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: Is the Cloud more Secure than On-Prem?
April 18, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBChatGPTs Summary: While the cloud offers more options for security and providers have more tools available, it is ultimately up to the organization's IT and security teams to ensure the data is protected. Vigilance and constantly updating security postures are key, and organizations need to invest in cloud security to protect their data effectively. The speaker believes that organizations can be more secure by using cloud-based technologies, but it is not a guarantee of better security by d...
Newsday: Healthcare as a Business, CEO as a Patient, ChatGPT as a Resource and More
April 17, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBApril 17, 2023: Laura O’Toole, CEO at SureTest joins Bill for the news. Starting at ViVE, what were some key takeaways, booth highlights, and other memorable moments from the Nashville conference? What are the priorities in health and hospital systems, and how have they changed from a decade ago? How are health systems innovating and adapting to changes in the healthcare industry, including automation and competition, especially in face of the financial challenges? How can ChatGPT improve ef...
Today: My Top 10 Lessons from the Masters
April 14, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBChatGPTs Summary: This episode highlights Bill Russell's positive experiences at Augusta National Golf Club, highlighting several aspects that make the place special. These aspects include excellent training, treating staff well, partnering with the local community, embracing a break from technology, the benefits of exclusivity, and fostering a culture of kindness. The speaker praises Augusta National's leadership for creating a welcoming environment and forging partnerships with local un...
Today: AutoGPT, End of PHE, HIMSS and More
April 13, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBChatGPTs Summary: Clearly it is not familiar with HIMSS. Auto GPT: A new autonomous version of GPT that layers chat GPT commands with memory. This AI can be given a task and, if put in autonomous mode, it will try to solve the task on its own. It has been used for a variety of purposes, including starting businesses and SEO optimization. Its potential applications in healthcare are still being explored. End of the Public Health Emergency: The end of the public health emergency may lead to...
Today: Breaking Down the CommonSpirit Data Breach
April 12, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBChatGPTs Summary: In this episode of Health IT, Bill Russell discusses the Common Spirit data breach that affected more than 600,000 patients across 100+ facilities in at least 13 states. The nationwide Catholic healthcare chain detected the ransomware attack in October and suffered a loss of $150 million, which includes revenue loss and the cost of remedying the issue. Information leaked during the breach includes names, addresses, birthdays, contact information, medical information, billin...
Today: Health System or Health Platform, Does it Matter?
April 11, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBHere is what ChatGPT-4 has to say. This podcast discusses how the term "health system" is becoming obsolete as health organizations evolve beyond being just care providers to include businesses such as retail, pharmacy, venture capital, telehealth, and hospital-at-home. Organizations like Stony Brook Medicine are now referring to themselves as "health platforms" due to their partnerships with experts in various fields. This shift is also driven by the increasing demand for more convenient a...
Newsday: Startups, Women in Leadership, Staffing Shortage, and the ViVE Conference
April 10, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBApril 10, 2023: Maggie Hubbell, CEO and Co-Founder at Shift joins Bill for the news. How immersive is virtual reality training and how does it compare to other training methods? What were some of the main themes discussed at the ViVE conference and how are they related to each other? What conversations can be had around health equity, and how can caregivers play a role in promoting better equity for patients? What are the challenges faced by women in technology, and how can these challenges ...
Today: The CIOs Role in Turbulent Times
April 07, 2023 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBA little Friday Riff on how I might be approaching the world as a Healthcare CIO. Here is what ChatGPT-4 has to say. The transcript is a podcast where the speaker is discussing the financial and cultural changes in healthcare over the last three years. They argue that healthcare has transformed, and the industry needs to consider whether they want to go back to the pre-pandemic period or transform into something new. The speaker, a former CIO of a hospital system, recommends that executives ...
Today: Austerity Measures, You're not Alone
April 06, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.77 MBWe're putting our Health IT on low power mode? What does that mean and why is it more common these days.
Today: VIVE Takeaways
April 05, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBLet's take a look at 5 articles and posts on VIVE takeaways. I also add my own of course.
