Connecting Healthcare IT

Following our most recent Women's Thought Leadership Group event, our host Steffany Whiting, EVP of Marketing at iMethods, sits down with Dr. Anita Brown, CNIO, and Dr. Nikki Blaze, AVP of Clinical Enterprise Systems, both from Cincinnati Children's Hospital.  Together, they explore how these two leaders are shaping healthcare through intentional leadership, cross-organizational mentorsh...

We're excited to welcome Karen Roeske, Director Downtime Preparedness & Business Continuity, at United Health Services Hospital to the podcast! In our latest episode, Karen and our host (Steffany Whiting) discuss the critical world of IT downtime preparedness and business continuity.  From stress-testing assumptions and running hands-on drills to addressing the human toll on care teams, t...

Welcome back to Connecting Healthcare IT! We're excited to welcome Gemma Lowery, (MBA, FACHDM, CATC) CVH Technology Manager of Digital Solutions at ChristianaCare.  For decades, access has been measured by traditional markers: availability of providers, proximity to care, wait times and insurance coverage . In this episode, Steffany and Gemma discuss how healthcare executives can look inward...

In our latest episode, we're excited to welcome Dr. Nicole Fox, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director of Pediatric Trauma at Cooper University Health Care. Steffany Whiting, Executive VP of Marketing, and Dr. Fox discuss the use of professional development programs within health system to support new and tenured physicians and how this can be applied across other departments an...

In our latest episode, Steffany Whiting is joined by Nitin Agarwal, Director of IT at Englewood Hospital, to discuss how digital transformation is reshaping healthcare.  From patient engagement and AI-driven innovations to cybersecurity, supply chain efficiency and ERP implementations, Nitin shares strategies and lessons learned that are driving better outcomes for both patients and providers.

We're thrilled to welcome Inder Kohli, most recently VP and Chief Information Officer at Englewood Hospital to the show. With more than 25 years of industry experience, and also serving in leadership roles for Hospital for Special Surgery and Columbia University Medical Center,  he shares his thoughts and experience on the importance of digital innovation and AI enablement.

We're excited to welcome Matt Buttelwerth, Information Systems Manager Radiology/Cardiology/Third-Party Applications of United Health Services located in Binghamton, New York. In this episode, Matt brings his deep understanding of how technology shapes patient care and operational efficiency as we discuss the intricacy and importance of managing third-party applications into the complex healt...

In this special episode, we're excited to welcome Kade Haviland, incoming President of the Utah Chapter of HIMSS and Program Manager at Intermountain Health, and Desiree Dunston, President of the Triad Chapter of ACHE and Surgery Center Administrator at a large integrated delivery system in the Southeast. This episode speaks to the importance of getting involved in your local or regional heal...

We're thrilled to welcome Ashley Weber, Vice President of IS Ancillary Services, and Kristin Milano, AVP, IS Clinical Systems from Ochsner Health to the podcast! After presenting at our 2024 iMethods Healthcare Education Summit in New Orleans, we are excited to have them continue their conversation around how  Ochsner is managing AI in the health system and leveraging smart governance policie...

We are excited to welcome Amy Trainor, System Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Ochsner Health, to the podcast! In this episode, Amy continues the conversation from her presentation at our 2024 Healthcare Education Summit about the innovative and collaborative initiatives happening at Ochsner and how they've built an incredible culture.

In our latest episode, we welcome David Winn, Vice President of Parkview Connect and Corporate HIM Operations to the podcast. David joined us in New Orleans for our 2025 iMethods Healthcare Education Summit where he spoke about the Parkview Connect program and how his team has been able to collaborate with rural health systems with their Epic Community Connect Program.

Expanding on her panel discussion from our 2023 Healthcare Education Summit, our guest, Julianne Dearinger-Smith (Director of Clinical Application Support) at Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, FL, discusses her passion for employee development and professional growth and some of the tools she uses to engage her teams.

