This Week Health: Conference

July 9, 2025: Todd Barton , AVP, Enterprise Sales Engineering at Rubrik , and PV SubbaRao , SVP of Global Healthcare and Life Sciences from Rackspace , reveal how they're revolutionizing healthcare's approach to cyber resilience through their groundbreaking partnership. The conversation delves deep into the concept of Isolated Recovery Environments (IRE) and the "Minimum Viable Hospital" - but wha...

July 3, 2025: Alan Smith, SVP and CIO of Lifepoint Health , joins Bill for a discussion on the top challenges facing CIOs. How do you balance immediate system stability when your organization is built through constant acquisitions? Al discusses his approach to the "CIO escape room" scenarios that define modern healthcare IT, from major partner outages to the ongoing tension between cloud-first str...

July 1, 2025: Sue Schade , Principal at StarBridge Advisors , sits down with Brian Sterud , VP of IT, CIO, and CISO of Faith Regional Health Services . Brian tackles a pressing question facing healthcare leaders today: how do we regulate AI without killing innovation? His perspective on finding the right balance between safety and progress offers valuable insights as the industry navigates unchart...

June 26, 2025: Michael Han , MD, Enterprise CMIO and VP of MultiCare Health System , discusses his transition from the operating room to the boardroom. He argues that the path forward isn't through automating clinical decisions, but through revolutionizing call centers, scheduling, prior authorizations, and referrals. Michael reveals how ambient clinical documentation must evolve beyond simple not...

June 24, 2025: Mathew Moss , SVP and CIO at New England Donor Services , joins Sarah to discuss the amazing stories and stubborn challenges in the world of organ donation. When hospitals process over 100,000 death referrals annually, how do cutting-edge systems determine which cases have life-saving potential? The conversation delves into the sobering reality that less than 50% of organ donors are...

June 23, 2025: Chris Plummer , Senior Cybersecurity Architect from Dartmouth Health , discusses the realities of defending healthcare systems against sophisticated threats. Chris shares his path from childhood computer enthusiast to cybersecurity leader, including the surprising story of how he discovered a major Google security flaw that made national headlines. Why do over 6,000 hospitals still...

June 19, 2025: In this webinar re-run Jill McCormick , Co-Founder and EVP of Design and Product Development at Pixel Health , and Daniel Small , Vice President of Digital Services at Hartford HealthCare , discuss the process of creating a world-class patient experience. The conversation explores Hartford HealthCare's bold approach to reimagining digital and physical spaces, where defining the expe...

June 18, 2025: Glenn Wirick , Chief Commercial Officer at Clearsense , explores how freeing up your data allows for a new world of innovation. How can health systems transform their bloated application portfolios while cutting millions in unnecessary costs? Glenn unpacks the journey from basic data archiving to creating unified patient records that power advanced analytics and AI innovations. The...

June 16, 2025: Corina Clark, COO at Gardner Health Services and one of Becker's "COOs to Know," discusses her transformative journey as a leader in communal, equitable healthcare. Drawing from influential mentors who shaped her leadership philosophy, Corina discusses how equity must serve as "the lens through which we look at clinical decision-making" rather than just a checkbox exercise. She offe...

June 12, 2025: Jennifer Stemmler , Chief Digital and Information Officer at Adventist Health , opens up about orchestrating one of healthcare's largest EHR migrations—transitioning 28 hospitals and 400 clinics from a decades-old Cerner system to Epic. Guided by the mantra "on time, on budget, on Epic, on us," how does she maintain control without micromanaging every decision? When groups push back...

June 10, 2025: Reid Stephan , VP and CIO of St. Luke’s , and Dr. Spencer Dorn , Vice Chair & Professor of Medicine at UNC , tackle the reality behind AI's promise in healthcare, exploring why only one in three clinicians actually stick with AI scribes despite the initial enthusiasm. As they navigate between "AI doomers" and "techno-utopians," the conversation reveals what's working and what is...

June 6, 2025: Timothy Boettcher , SVP, Head of GTM Strategy North America for AvePoint , discusses the often-overlooked sensitive information spread across Microsoft 365 environments, particularly as departments independently adopt AI tools. Drawing from his experience across Australia, Japan, and the US, Timothy examines why information governance challenges continue to be the primary barrier to...

