Healthcare IT Today Interviews

Healthcare organizations generate enormous amounts of safety and operational data—but much of it remains fragmented across disconnected systems. In our recent interview with Rachini Moosavi, Chief Analytics Officer at UNC Health, and August Calhoun, President of North America at RLDatix, a global provider of safety, workforce, and data solutions for healthcare organizations, we discussed how AI sy...

Although Epic is a large, expensive product historically used by institutions with deep pockets, it is increasingly also the choice of community health centers, tribal health facilities, and other ambulatory practices. In our recent interview with two health IT leaders from Med Tech Solutions: Kaitlyn Nelson, Director, Strategic Accounts, and Imran Siddiqui, Chief Client Officer, we explore the pr...

EHR downtime is inevitable. Cyberattacks, network outages, and even planned system upgrades can disrupt access to patient records, placing care delivery, patient safety, and operations at risk. In this video, Jackie Rice, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Frederick Health, shares how her organization proactively prepared for EHR downtime by moving away from paper-based workflows to a...

At the recent HIMSS annual conference, we collaborated with AMD at the Dell Technologies to feature thought leaders in healthcare technology. With this panel we discussed how cutting-edge advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) are revolutionizing healthcare workflows, driving operational efficiency, and enabling better patient outcomes. Check out our full...

Clinicians do not have time to switch screens to search for medical evidence. Forcing them to open another application to find answers just adds to their cognitive load. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Derrick Leung from the BMJ Group. We discussed how his organization is rethinking the delivery of medical evidence. You will learn why they are moving their knowledge base directly into the clinic...

Behavioral health units require strict safety measures. That often means no bedside phones. Taking away the phone completely broke the standard meal ordering process at UCHealth. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Jenna Sampson, Nutrition Systems Coordinator at UCHealth. We discussed how her team turned this intentional constraint into a massive operational win. You will learn how they deployed an...

In this video, Paul L Wilder, Executive Director of the CommonWell Health Alliance, discusses the spread of health data exchange as it involves not just providers but new actors such as payers, public health, and patients themselves. CommonWell, a nonprofit QHIN that started in 2013 and has an enormous reach today, contains IT vendors ranging from startups to big EHR vendors, and providers now as...

Healthcare organizations bleed money through disconnected food service systems. It takes more than a spreadsheet to fix a broken supply chain. Healthcare IT Today sits down with Arun Ahuja, SVP and GM for Healthcare, and Aric Alibrio, SVP of Sales and Client Success at Illumia. They discuss the hidden risks of fragmented nutrition technology. Viewers will learn how unifying these systems protects...

Generative AI is powerful but its unpredictable nature can create compliance risks for health systems, especially for revenue cycle. You cannot afford to guess how an algorithm arrived at a billing code. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Chetan Parikh, Founder and CEO of RAAPID. We discuss how their neuro-symbolic AI moves risk adjustment away from opaque models to a fully transparent approach. Vi...

In our latest clinical deep dive, Dr. Caleb Masterson from B&B Sinus and Allergy Relief Centers) and Dr. Joel Salamon, Medical Director of Pain Management at ModMed, explore the impact of removing screens from the exam room. For Masterson, an ENT specialist, this technology goes beyond saving time—it’s reviving the independent medical practice. Learn more about B&B Sinus and Allergy Relief...

Healthcare CIOs are under pressure to deliver faster insights, safer care, and sustainable operations—without adding complexity. In this joint NVIDIA and Dell Technologies panel at HIMSS26, leaders from across the ecosystem explored how imaging, connected devices, and clinical edge AI are converging to transform care delivery. Here's a look at our panel of experts: * Rebecca Woods, Former CIO...

Buying more software does not automatically equal higher productivity in radiology. Vijay Ramanathan, CEO at Ramsoft, and Charlie Lamb, CEO at Lamb Technologies, break down the realities of modern medical imaging. They explain why successful IT deployments require deep workflow integration instead of just dropping off a new product. Viewers will learn how to shift from reactive break-fix IT to con...

