This Week Health: Conference

April 29, 2025: Tracy Elmer , Chief Innovation Officer of TrueCare , discusses her approach to empowering the patient to reach a higher level of care. How is TrueCare’s digital literacy program empowering underserved communities to navigate technology? Tracy reveals the impact of mobile wellness units bringing medical services directly to underserved communities, witnessing how TrueCare's philosop...

April 28, 2025: James Bowie , VP and CISO of Tampa General , explores the human side of cybersecurity leadership. Facing a fragmented IT team James reveals how a $20,000 investment in ethical hacking training eliminated millions in security risks in a single weekend. Then, how do healthcare security leaders balance life-and-death decisions when ransomware hits critical services? The conversation d...

April 24, 2025: Ryan Smith , SVP, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Intermountain Health , explores how healthcare organizations can balance innovation with mounting cost pressures. What does it take to maintain patient-centricity amid such massive digital transformation? Ryan reveals Intermountain's framework of organizing patient touchpoints as "moments that matter" across seven stages of...

April 23, 2025: Justin Marron , CEO of Strategic Venue Partners , discusses how his team brings hospital system infrastructure into the present and opens the door to innovation's future. What happens when hospital connectivity systems fail to meet the demands of modern healthcare technology? Justin illustrates how Strategic Venue Partners transforms healthcare for the ever-increasing data demands...

April 21, 2025: Michelle Moffitt , leadership coach, counselor, and author of "Cracked Open," shares her path from being trapped in a high-control religious system and a controlling marriage to finding her authentic voice and purpose. Michelle delves into the essence of resilience as more than just perseverance—it's about creating meaningful support systems and making incremental progress while ho...

April 18, 2025: Jason Taylor , CGO from Panda Health , explores the pressing challenges facing healthcare systems in the uncertain economic landscape of today. How are health systems navigating potential Medicaid cuts and declining elective procedures while balancing innovation needs? Jason reveals how organizations are shifting from purchasing "cool new toys" to rationalizing existing budgets and...

April 17, 2025: Ryan Winn , CISO at AdventHealth , and Tamer Baker , Healthcare CTO at Zscaler , discuss zero-trust solutions and questions in this webinar recording. The conversation explores AdventHealth's remarkable four-month implementation journey and the surprising benefits beyond security they've discovered. They discuss practical approaches to medical device security, strategies for gainin...

April 16, 2025: Laura O'Toole , CEO of SureTest , and Robin Parkin , CIO of UVA Health , explore how SureTest automation revolutionizes healthcare IT testing. How are leading healthcare organizations reclaiming thousands of staff hours previously lost to manual testing? What unexpected benefits emerge when IT teams are freed from the burden of repetitive system validation? As UVA Health implements...

April 15, 2025: Erica Williams , Regional Technology Officer (CIO) Texas of Ascension , sits down with Kena Taylor , VP and CIO of Innovation Care Partners , who shares her remarkable journey from Air Force technologist to healthcare IT executive. How does someone transition from military service to leading technological transformation in healthcare? What qualities make for successful healthcare t...

April 10, 2025: Justin Brueck , System VP of Innovation and Research at Endeavor Health , explores the balance of today's operational challenges with tomorrow's transformational needs. Justin discusses how healthcare systems are caught in a dichotomy—constantly putting out fires while trying to build a "fireproof house" through strategic innovation. How will healthcare address the looming workforc...

April 4, 2025: Dr. Blake Anderson , Founder and CEO/CTO of Switchboard, MD , shares his journey from practicing physician to healthcare tech innovator, revealing how his dual background in medicine and computer science led to creating solutions for overwhelmed clinicians. The conversation delves into critical questions about data quality, bias in AI systems, and the balance between technological e...

April 3, 2025: Branden Fini , Partner at Allumia Ventures , discusses the world of healthcare from the view of an investor. How should entrepreneurs approach product-market fit, and why does Branden insist that solving clear and simple pain points trumps the latest technology? The conversation delves into critical investment inflection points, the importance of leadership teams, and the challengin...

April 1, 2025: Jill McCormick , EVP of Design and Product Development at Pixel Health , reveals how experience serves as the great equalizer in healthcare facility planning. What happens when decades-old buildings meet modern patient expectations? Jill guides listeners through the sprint process that transforms stakeholder insights into human-centered designs, challenging traditional approaches by...

