Best HIMSS Podcasts (2025)

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University of Utah Health Achieves HIMSS EMRAM 7; CIO Credits an Agile, Clinician-Focused IT Strategy 28:13

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Donna Roach shares how digital governance, agile methodology, and clinician alignment are reshaping IT strategy. University of Utah Health is leveraging governance discipline and agile principles to build a digitally empowered organization, according to Chief Information Officer Donna Roach. Speaking about the health system’s journey toward achievi…

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Children’s National’s Chief Data & AI Officer Says Foundational Data Governance Work Key to Deriving Meaningful Insights 38:58

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Tapping into advanced analytics and automation, the pediatric hospital focuses on outcome-first AI design When Alda Mizaku assumed the role of Chief Data and AI Officer at Children’s National Hospital, the position did not yet exist. With a background in biomedical engineering and predictive modeling, she brought both technical and clinical perspec…

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Buy or Sell: Medical AI Assistant - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 170

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For the 170th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are doing another round of Buy or Sell! For these episodes, we select a health IT category and then write down a list of topics and talking points in that category. We then use that list to debate each other on whether we believe it will happen, meaning we ‘buy’ it, or whether we don’t be…

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HIMSSCast: How care operating systems help health systems improve efficiency and care delivery 14:00

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Josh Clark, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's VP of quality and safety operating systems, targets the problem care operating systems aim to solve and explains how they also help improve workforce engagement and satisfaction.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Finding EMR success in Malaysia 26:14

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Kicking off a six-part series on EMR implementation in APAC, this first episode features guests from two Malaysian hospitals sharing lessons and successes from their organizations’ decades-long digital transformation journeys.By HIMSS Media

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Main Line Health CIO Details Strategy for Building a Resilient Workforce 28:43

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Luke Olenoski, SVP and CIO, outlines how developing talent and cross-functional partnerships are critical to healthcare IT success. Main Line Health is confronting the healthcare IT workforce challenge with a strategy rooted in both innovation and fundamentals: investing in talent, forging partnerships, and bridging clinical and technical expertise…

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Efficient Innovation: Keys to Health System Leaders Engaging with Startups 1:00:25

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As the digital health landscape continues to expand, health system leaders are increasingly tasked with identifying which startup partnerships are worth pursuing. This webinar will explore the operational and strategic considerations that guide successful engagement with early-stage technology companies. Panelists will discuss how they vet startups…

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HIMSSCast: Don't be afraid to train nurses with VR and genAI 29:16

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Dr. Tina Scott, North Carolina Central University's director of experiential learning for nursing, explains how a flexible virtual reality platform leveraging artificial intelligence improves nursing students' confidence, case prioritization skills and more.By HIMSS Media

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AI Integration Demands Strategic Rethinking of Labor and Leadership, Says Monument Health CIO 41:25

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Monument Health, a regional system serving five states in the Upper Midwest, is navigating AI with a deliberate strategy grounded in community care and clinical realities. At the center of that effort is Patrick Woodard, MD, Chief Information Officer, who believes AI is not merely an enhancement of existing tools, but an opportunity to fundamentall…

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Beyond the EMR? Revisiting Your Strategy Around Patient Engagement & Communications 1:04:13

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Health system IT executives face a persistent strategic dilemma: how to navigate the tension between staying within the core EMR suite and exploring external solutions for critical functions such as patient engagement. This webinar features leaders who will examine the continuous assessment required to determine whether core EMR capabilities are su…

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Radiology Image Sharing and AI-Enabled Patient Action in the Reputation Economy - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 169 27:44

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For the 169th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are joined by Rishi Nayyar, Co-Founder and CEO at PocketHealth, to talk about radiology image sharing! Today’s episode is sponsored by PocketHealth, whose suite of radiology solutions help enable a more modern, connected experience that keeps patient care on track. We kick this episode of…

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HIMSSCast: Texas university physician pioneering MD/MS in AI dual degree 20:12

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Dr. Ronald Rodriguez of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio discusses why AI is so important to medical education today and how he foresees his groundbreaking dual degree program influencing the industry.By HIMSS Media

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Redefining Revenue Cycle: Exploring Opportunities for Technology Leaders to Drive Change 58:34