Physicians are drowning in pajama time and rework. If your current system feels like a digital weight around your neck, it is because it was built for a world that no longer exists. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Richard Atkin, CEO, and Dr. Michael Blackman, Chief Medical Officer at Greenway Health, at HIMSS26. We dig into their new AI platform, Novare. You will hear exactly why they stopped ad...

We spend all our time obsessing over the latest healthcare software and completely forget about the electricity needed to run it. Health systems are rapidly hitting a physical wall as new AI tools demand more power than existing buildings can handle. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Malcolm Murray from Schneider Electric to discuss this exact problem. He breaks down why hospitals must prioritize...

Data sharing in healthcare is deeply broken. Waiting years for federal rules to take effect only hurts patients and frustrates IT teams. We need a faster approach. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Amy Gleason, Administrator at the US Digital Service and Strategic Advisor to CMS and HHS. She breaks down the new CMS Health Tech Ecosystem pledge and explains how the industry is voluntarily coming to...

Security in healthcare feels like an unwinnable race right now. Threat actors move incredibly fast, leaving hospital networks highly exposed. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Patrick McGill, President and CEO of Community Health Network, and Jon Brown, CIO at TripleKey. They discussed why traditional patching cycles and static security audit reports no longer protect patient safety. They explain...

[SPONSORED] If your patient access team feels stretched thin, you’re not imagining it. Most organizations are carrying more demand than their current workflows can handle. In this interview, Jenna Hagan, Vice President of Product Marketing at NextGen Healthcare (NextGen), breaks down what happens when AI starts handling the routine work that slows practices down. She shares how one organization sa...

Safety incidents in healthcare cause tremendous patient suffering—and they also create major financial and operational consequences for health systems. The challenge is that most organizations don’t have enough time, staff, or resources to fully investigate every incident or near miss. According to August Calhoun, president of North America at RLDatix, a global provider of safety, workforce, and d...

You always know an interview is special when it gives you the chills as you listen to the stories.  That was my experience when I met with 86Borders at the recent HIMSS conference.  86Borders counsels people in vulnerable populations who disproportionately suffer from chronic health conditions. These people face multiple barriers, such as in cost, transportation, and time commitments. Furthermore,...

In our recent interview with Pinaki Saha, CEO & Founder at Anshar AI, he put some numbers on the problems that are commonly cited in healthcare billing and revenue. Saha shared that 40-50% of medical claims are denied, and that it can take up to 14 hours for a human to figure out how to get around the denial, so the provider often abandons the claim. Saha also suggests that doctors are spendin...

The healthcare industry loses billions to fraud every year and struggles with dangerous patient matching errors. We often treat these as back-office problems to fix later. They are actually severe clinical risks that need immediate attention. Jay Meier, Chief Identity Technology Strategist at FaceTec, joins Healthcare IT Today to discuss the realities of healthcare fraud and duplicate records. He...

Feed bad data into an artificial intelligence model and it will confidently lie to you. AI is a pattern matcher with zero intuition. It will simply scale your existing data mistakes at a terrifying speed. Proper data governance is the only way to prevent this. Healthcare IT Today sat down with James Kirtley, Senior Software Engineer, and Julie Lamoureux, Senior Healthcare Consultant, from Dimensio...

It can be hard to justify expenditures on security by citing their ROI or financial impact. Jeremy Molnar, Principal Cybersecurity Advisor, Healthcare Lead at CTG, prefers to collaborate with clients on the impacts of cyber attacks on patients. A denial-of-service or ransomware attack can prevent patients from getting crucial services, and breaches of sensitive data can cause extended problems lat...

Prescribing medication has become unfathomably complex these days, with rules interposed between the patient and physician by pharmacies, payers, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Drew Hunsinger, Executive VP, Corporate Strategy at DrFirst, points out that a single medication may have multiple indications (conditions for which it can be prescribed) and rules vary by indication. Colin Banas, MD...

Discharges for acute care facilities involve multiple inputs from multiple departments and can be chaotic. After the patient reaches a rehab setting or other post-acute care facility, key data about medications, procedures performed, and necessary interventions is often missing. Plus, problems go beyond mere availability of health data. In our recent interview with Hamad Husainy, Chief Medical Off...