This Week Health: Newsroom
951 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings“This Week Health: NewsRoom” showcases our commitment to transforming healthcare one connection at a time, providing a dedicated space for timely discussions on industry news. Featuring programs like Today in Health IT, Newsday, UnHack (the News), and This Week Health: Live; this channel caters to healthcare professionals who face the constant challenge of staying informed despite their demanding roles. Guided by the seasoned insights of CEO and Host Bill Russell, and co-hosts Drex DeFord and Sarah Richardson—all of whom have firsthand experience in the trenches of health IT leadership—this channel delivers concise updates and expert analysis to keep you informed in the rapidly evolving world of health technology. Subscribe today for a reliable source of current information, accessible wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Today: What I Experienced at the CHIME Fall Forum
November 10, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.24 MBThe CHIME Fall Forum was a success. Today I give you the details.
Today: CommonSpirits' New CIO Daniel Barchi
November 09, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MBGreat hire by CommonSpirit. What can we learn from this move.
Today: Running Through the Headlines
November 08, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBToday I'm at the CHIME Fall Forum conducting interviews so I dropped a few pre-recorded shows to get me to Thursday. This one is a run through the headlines.
Newsday: How can we Make Healthcare the Gold Standard in Customer Service?
November 07, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBNovember 7, 2022: Guillaume deZwirek, CEO and Founder of Artera joins Bill for the news today. Digital health decision makers can pick from thousands of options when it comes to competing tech solutions. How do you ensure the best value for your patients and a good return on investment? Our current healthcare model functions as a pipeline, which is linear, highly transactional, and inflexible. How does the unique architecture designed Mayo Clinic Platform help health systems to fulfill the n...
Today: CHIME Prep for Health System Leaders
November 04, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBCHIME Fall Forum next week. I look forward to seeing all of you in person. Today we look at Health System Leader preparation for the event.
Today: CHIME Prep for Vendor/Partners
November 03, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.91 MBCHIME Fall Forum next week. I look forward to seeing all of you in person. Today we look at Vendor/Partner preparation for the event.
Today: Why you Moved to the Cloud
November 02, 2022 05:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBWhy did you move to the cloud? There's a reason. Today I share with you the reason we gave to a health system in 2010. Why is this important? Because we are in another recession and that means we are looking for budget cuts or efficiencies. The path to efficiencies in IT is a planned architecture. Today we discuss the characteristics of the cloud that make efficiencies and power possible.
Today: Cyber Incidents and their Impact on Patient Safety
November 01, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBGreat study released. Thought I would share it with y'all. https://www.proofpoint.com/sites/default/files/threat-reports/pfpt-us-tr-cyber-insecurity-healthcare-ponemon-report.pdf
Newsday: 25% of Clinicians Want Out of Healthcare: Where will They Go?
October 31, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBOctober 31, 2022: Dr Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer for DrFirst joins Bill for the news. 25% of clinicians want out of healthcare according to a Bain survey. 89 percent cite burnout as the main driver. CommonSpirit are still working to restore EHR systems after their ransomware attack. The attack affects several states, with loss of access to medical records. The scale of the breach is still under investigation. Instacart has launched Instacart Health, which will work to make nutritious ...
Today: Most Impactful EHR Changes to Reduce Clinician Burnout
October 28, 2022 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBArt Nicholas put a post out on LinkedIN that got the discussion started. This is based on a Becker's article you can find here. https://lnkd.in/gxGN35aV Here are my thoughts.
Today: Are Hospitals the Next Blockbuster Video
October 27, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.31 MBClick Bait title, but a good top 10 list of digital health strategy must haves.. https://www.xealth.com/blog/are-hospitals-the-next-blockbuster-video-10-digital-health-strategy-must-haves/
Today: Why Patients Switch Providers
October 26, 2022 05:30 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBThe battle for patients is heating up. Accenture has some research on how to keep them at your health system. https://www.accenture.com/content/dam/accenture/final/industry/health/document/Accenture-Humanizing-Healthcare-Experience-Payer-Provider-Health-PoV.pdf
Today: Why we are Leaving the Cloud? What?
October 25, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBIt's a foregone conclusion. Everything to the cloud. Is that right?
Newsday - How Can Healthcare Leverage Patient Engagement in Technology to Address Inequities?
October 24, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBOctober 24, 2022: Sherry Montileone, Chief Information Officer Information System at Citizens Memorial Hospital joins Bill for the news. An American Journal of Managed Care study showed that Massachusetts patients prefer getting medical treatment at home using a state program instead of at the emergency room. Patient attitudes towards the mobile integrated health program were very positive. Telehealth has become an integral part of the mental healthcare landscape. Benefits include expanding ...
Today: A Look Back to the Future
October 21, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBSometimes you can look back and see how the future might unfold. Today we do just that.