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As health systems face mounting financial pressures, improving the revenue cycle has become a priority. This webinar brings together IT executives to explore a holistic approach to claims management — integrating technology, process optimization and payer collaboration. Panelists will discuss how AI-driven solutions have the potential to enhance cl…

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HIMSSCast: Explore nursing data’s value across the organization 21:17

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Nurses may underestimate the importance of the data they collect every day, from vital signs to treatment responses; however, this information goes beyond supporting immediate care to impacting workflows and protocols throughout the hospital. Learn how nurses can better understand data and use it to improve patient care and drive innovation in this…

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HIMSSCast: How the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification rules affect healthcare transactions 12:16

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FTC, DOJ now requiring more information about mergers and acquisitions before they occurBy HIMSS Media

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CIO Bradd Busick on Managing Entropy, Trust, and Culture in Health IT 31:32

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MultiCare Health System’s technology leader reflects on leadership, burnout, and the hidden forces that drive organizational decay. In an era where technology drives healthcare delivery, leaders like Bradd Busick, SVP and CIO at MultiCare Health System, are increasingly focused on less visible forces: organizational entropy, emotional debt, and the…

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CMS' Request for Input on Technology to Improve Medicine - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 168 28:32

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For the 168th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about CMS’ request for input on technology to improve medicine! We kick this episode off by sharing our thoughts on CMS’s ask for input on technology for Medicare beneficiaries. Next, we debate on whether or not we think they are asking the right stakeholders and if they will …

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HIMSSCast: Three key areas of healthcare cybersecurity defense 9:29

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Peyman Zand, chief strategy officer at healthcare consulting firm CereCore, dives into artificial intelligence boosts, virtual CISOs' expertise and device management tactics.By HIMSS Media

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Help for ‘Smalls” Uncertain, HIPAA Revision Still Alive – CHIME Gives Update on Key Policy Issues as New Administration Settles In 38:27

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CHIME’s Mari Savickis is keeping a close eye on the complex policy landscape confronting healthcare technology executives. As cyberattacks on healthcare providers surge in scale and sophistication, rural hospitals are emerging as particularly vulnerable targets. According to Mari Savickis, Vice President of Public Policy at CHIME, the challenges fa…

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HIMSSCast: Investing in primary care that delivers results for employers 13:07

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The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance makes new models of coordinated care attractiveBy HIMSS Media

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Selling Change: Vision, Trust, & Tactics for IT Executives 59:03

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Effecting change in large health systems is a complex, high-stakes endeavor — especially for IT executives driving clinical and operational transformation. This webinar will explore how leaders can successfully “sell” a vision for change within their organizations, particularly when that change alters established workflows or power structures. Pane…

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Innovation Through Collaboration: How Brooke Army Medical Center’s CIO Aligns Tech With Clinical Need 32:25

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Col. Chani Cordero explains how deep partnerships with nursing leaders and others are driving targeted innovations that improve care and conserve resources. At Brooke Army Medical Center—home to the military’s only Level I trauma center—Col. Chani Cordero, CIO, is making nurse-IT collaboration a cornerstone of digital transformation. One standout e…

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Reactions to the Latest KLAS Reports - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 167

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For the 167th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are sharing our reactions to the latest KLAS reports! We start this episode by discussing our reactions to the US Acute Care EHR Market Share Report by KLAS. Then, we take a look at the Data & Analytics Platform Report by KLAS. Next, we share what stood out to us about the Healthcare Mana…

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HIMSSCast: What Trump's first 100 Days suggest for AI and health IT regulation 25:16

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With a big restructuring at HHS, a new executive order on AI and plenty of other changes in policy and regulation, a healthcare attorney offers some perspective for health IT developers trying to chart a strategic course for the years ahead.By HIMSS Media

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Yale New Haven’s AI Competition Offers Model for Sourcing Solutions that Solve Real Problems 28:22

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In an era where healthcare-focused AI startups abound, the most meaningful innovations may not emerge from Silicon Valley’s startup culture—but from inside the health systems themselves. That’s the premise behind the Health AI Championship, a novel competition led by Lee Schwamm, MD, SVP/Chief Digital Health Officer + Associate Dean, Digital Strate…