March 27, 2025: Deborah Proctor , Retired CEO of St. Joseph Health, explores the intricate tapestry of healthcare leadership. What does it truly mean to build a mission-driven culture that permeates every aspect of an organization? Deborah shares her remarkable journey from bedside nurse to system CEO, revealing how the Sisters of St. Joseph's charism of unity and reconciliation shaped her leaders...

March 26, 2025: Julie Johnson , Executive Director of the Center for Research Informatics at the University of Chicago , explores the current state of healthcare data and advancements aiming to transform patient care. How can organizations democratize data while maintaining appropriate governance? Julie shares insights on her partnership with MDClone, describing how this tool helps clinicians and...

March 25, 2025: Albert Villarin , VP and CMIO of Nuvance Health , interviews Dr. Mark Weisman , CIO and CMIO of Tidal Health . Mark candidly discusses the difficulties of implementing AI solutions, emphasizing the critical importance of proper AI governance and education for healthcare professionals. As AI tools increasingly write clinical notes and suggest diagnoses, what skills should future cli...

March 24, 2025: Heather Costa , Director of Technology Resilience at Mayo Clinic , shares her journey of rebranding her team from "disaster recovery operations" to "technology resilience operations," emphasizing that cyber incidents require a fundamentally different approach than physical disruptions. The conversation delves into the challenges of communicating technical needs with clinical staff,...

March 21, 2025: MEDITECH leaders Christopher Policano , VP of Sales, and Rachel Wilkes , Director of Marketing, sit down at HIMSS 2025 in Las Vegas. They explore how healthcare interoperability is evolving through their newly launched Traverse Exchange platform. How are these real-time data exchanges transforming clinical workflows beyond traditional fragmented files? The discussion reveals a comp...

March 21, 2025: Philipp von Gilsa , CEO of Kontakt.io , explores how next-generation real-time location systems (RTLS) are re-entering the healthcare space and creating rapid growth. Philipp reveals how his company's cloud-based approach is helping health systems drastically reduce equipment costs through enhanced visibility, with some clients seeing benefits in the first month after deployment. D...

March 20, 2025: Gary Chan , System VP/CISO at SSM Health and Security Mentalist, brings a refreshingly innovative approach to cybersecurity. Gary reveals how he transforms traditionally dry security training into memorable experiences through psychological techniques and mentalism performances, demonstrating live social engineering tactics that leave audiences both entertained and better prepared....

March 19, 2025: Jonathan Cook , CTO for Clearsense , explores how healthcare organizations can achieve immediate ROI through data enablement and application rationalization. Cook reveals how Clearsense has evolved from an archiving solution to a comprehensive data enablement platform that indexes, structures, and makes accessible data across disparate systems while providing a clear path to cost s...

March 19, 2025: Tony Douglas , RVP of US Healthcare from Palo Alto Networks , explores solutions to the current vulnerabilities in healthcare security. Tony unpacks their "platformization" approach, consolidating multiple security functions into a single platform to combat breaches. How are healthcare providers balancing the benefits of AI with the risks of data exposure? The conversation highligh...

March 18, 2025: Today on TownHall, Sue Schade , Principal at StarBridge Advisors , talks with Sonney Sapra , SVP and CIO at Samaritan Health Services . Sonney discusses his nearly four-year journey at Samaritan Health, detailing the organization's focus on technological innovation, financial sustainability, and population health. Why move to a fully cloud-based infrastructure? How can AI and ambie...

March 17, 2025: Dr. Donita Brown , Business Professor and Host of The Management Minute podcast, explores the fascinating shifts in workplace motivation across generations. Donita shares powerful insights on the demographic cliff affecting higher education and the potential rise of micro-learning formats like "micro MBAs." Through stories about family vacations, workplace dynamics, and lessons fro...

March 14, 2025: This is the sixth episode of the Zero Trust Hospital Series . Tamer Baker , Healthcare CTO at Zscaler , explores the critical aspects of promoting a zero-trust culture in healthcare organizations. How can healthcare leaders effectively communicate the strategic value of zero trust to their boards? What approaches yield the best results when tailoring messages to different stakehold...