Today: Transforming Health Care Through Platforms
October 20, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.91 MBWhat does a platform look like in healthcare? Today we hear from the CEO of Mayo Clinic on what it looks like at Mayo Clinic.
Today: A Look at Your Poll Responses
October 19, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBWe do polls every Monday - Today we explore what you are telling me in the polls.
Today: Bringing the Joy back to Medicine
October 18, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBBain: 25% of clinicians want out of healthcare https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/bain-25-of-clinicians-want-out-of-healthcare.html Below are some key takeaways from the survey and brief, which was released Oct. 11 and can be found in full here. 1. Of the 25 percent of clinicians who are thinking about exiting healthcare entirely, 89 percent cite burnout as the main driver. 2. Nearly 60 percent of physician, advanced practice provider and nurse respondents say their teams a...
Newsday - What Does the CommonSpirit Ransomware Attack Teach us about Risks in Healthcare M&As?
October 17, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBOctober 17, 2022: Ryan Witt, Industries Solutions and Strategy Leader at Proofpoint joins Bill for the news. The CommonSpirit ransomware attack has delayed patient care at hospitals across the US. What does this kind of outage mean for patient safety? And what does it show about the risks of merger and acquisitions in healthcare? For an acquisition to work, the executives and board need to understand the technical debt, security and operational risks. It’s time to modernize the healthcare C-...
Today: CommonSpirit Outage and What I'd Say to Health System Boards
October 14, 2022 05:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBWhat would you be saying to your board about the CommonSpirit outage? Today we discuss.
Today: 10 Observations of Emerging Health IT Trends P2
October 13, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBToday we finish out the discussion. What did we learn from Healthcare leaders from the Becker's conference. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/10-observations-and-emerging-health-it-trends.html
Today: 10 Observations of Emerging Health IT Trends
October 12, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBWhat are the top 10 takeaways from the Becker's conference. Today we discuss. You can always read ahead. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/10-observations-and-emerging-health-it-trends.html
Today: The CommonSpirit Outage
October 11, 2022 05:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MB"While CommonSpirit declined to share specifics, a person familiar with its remediation efforts confirmed to NBC News that it had sustained a ransomware attack." What we know thus far and my so what.
Newsday - Healthcare Venture Capital: Have We Hit the Peak? Now What?
October 10, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBOctober 10, 2022: Charles Boicey from Clearsense joins Bill for the news. Healthcare venture capital has potentially peaked. Now what? A lot of the big healthcare finance headlines are 1.8 billion, 1.1 billion, 600 million in losses etc. CommonSpirit just posted an operating loss of $1.3 billion. But there are healthcare systems out there with strong finances. What differentiates the systems that are doing well from the systems that are struggling? How is data either contributing to health e...
Today: A CISO Goes to Jail
October 07, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 9.07 MBHow egregious does your behavior have to be as a CISO to go to jail. Today we learn about it.
Today: Disaster Recovery
October 06, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.2 MBWhat do you talk about when your power has been out for five of the last seven days and your Internet has been down for the last 24 hours. Disaster Recovery. We are fortunate for sure. But in today's day and age, the local Internet is as important as the roads we drive on.
Today: Speed can be your Friend in Health IT
October 05, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBDaniel Barchi, CIO for NY Presbyterian shares stories of where speed can be safer than moving too slow in Health IT. I couldn't agree more.
Today: The New Health Care C-Suite
October 04, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBWhat are the key roles in the Healthcare C-Suite today. What do you do if you don't have the money to hire all of these roles? Today we discuss. https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.22.0303
Newsday - 2022 Hits Healthcare Hard Financially, How are we Dealing with Rising Expenses & Pressure?
October 03, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBOctober 3, 2022: Drex DeFord, Executive Healthcare Strategist at CrowdStrike joins Bill for the news. 2022 is the most financially difficult year for hospitals. A Kaufman, Hall & Associates analysis indicates hospitals and health systems continue to face intense pressure on staff and resources while also dealing with rising expenses for supplies, drugs, equipment and the workforce. Ohio hospital is laying off 978 employees. Ascension reported a $1.8B annual loss. What Is Social Engineering? ...
Today: Isolation Destroy's Leaders - Choose Community
September 30, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBSorry I'm late. Internet problems down here in Florida. Today we discuss one of the most important topics in a leaders life. Fight isolation.
Today: ACI and Patient Room Next
September 29, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBWebinar today on patient room next, in search of clinical efficiency. Today we discuss one of those technologies. Ambient Clinical Intelligence. The technology our poll users selected as the most likely impactful technology over the next five years. Hope you enjoy.
Today: Why Digital Trust Matters
September 28, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBDoes digital trust matter. Will it become a differentiator? https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/why-digital-trust-truly-matters
Today: Why Some Health Systems do Better than Others?
September 27, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBYou thought it, I thought I would discuss it. 10 health systems with strong finances
Newsday - Mergers & Acquisitions: Fundamentally Changing the Front Door of a Health System?