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HIMSSCast: Breaking down silos by uniting primary and specialty care 12:07

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How a personal experience with the healthcare system created a new focus on technology and integration in pediatric care.By HIMSS Media

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Building Cyber Resilience: Navigating Healthcare’s New Reality 55:55

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As healthcare organizations become prime targets for increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, a focus on prevention alone is insufficient and costly. Cyber threats, from ransomware to disruptive breaches, have the potential to impact care continuity and operational performance. So how can healthcare IT executives prepare for what many say is the in…

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Seattle Children’s Builds AI Assistant & Governance Model to Advance Pediatric Care 38:24

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Dr. Clara Lin, VP and CMIO at Seattle Children’s, shares how the health system is deploying AI to support clinicians and transforming governance to drive IT decisions. At Seattle Children’s, Dr. Clara Lin is leading an initiative that blends advanced AI with 15 years of carefully curated clinical pathways. The aim: to assist physicians at […] Sourc…

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Takeaways from the Healthcare Marketing and Communications Conference - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 166

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For the 165th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are taking a look back at the Healthcare Marketing and Communications Conference! We kick this episode off by discussing our biggest takeaways coming out of the Swaay.Health LIVE conference. Then we narrow our focus down to the two big panels at the conference, the press panel and the cus…

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HIMSSCast: How tech dealmaking can help with the labor shortage and much more 12:38

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James McHugh, managing director of research and consulting firm BRG, discusses his firm's new research that shows providers considering deal activity to address challenges and opportunities with AI, cybersecurity and digitization.By HIMSS Media

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Governance & Close Coordination with Users Keys to Ensuring AI Infusions Into Imaging Workflows Help Rather than Hinder 35:06

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Dr. Elias Kikano, Medical Director of Imaging Informatics at Grady Health System, shares strategies for fostering effective collaboration between CIOs and clinical imaging leaders to advance AI and enterprise imaging initiatives. As healthcare organizations face accelerating demands to integrate AI and consolidate imaging operations, the relationsh…

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HIMSSCast: Building trust between doctors and data analysts 24:06

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Dr. Vinay Vaidya, Phoenix Children's Hospital's CMIO and Dr. Wendy Bernatavicius, division chief, explain how collaboration improved patient care by surfacing EHR data in dashboards that clinicians helped build.By HIMSS Media

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Groschl Tightening Up Biomed Cyber at Texas Children’s, Notes Communication Key to Success 43:19

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When Gordon Groschl assumed the dual role of CISO & Director of Healthcare Technology Management at Texas Children’s Hospital eight months ago, part of his purview was one of the trickier (and fast evolving) niches of healthcare IT – biomedical equipment. Groschl, an 18-year veteran of the organization, now oversees a large network of over […] Sour…

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Where Are They Now? - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 165 28:58

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Just like the rest of the world, healthcare has trends and hot topics that come and go. This cycle allows us to delve into a topic and see what efforts need to be done without ignoring other topics for too long. However, it is important that in this cycle, the topic doesn’t get forgotten when we move on. We need to make sure that we circle back aro…

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HIMSSCast: The big AI findings in Accenture's TechVision 2025 report 9:55

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Accenture's Global Health Technology Lead Andy Truscott discusses integrating data and AI to improve decision making and patient experiences, training staff to lead AI adoption, creating trustworthy AI, and much more.By HIMSS Media

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NYU Langone Builds Bot-Powered Playbook for Clinical Transformation 41:17

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With clinician-informaticist collaboration, enterprise-wide governance, and a deep bench of automation use cases, NYU Langone Health is pushing the boundaries of robotic process automation and agentic AI. When a bot at NYU Langone Health identifies a medication reconciliation gap, it doesn’t just log an alert. It initiates a secure chat among the a…

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HIMSSCast: Should all healthcare organizations have an AI plan? 27:19

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A recent WSJ journal op-ed made the case that not all businesses need to be embracing AI – in fact, some shouldn't. Does the same hold true for healthcare? A look at the pros and cons of artificial intelligence adoption from a biz school academic's perspective.By HIMSS Media

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Corewell’s Joseph Says IT Leaders Can Spur Innovation by Empowering Users to Address Unsolvable Problems with Novel Solutions 32:43

