast: Exploring How Emory Cut Denials in Half with Carla Haack, MD

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 30, 2025: Healthcare systems often lose millions in revenue, not because clinicians aren't doing the work, but because critical informatics ge...

Executive Interview: Empowering Healthcare with New Age Networks with Perry Welch

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 29, 2025: Cellular networks are transforming healthcare delivery, but what makes 5G truly different from its predecessor? Perry Welch, EVP and...

Newsday: Why Constraints Drive Innovation - AI Agents and the Jobs They Can’t Fill

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 27, 2025: Bill, Drex, and Sarah discuss the realities of implementing AI agents across organizations. The group tackles uncomfortable question...

The 229 Podcast: Balancing Technology, Growth, and Innovation in Dynamic Times Sarah Hatchett

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 23, 2025: Sarah Hatchett, SVP and CIO of Cleveland Clinic, manages IT across a sprawling healthcare network spanning Ohio, Nevada, Florida, an...

Executive Interview: The Overlooked Opportunity in Call Center Automation with Scott D’Entremont

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 22 – In this episode, Bill Russell sits down with Scott D’Entremont, CEO at Parlance, to explore the evolving role of AI in healthcare com...

Newsday: MFA Isn't Enough and Why Healthcare Can’t Just Hack Back with Preston Duren

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Multi-factor authentication isn't the bulletproof security measure it once was. Preston Duren, VP of Threat Services at Fortified Health Security, exp...

Executive Interview: The Battle for Clinical AI Trust with Yaw Fellin

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 17, 2025: When ChatGPT entered healthcare with bold claims about clinical guidance, physicians took notice—and not always in a good way. Yaw...

The 229 Podcast: Breach Simulations and the CISO Burnout Epidemic with Anahi Santiago

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 16, 2025: How do you build a cybersecurity program that lasts over a decade? Anahi Santiago, CISO at ChristianaCare, shares what separates hea...

Executive Interview: EHR Competition Heats Up - What CxOs Need to Know with Polly Parrent

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 15, 2025: Polly Parrent, SVP of EHR and ERP Services at Nordic Global, reveals why the EHR market is more competitive than many realize, with ...

Newsday: CIO Turnover - Leadership Challenges in a Fast-Paced Era with Laura O’Toole

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 13, 2025: Healthcare IT leaders are exhausted, CIO positions remain unfilled for months, and the pressure keeps mounting. In this candid conve...

The 229 Podcast: Exploring How Epic Cosmos is Changing Care with Phil Lindemann

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 9, 2025: Phil Lindemann, VP of Data and Research at Epic, reveals how Cosmos has grown to 300 million patient records, transforming clinical d...

Executive Interview: Where Will AI Focus First and Huntzinger Announcement with Bob Kitts

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 7, 2025: Bob Kitts, CEO and Founding Partner of Avarion (formerly Huntzinger Management Group), shares insights on navigating healthcare IT tr...

Newsday: IT Expecting 18% Hiring Cut and Innovating Access in the AI World with Bill Willis

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 6, 2025: New research reveals an expected 18% reduction in hiring over the next two years, but this isn't about downsizing—it's about strate...

Executive Interview: The AI-Enabled Vendor Problem and Necessary Transparency with Ed Gaudet

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 3, 2025: Healthcare leaders are sitting on a cybersecurity time bomb, and most don't even know it. Censinet CEO and Founder Ed Gaudet reveals ...

The 229 Podcast: Shockingly Human Care and Why Scribes Won’t Fix Healthcare with Spencer Dorn, MD

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 2, 2025: Dr. Spencer Dorn, Vice Chair and Professor of Medicine from UNC Health, brings a refreshingly honest perspective to healthcare AI ado...

Executive Interview: DCH's Quality Turnaround Journey With Faith Burkett and Billy Helmandollar

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

October 1, 2025: How does an 880-bed health system in rural Alabama transform from a Leapfrog safety grade of D to B in just two years while achieving...

Newsday: The Perfect Storm in Healthcare Cybersecurity: AI, Costs, and Risk with Russell Teague

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

September 29, 2025: In this episode of Newsday, Drex is joined by Russell Teague of Fortified Health Security for a candid look at the storm brewing i...