HITea With Grace

After a much-needed pause, HIT Like a Girl Pod is back—and this time, Joy isn't doing it alone. Joy Rios reunites with Grace Vinton and Rebecca Love to relaunch the show as a trio: built on joy, fueled by love, and led with grace. In this first conversation, they catch up on where life has taken them—Joy's broken ankle and move to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Rebecca's deep dive into healthcare AI as...

Welcome to HITeaWithGrace, where we spill the tea on HIT. Today I'm honored to welcome Sharon Blank, CEO of Language Scientific and RxTran - two organizations at the intersection of language access, patient safety, and pharmacy operations. Here's something most people outside the industry don't realize: right now, pharmacists across the country are quietly using ChatGPT and Google Translate to han...

Today I'm honored to welcome to the pod Olivia Osborn, Clinical AI Success Consultant at Kontakt.io. Olivia brings a rare blend of frontline and strategic experience - from her days as an EMT to leading operational transformations at Boston Children's Hospital and advising health systems nationwide with Huron Consulting - before landing at the forefront of AI-powered hospital operations. In this e...

In this episode of HITea, Grace welcomes Chelsie Rohrscheib, PhD, sleep expert and scientist at Wesper, whose work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, sleep medicine, and diagnostic innovation. Women are diagnosed with sleep apnea at roughly half the rate of men, and yet the consequences of going undetected are just as serious. Dr. Rohrscheib is on the front lines of changing that. Together,...

In this episode of HITea, Grace Vinton welcomes Robin McLeod, PhD, LP, CEO of the National Society of Autism Professionals (NSAP), clinical psychologist, and systems-level leader whose career has spanned clinical practice, executive leadership, and field-wide transformation. Dr. McLeod is building something the autism field has never had: a unified professional home for the multidisciplinary commu...

Welcome to HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on healthcare IT, innovation, leadership, and the people transforming healthcare. In this episode, Grace welcomes Julie Wood, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Director at Linus Health, family physician, public health leader, and longtime advocate for advancing patient-centered care. After nearly three decades in family medicine and executive leadership ro...

Welcome to HITea with Grace, where we spill the tea on all things health IT—and the moments shaping the future of care. In this episode, Grace sits down with Dr. Bridget Duffy, the nation’s first Chief Experience Officer, longtime patient experience leader, and co-chair of the AI Care Standard™, for a timely conversation at the intersection of AI and human-centered care. Dr. Duffy shares the journ...

In this special episode of HITea, Grace sits down with Havy Ngo-Hamilton, PharmD, a pharmacy innovation leader at Buzz Health, to unpack what’s really happening between the moment a prescription is written and when a patient actually gets their medication. Havy brings a front-line perspective on where the prescription journey breaks down most—whether it’s access barriers, affordability challenges,...

Live from the HIMSS conference, HITea with Grace serves up another candid conversation as Niki Panich, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Penguin Ai, joins Grace to dig into one of healthcare’s most persistent—and overlooked—challenges: women’s health. From gaps in research and care delivery to the opportunities for innovation, this episode explores where the system is falling short and where momentum i...

Live from the HIMSS conference, HITea with Grace brings the conversation straight from the floor as Grace sits down with Robin Roberts, Director of Health IT Regulatory Affairs at PointClickCare, to spill some timely tea on the future of health data. From the CMS Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program to the broader push for more equitable care, this episode dives into how policy and innovation...

Live from ViVE in Los Angeles, Grace sits down with Dr. Sari Green, Physician Executive Director at Accuity Healthcare, to unpack one of the most critical - and often misunderstood - topics in health IT today: clinically governed AI. From her career journey as a physician leader to her perspective on how AI is reshaping the revenue cycle, Dr. Green shares why clinical oversight isn’t optional... i...

At ViVE this year, I sat down with Sandra Johnson, SVP of Client Services at CliniComp for a thoughtful conversation on the evolving role of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) and AI in healthcare. We dig into one of the biggest ongoing challenges - alert fatigue - and why simply adding more intelligence isn’t the answer. Sandra shares a powerful perspective on the need for flexible, thoughtful archi...

