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Interview In Action: Application Rationalization and ROI Found Fast with Jonathan Cook Mar 19, 2025

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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 savings.

Key Points:

05:12 ROI Found Fast
08:15 AI Enablement and Future Prospects
11:24 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

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Interview In Action: From Complexity to Clarity in Cybersecurity with Tony Douglas Mar 19, 2025

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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 highlights their new Unit 42 service offering remote SOC management with real-time zero-day threat intelligence.

Key Points:

02:23 Platformization: Simplifying Security
04:13 AI Inconsistencies
07:51 Unit 42 and Global Threat Intelligence

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TownHall: Cloud Infrastructure, AI, and Population Health with Sonney Sapra Mar 18, 2025

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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 ambient listening technologies transform healthcare? Sonny shares insights into these questions and more, including integrating health plan data to improve patient outcomes. He also delves into workforce management in a remote and hybrid environment, and emphasizes the importance of understanding organizational needs in vendor partnerships. Finally, Sonny discusses his future role as a TownHall moderator in 2025 and his passion for sharing knowledge within the CIO community.

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Flourish: Education Shifts and Leading Across Generations with Donita Brown Mar 17, 2025

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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 from her father, Dr. Brown offers listeners quick insights into generational leadership and career development.

Key Points:

03:50 The Power of Listening
09:29 The Future of Higher Education
20:48 Mastering Mutual Gains Negotiation
29:35 Lessons from Writing a Book
33:29 Staying Relevant and Thriving

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Zero Trust Hospital Series: How to Promote a Zero Trust Culture with Tamer Baker Mar 14, 2025

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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 stakeholders like CNOs and CMOs? The conversation delves into the transformative impact of zero trust on mergers and acquisitions, potentially reducing integration time while enhancing security.

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Key Points:

01:03 Communicating Zero Trust to the Board
03:34 Engaging Internal Stakeholders
09:32 The Avalanche Effect of Zero Trust

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Keynote: Pushing Boundaries in Community Care - Digital Innovation and Equity with Tracy Donegan Mar 13, 2025

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March 13, 2025: Tracy Donegan, Chief Information and Innovation Officer at MLK Community Healthcare, shares her approach to solving seemingly insurmountable problems through creative thinking and scrappiness, pushing beyond conventional limitations. The conversation explores MLK's commitment to health equity through innovative programs like their street medicine team and the upcoming empath unit for psychiatric patients. Tracy offers insights into the importance of fostering partnerships built on shared mission and reducing clinician burnout, all while maintaining a deeply personal connection to the community she serves.

Key Points:

01:48 Tracy's Professional Journey
07:08 Digital Innovation and Patient Engagement
10:11 Community Impact and Health Equity
16:50 Lessons from the Pandemic
23:49 Speed Round: Personal Insights

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Interview In Action: Incremental Growth to Bounding Innovations with Colin Banas and Thomas Wells Mar 12, 2025

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March 12, 2025: From the floor of HIMSS 2025 in Vegas Colin Banas, CMO of DrFirst, and Thomas Wells, Medical director of Piedmont, explore the evolving landscape of healthcare technology. How might AI transform physician-patient relationships rather than diminishing them? What would need to change for true interoperability to become reality instead of remaining an endless talking point? The physicians discuss Piedmont's vast Georgia network and their innovative approaches to telehealth, virtual specialists, and the pressing need to address behavioral health through technology.

Key Points:

03:52 Interoperability and EHR Systems
05:55 AI in Medication Management
10:01 Telemedicine and Behavioral Health
11:24 Closing Thoughts and Fun Question

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TownHall: Empowering Men, Mentorship, and Personal Growth with Jay Millar Mar 11, 2025

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March 11: In this episode of TownHall, Karla Arzola, Chief Information Officer at Campbell County Health speaks with Jay Millar, Client Director at World Wide Technology and author of 'Be a Hero in Your Home’. Jay shares his compelling journey from a challenging upbringing to becoming a mentor and leader dedicated to helping others succeed. How does one turn personal struggles into strengths? Why is mentorship crucial, especially for men facing unique societal pressures? Jay discusses the importance of finding mentors, being vulnerable, and taking intentional actions to improve one's life. He also highlights the significance of creating spaces for open, honest dialogue. This episode is perfect for anyone looking to understand the transformative power of mentorship and the steps to cultivate meaningful, supportive relationships both personally and professionally.

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Interview In Action: Driving Strategic Initiatives and M&A Success with Patience Phillips Mar 07, 2025

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March 7, 2025: In this Interview in Action live from ViVE ‘25, Bill talks with Patience Phillips, Senior Director Information Technology at St. Luke’s University Health System. They dive into Patience’s role overseeing IT physician services, various service lines, access centers, and project management offices. They discuss St. Luke’s transformation of their call centers, highlighting the shift to remote agents and standardizing processes. How does a healthcare network prioritize and execute strategic initiatives such as EPIC modules and ERP implementations? Patience explains her project management approach, including the use of hybrid agile methodologies. Patience also touches on her robust process for construction, mergers, and acquisitions, emphasizing rapid deployment, security, and standardization. How do they integrate new facilities effectively?

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Interview In Action: AI That Actually Learns and a Keyboard-Free Future with Andrew Gostine Mar 07, 2025

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March 7, 2025: Dr. Andrew Gostine, CEO of Artisight, to discuss how Artisight is revolutionizing patient care with their integrated hardware and AI solutions. The interview focuses on their easy-to-implement hardware innovations. Shifting to software, Andrew highlights their AI’s ability to understand ambient video and audio, learning across thousands of hospital and operating rooms.

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