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When the dust settled from one of the largest health system integrations in Michigan history, Jason Joseph, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Corewell Health, found himself facing a new frontier: AI. As Corewell brought together Spectrum Health, Beaumont Health, Lakeland Health, and health plan Priority Health under one umbrella—with 21 hosp…

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23andMe and Privacy - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 164 27:27

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For the 164th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about 23andMe and privacy! We kick this episode off by discussing 23andMe’s declaration of bankruptcy to theorize what we think this means for the company and what will happen going forward. Next, we talk about the privacy issues that come from 23andMe and other companies with…

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HIMSSCast: The key to patient engagement is personalization 11:54

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Upfront Healthcare worked with Hartford Healthcare to hyper-personalize digital outreach, closing gaps in care.By HIMSS Media

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At Nebraska Medicine, Raymond Leverages Specially Created Unit to Pilot Innovations Without Disrupting Operations

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As Chief Innovation & Information Officer at Nebraska Medicine, Scott Raymond is driving a forward-thinking approach to healthcare technology and operational efficiency. Nebraska Medicine, a major academic medical center affiliated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), serves as a hub for research, education, and clinical care. At …

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Keys to Charting an Optimal Zero Trust Journey 1:00:17

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While most health system IT leaders embrace the idea that a zero-trust security model is the optimal way to manage today's threats, there are questions around the best way to navigate the journey. In fact, there are some foundational and fundamental choices that have to be made which can make or break the endeavor. Done right, zero trust can be don…

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HIMSSCast: The top priorities of the combined ATA Action and DTA 18:17

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Kyle Zebley, head of ATA Action, and Andy Molnar, head of digital health at ATA Action, dig into four of their top concerns after ATA Action recently acquired the former Digital Therapeutics Alliance.By HIMSS Media

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UMass Memorial Reaches Hospital-at-Home Milestone; Alper Reflects on Program’s Keys to Success 29:49

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At a time when health systems are under increasing pressure to improve care delivery models, UMass Memorial Health has reached a significant milestone in its Hospital-at-Home program, admitting its 3,000th patient. This initiative, spearheaded by Dr. Eric Alper, Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer, and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer at…

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HIMSS and ViVE Recap - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 163 29:51

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For the 163rd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are recapping the recent HIMSS and ViVE Conferences! We kick off this recap by sharing our main health IT takeaways coming out of ViVE and HIMSS 2025. Then we discuss what companies stood out to us at the events. Next, we talk about our overall feelings for large events like these. Lastly…

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HIMSSCast: How health systems can find AI's opportunity and promise 16:21

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Tom Kiesau, chief innovation officer and leader, digital and technology transformation, at healthcare consulting firm Chartis, shows how AI will address the nation's rapidly aging population amidst ever-increasing financial pressures.By HIMSS Media

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Contemplating an Agentic AI Future: What IT Leaders Need to Know 58:29

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Artificial intelligence is continuing to evolve beyond generative AI’s input/output model to agentic AI, where intelligent systems can autonomously plan, reason and take action with minimal human oversight. This shift presents potential opportunities and challenges for healthcare IT leaders, as it will impact decision-making, workflow automation, a…

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“It’s About Getting Paid Accurately for the Work We are Doing” – Emory’s Chief Financial Informatics Officer Talks about The Goals of Her Unique (But Perhaps Growing) Role 44:39

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In the intricate world of healthcare, where every moment counts and every dollar matters, a unique leadership role is emerging at the crossroads of clinical practice and financial operations. Dr. Carla Haack, VP/Chief Financial Informatics Officer at Emory Healthcare, embodies this shift, championing the need for clearer communication between clini…

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Keys to Implementing a Comprehensive Insider Threat Mitigation Program 58:35

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Preventing and detecting insider threats is tricky business, as they arise from within the castle. That's why a high quality program requires a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach, encompassing employee education, risk assessments and monitoring technologies. But what exactly does such a program look like? Where should limited resources be all…

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HIMSSCast: A consultant expert on improving the patient experience and practitioner workflows 12:08

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Chris Whelchel, CEO of HealthTok, discusses overcoming challenges healthcare organizations face in adopting new technologies and how emerging technologies like AI are transforming healthcare.By HIMSS Media