Welcome back to HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on healthcare IT, innovation, and the women driving change. In this episode, Grace is joined by Brianna Fitchett, Vice President of Clinical Impact at Catalight, for a candid conversation about the future of autism and intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) education and care. Brianna shares her career journey from behavior therapi...

Welcome back to HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on healthcare IT. This episode takes a hard look beyond the AI hype cycle and into the past, present, future of care in rural America. Grace is joined by Dr. Sarah E. Matt, MD, MBA, healthcare strategist, bestselling author of The Borderless Healthcare Revolution, and former Oracle executive, for a candid conversation about what is really sh...

In this episode of HITea, Grace is joined by Anita Phung, MD, Research Physician at Lindus Health, for a thoughtful and timely discussion on how clinical research has historically overlooked women and what that means for diagnosis delays, treatment gaps, and long-term health outcomes. Together, they unpack why women’s longevity isn’t just about lifestyle hacks or wellness trends, but about who get...

Welcome back to HITea With Grace, where we sip something warm and spotlight the voices reshaping healthcare. Today Grace is joined by Gail Menasco, founder of the Bra Society and a powerful advocate for women navigating breast reconstruction and broader healthcare challenges. Gail shares the personal cancer journey that led her into advocacy at just 38 years old and how it shaped her mission to em...

On this week's HITea with Grace, our host is joined by Nick Adkins, Founder of PinkSocks, for a joyful and heartfelt conversation inspired by his new book that captures years of adventure, connection, and community building. Nick shares the story behind the PinkSocks movement, how a simple symbol grew into a global community, and why the message of empathy and kindness continues to resonate across...

Welcome back to the HITea With Grace Podcast, where we sip something warm and uncover the real stories behind healthcare innovation. Today Grace Vinton is joined by Julia Komissarchik for a conversation about the challenges and opportunities behind FDA approved AI models in healthcare. Julia explains why many of these models stay confined to a single hospital, how broader access to high quality cl...

Welcome back to the HITea With Grace Podcast, where we sip something warm and explore the stories of women shaping healthcare and health IT. Today Grace is joined by Jenni Tarma, CEO and Founder of Kaari Prehab, for an honest conversation about women’s bone health and why osteoporosis remains so overlooked. Jenni shares her career path, why bone health for postmenopausal women is often missed in m...

Welcome to HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on HIT. Today we are coming to you from the HLTH conference for a special episode with Amanda Rees, CEO of Bold and one of the leading voices in fall prevention. Amanda recently joined me on stage for a panel at HLTH, and now she is here to share even more insight on the crisis we rarely talk about but absolutely should. Amanda walks us through t...

We are kicking things off from sunny Las Vegas at the HLTH conference, where the halls are buzzing with new ideas in digital health. First up at the HITea With Grace table is Dr. Patricia Hayes, chief medical officer of Imagine Pediatrics and a lifelong champion for children with special health care needs. In this conversation, Dr. Hayes shares the career journey that led her to Imagine Pediatrics...

This week, Grace Vinton is coming to you from sunny Las Vegas at the HLTH conference, where healthcare's brightest minds gather to explore the future of digital health. Her guest is Missy Krasner, angel investor, advisor, and board member to Penguin AI and several other companies shaping the next wave of healthcare innovation. In this episode, Missy shares her insights on where healthcare AI is he...

On this episode of HITea With Grace, we’re brewing up an inspiring conversation with Tiffany Goralczyk - nurse leader, MSN, RN, CNL, and Director of Clinical Solutions at Elemeno Health. Tiffany joins Grace to spill the tea on how microlearning is changing the game for healthcare teams - creating faster, smarter, and more meaningful ways to support clinicians right where they work. From the bedsid...

I’m excited to welcome Kelsey Powell, VP of Strategy & Operations at Vital, to the podcast! We dive into the challenges and opportunities of patient communication in healthcare and how leaders can make the experience feel more like retail or hospitality while staying true to patient trust and privacy. In this conversation, you’ll hear about: Kelsey’s career path from healthcare consulting to leadi...

In this special episode of HITea, our host Grace Vinton sits down with John Lynn, founder of Healthcare IT Today. John is one of the most well-connected male allies in the healthcare technology industry and an insightful media leader and community builder. In their final moments at the Civitas Conference, Grace and John gather around the mic to unpack the latest trends shaping the future of Health...