June 5, 2025: Bill Russell sits down with Erica Olenski , VP at Finn Partners and Founder of August’s Artists , Ironman athlete, and board-certified patient advocate, who brings a unique perspective from navigating the healthcare system through hundreds of overnight hospital stays with her son August, a four-time brain cancer survivor. Why does a family with an extensive hospital history still get...

May 29, 2025: Bridgett Ojeda , CIO at Bryan Health , pulls back the curtain on the challenges facing the healthcare CXO, where every dollar must stretch between innovation, cybersecurity, and keeping the lights on. From physicians declaring that ambient listening technology has become a "career extender" to the shocking reality that fax machines still dominate patient care coordination in 2025, th...

May 28, 2025: Deshan Kennedy , Director of Application Development and Analytics at Broward Health , and Casey Post , SVP of Sales & Client Services at 314e discuss their rapid archiving go-live, finishing weeks early. What prompted Broward Health to make the bold decision to extract data directly from their data centers rather than waiting for database copies? The conversation reveals valuabl...

May 27, 2025: Molly Zimmer , Director of Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence at St. Luke's Health System , discusses how their AI class has attracted thousands of voluntary participants. Molly reveals her team's philosophy of making "new and scary feel like business as usual" through hands-on learning experiences with Microsoft Copilot, where teams tackle real pain points together. T...

May 26, 2025: Dennis Leber, Cybersecurity Executive with a rich military and CISO background, discusses the current healthcare landscape. Dennis shares his unique journey from police officer to cybersecurity leader, challenging common assumptions about career paths in the field. As boards increasingly face responsibility for security breaches, what fundamental communication strategies should secur...

May 22, 2025: James Bowie , VP and CISO of Tampa General Hospital , and Mick Coady , CTO at Armis , join Drex for this webinar re-run. Discover how asset visibility exposes unused medical equipment, saving hundreds of thousands in unnecessary purchases. James shares how quantifying a vulnerability in the “language everyone speaks”, money, sparked immediate executive action and reduced millions in...

May 19, 2025: Tovia Marinstein , Senior Talent Intelligence Analyst at LevelUP HCS , explores the challenges of finding balance in our hyper-connected world. Tovia shares her strategies on establishing boundaries between work and personal life, especially in the age of remote work, where lines increasingly blur. Through candid insights about decision-making, managing anxiety, and returning to the...

May 15, 2025: Reid Stephan , VP and CIO of St. Luke's Health System , explores the constant battle for prioritization in healthcare. The discussion delves into the tension between vendor partnerships and innovation, challenging the notion that vendor alignment equals strategic vision. Satya Nadella claims "AI hasn't delivered much yet" while Bill Gates predicts AI replacing doctors within a decade...

May 14, 2025: SHI’s Kris Nessa , CTO, and Lee Ziliak , Field CTO and Managing Director of Architecture, dive into their cutting-edge AI lab. What if healthcare providers could test AI solutions before committing millions to infrastructure? Lee and Kris reveal their rapid six-week approach to validating AI use cases while addressing critical staffing shortages and operational challenges across reve...

May 8, 2025: Dr. Susan Ibanez , CIO of Southeast Georgia Health System , discusses the challenges and opportunities of being the organization's first-ever CIO at her health system. What does it look like to build the CIO role from the ground up? How do you balance addressing technical debt while simultaneously driving digital transformation at a smaller health system? Ibanez also offers valuable i...

May 6, 2025: Matt Sullivan , CMIO of Advocate Health , and Alan Forster , VP of Innovation at McGill University Health Center , explore the transformative potential of increasing provider data access. What role does synthetic data play in balancing privacy concerns with analytical needs? Alan explains how this new data approach creates a virtuous cycle where clinicians better understand their data...

May 1, 2025: Zafar Chaudry , MD, SVP/Chief Digital, AI, and Information Officer at Seattle Children's Hospital . Discover how Seattle Children's is changing traditional approaches to clinical decision-making through a new Google partnership, harnessing the power of a century of clinical writings. Is artificial intelligence a threat to healthcare professionals or their most powerful ally? Dr. Zafar...

April 30, 2025: Davin Juckett , Head of Experis Health Solutions , discusses Experis’ three decades of solving problems and supporting hospitals. What makes their team's remarkable retention rate—fewer than five voluntary departures in five years—such a critical differentiator in today's talent-starved healthcare landscape? Davin reveals how Experis is tackling healthcare's most pressing challenge...