September 26, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBSeptember 26, 2022: Patty Hayward, Vice President, Strategy Healthcare and Life Sciences at Talkdesk joins Bill for the news. Following CVS Health-Signify Health and Amazon OneMedical, who will be the next digital health M&A target? Experts are not anticipating a slowdown in similar acquisitions. What will the Walmart, UnitedHealth Group, Optum collaboration bring for 2023? How will they endeavor to improve health outcomes and the patient experience? What is Trilliant Health’s evidence-based...
Today: Necessity is the Mother of Invention
September 23, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBTimes are tough in Healthcare, that is why I'm optimistic. Necessity is the mother of invention. When times are tough and there are no other solutions such as when the pandemic hit, we find solutions. The easy path is removed and we have to deal with the challenges head on. So I remain optimistic and look forward to the ingenuity of healthcare professionals.
Today: 8 Stories in 10 Minutes
September 22, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.72 MBSome days you don't have time to read all the stories in their entirety. On those days we look for only those things which are relevant to the CIO. Today I skim the stories.
Today: Social Engineering, What it is and What to do about it
September 21, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.53 MBSocial Engineering, what is it and what to do about it.
Today: 2022 is a financially difficult year in healthcare
September 20, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 8.05 MBWhat is ITs role in a financially challenging time?
Newsday - Quiet Quitting Causes Commotion: What 3 Factors can Hospital Systems Deliver for Workers?
September 19, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBSeptember 19, 2022: Melissa Morris, CEO of Lantum joins Bill for the news today. The trend of "quiet quitting" has recently gained traction on social media, referring to a phenomenon in which workers reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their role. What does 'quiet quitting' look like at hospitals? Some healthcare experts say the Amazon Care shutdown is a strategic play and not a failure. What happens when telehealth expansion is put under the microscope? ...
Today: Who's Your Favorite Guest
September 16, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.57 MBThe team got together yesterday and we started discussing how we were going to celebrate our 5-year anniversary. We really want to celebrate the great contribution of our guests to the industry. We're going to do this in December. We start today by asking you, who was your favorite guest and what have you learned from This Week Health.
Today: Telehealth - Let's Make a Data Driven Decision
September 15, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBWe have a bunch of data on Telehealth. Why don't we use it? Perhaps its time to stop saying telehealth like it's one thing and examine the different components to see what is working and what isn't. Just a thought.
Today: Quiet Quitting and the Impact on Healthcare
September 14, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 8.13 MBQuiet Quitting. What is it and why it is so impactful to healthcare specifically.
Today: Epic's Honor Roll
September 13, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 5.91 MBTimes are tight. Is Epic's honor roll good or bad for the industry in these times? I would say good, but with a caveat. Systems are between a rock and a hard place, what is Epic's role in tough times?
Newsday - Does CVS Health’s Acquisition of Signify Health Cater to the Next Generation of Consumers?
September 12, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBSeptember 12, 2022: Dr Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer for DrFirst joins Bill for the news today. CVS Health is acquiring Signify Health, a home health company, for $8 billion beating out bids from Amazon and others. Researchers at Northwestern University and John Hopkins University plan to study if an Apple Watch app can help prevent strokes. Why are Cyber Attackers targeting smaller hospitals? Can AI help deliver greater success at birth? Has Walmart’s brick and mortar kind approach rev...
Today: Taking a Look at Apple's 2022 Event, Yawn.
September 09, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBTim Cook told me to expect Apple to be known for its advancements in healthcare. Well, they didn't make much progress in 2022 from what I can see. Sorry Tim, but you set the expectation.
Today: Medical Device Security
September 08, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 5.8 MBWe have a webinar today at 1:00ET. Join us as we discuss medical device security. This morning a sneak peek.
Today: What CVS' SignifyHealth Acquisition Means for Healthcare Providers
September 07, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBHas there been disruptive innovation in healthcare? Not that I can remember. But we have experienced disruptive forces. What are those forces?
Newsday - "Not a Commodity" Is Healthcare's Mission to Focus on Wellness Jeopardized by Consumerism?
September 06, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBSeptember 6, 2022: Tom Kurtz, CAO at Memorial Healthcare joins Bill for the news. Improving the patient experience doesn't have to come at the cost of clinician well-being. According to two physicians at Harvard Medical School, there's a way to prioritize both. Patients have higher expectations than ever before. How can the industry focus more on the customer experience? The Joint Commission will introduce new standards on Jan 1 aimed at reducing healthcare disparities. How can we better det...
Today: Disruptive Forces vs Disruptive Innovation
September 02, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MBHas there been disruptive innovation in healthcare? Not that I can remember. But we have experienced disruptive forces. What are those forces?
Today: How Sustainable is your IT Organization
September 01, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes - 5.41 MBI was challenged on this topic by Michael Pfeffer, CIO for Stanford Health and I thought I would pass along his challenge.