After a meaningful Women in Healthcare IT Leadership panel discussion at our 2023 Healthcare Education Summit,  we're pleased to welcome two incredible partners and female leaders to the show.   Our host, Steffany Whiting, is joined by Kat Hasanovic, (Senior Director of Clinical EHR Applications at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, FL.) and Ingrid Napoletano, (AVP of Information Technology Appl...

In this episode, we're pleased to welcome Chief Information and Security Officer at Baptist Health Jacksonville, James Case, to the podcast! In this episode, James and our host, Steffany Whiting, discuss best practices from the frontlines in assessing readiness, planning, response and managing recovery for cybersecurity threats to health systems. Resources from the episode: Free Cybersecurity...

In this special episode, we’re happy to welcome back our CEO of iMethods, Clint Drawdy and to have our Vice President of Client Accounts, Melissa Brannon, on the show for the first time. After receiving the 2023 Best in KLAS Award for HIT Staffing, we’re excited to dive deeper into our relationship with KLAS and discuss how its industry-leading research methodology and feedback have positively imp...

Welcome back to the Connecting Healthcare IT podcast. We're excited to welcome Julian Ammons, Director of IT Digital Cloud Development Operations at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, FL to this episode. Julian shares how Baptist Health has been able to drive efficiencies and increase collaboration in the health system by creating an internal development team. 

In our latest episode, we welcome Sidney Dixon, Vice President and Chief Application Officer at Tower Health, to the show. During our Fall 2022 Healthcare Education Summit, Sidney spoke on our Epic Panel and we're happy to have him back with us to discuss his experiences with implementing Epic Community Connect.

As health systems across the country look for enhanced security and efficiency, we've seen an increase in their use of moving applications to the cloud and leveraging cloud analytics. In our next episode, we're happy to welcome Craig Schwabl, VP of IT Digital Solutions and Enterprise Analytics to share his team's journey to the cloud at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio.

In our latest episode, we're pleased to welcome Karen Cohen, Assistant Vice President of Information Technology at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, New York. Karen shares with our host, Steffany Whiting, how she created a cross-functional team that took a unique approach to meet the information blocking requirements outlined in the 21st Century Cures Act. 

Welcome back to Connecting Healthcare IT, an iMethods podcast. For the first time, we're happy to welcome two guests to our show! Steffany is joined by fellow iMethods employees, Jessica Smith (Director of Delivery Services) and Carrie Nemeth (Human Resources Director) to discuss the increased popularity of Healthcare IT consulting while also providing insights for those curious about making...

In our next episode, we're excited to welcome Jerrie Rankin, Vice President of Operational Informatics at Baylor Scott & White Health. She and Steffany discuss the Epic efficiency program for providers at BSWH.  As we all know, adoption and implementation are two very different things. Jerrie shares with us their hard work and creativity when designing this program so that their providers...

We're happy to welcome Joe Balser, Enterprise PMO Manager at Health First to Connecting Healthcare IT. He and our host, Steffany Whiting, have a wonderful conversation about the importance of creating an environment centered around building meaningful trust both on our teams and at the organizational level.

This week, we're happy to release a special episode from HIMSS 2022! Our host, Steffany Whiting, caught up with Julianne Smith, Director of Clinical Applications and Support at Baptist Health Care Pensacola.  Julianne and Steffany discuss the disruptors of the past two years and their impact on teams across the healthcare industry, but also outline techniques and initiatives to effectively en...

This month's episode finds our host, Steffany Whiting, catching up with her long-time friend and colleague Shannon Larkin, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Harmony Healthcare IT. Steffany and Shannon discuss the intricacies of data warehousing and the wide array of situations in which using a partner like Harmony Healthcare IT can be advantageous to a health system. Har...

In episode three, we're excited to welcome Cameron Chambers, Manager, Clinical Systems Training and Development at Baptist Health Jacksonville.  Cameron and Steffany discuss the intricate planning and execution of their innovative Telehealth program at Baptist Health Jacksonville. Their dedicated team of Telehealth Coordinators was pivotal in not only assisting providers with patients in COVI...