Newsday: Cybersecurity in the Next Year: ChatGPT, Ransomware, and Migrating Data
April 05, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBApril 5, 2023: Drex DeFord, Executive Healthcare Strategist at Crowdstrike and David Ting, CTO and Founder of Tausight join Bill for the news.How has the nature of cyber threats evolved to include identity threat protection and why is this becoming increasingly important for organizations? What steps can organizations take to ensure that they are doing enough to protect their sensitive data and critical systems from cyber threats? How can they strike a balance between investing in robust sec...
Today: VIVE Takeaways - Quotes
April 04, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBLet's take a look at some of the quotes from the stage in order to determine the topics from VIVE.
Newsday: Live From ViVE, Conversations on ChatGPT, Financial Struggles, and More
April 03, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBApril 3, 2023: Charles Boicey, Chief Innovation Officer at Clearsense joins Bill for the news. Chat-GPT is the key word of the ViVE 2023 conference. How does the development of language models such as GPT-3 and GPT-4 impact the healthcare industry, and what potential limitations and benefits do they offer? How has the development of Chat-GPT 4 impacted call centers, especially in relation to the use of artificial agents and language generation? What are the advantages of using Chat-GPT 4 for...
Today: Will AI Lead to a Terminator Movie
March 31, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBI don't actually know if AI will lead to a terminator movie, but it does have limitations that we need to be aware of if our people are going to start using it. Today we discuss.
Today: GPT 4 Use Ideas and Use Cases
March 30, 2023 05:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBHow is GPT-4 being used today?
Newsday: Serving Technology or Technology Serving Us, How are We Integrating AI Into Our Workflows?
March 29, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBMarch 29, 2023: Greg Miller, Chief Growth Officer at Lumeon joins Bill for the news. With the increasing shortage of physicians and nurses, can AI solutions, such as ChatGPT, help to solve the physician shortage crisis, and what are the possibilities and limitations of using AI in healthcare? How can automation and care orchestration using AI technology help in scaling care coordination efforts across an enterprise and reducing the burden on clinicians and administrative staff that are const...
Today: ChatGPT 4 on ChatGPT 4
March 28, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBAI is advancing rapidly. So I thought we would interview ChatGPT 4 on ChatGPT 4.
Newsday: The Technological Impact of ChatGPT on Systems, Applications, and Work Environments
March 27, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBJuly 10, 2023: Corey Lyons, Staff Solutions Engineer at VMware joins Bill for the news. What is the role of VMware in the changing landscape of healthcare technology? How is healthcare moving towards the edge and becoming more dispersed? What does Best Buy and Atrium’s partnership mean for in-home hospital care, and what are the implications for technology organizations and staff? What are the benefits of using AI in administrative workflows? Key Points: How CIO/CTOs can better drive integ...
Today: Conference Going Top 10 List
March 24, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBConference Going Top 10 List
Today: Scott Becker's List of What is Going on in Healthcare
March 23, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.68 MBScott Becker captures a great list of what is going on in Healthcare. Today we take a look at it.
Today: Is There an Unforgivable Healthcare Data Breach
March 22, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBSocial Media seems to think this breach is unforgivable. What do you think?
Today: Microsoft and Nuance. Bring ChatGPT-4 to healthcare
March 21, 2023 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBIs this moving as fast as I think it is?
Newsday: Leadership in Times of Budget Cuts, the ViVE Conference, and Cybersecurity Advancements
March 20, 2023 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBMarch 20, 2023: Drex DeFord, Healthcare Executive Strategist at CrowdStrike joins Bill for the news. 2023 is the year of significant cost reductions. From layoffs to budget cuts, how can we maintain morale and continue to advance our systems? Can we utilize technology to become more efficient? How do we actually make meaningful cuts in order to maintain ROI and maintain company morale? Can we, through cost-reduction storytelling and data, keep our employees in the loop while providing meanin...
Today: 2nd Most Important Item to Retain Your Staff
March 17, 2023 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBWhat is the most important thing for a leader to do to retain their staff. Today, I'm not going to talk about that, I'm going to talk about the 2nd most important item.
Today: The President's Budget Proposal for Healthcare
March 16, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBAny healthcare implications in the President's proposed budget?
Today: Do Digital Health Leader Exits Signal a Change in Strategy
March 15, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBDigital Health Leaders are leaving. Is this a signal of a strategy shift?
Today: Silicon Valley Bank Run and Healthcare
March 14, 2023 05:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBAny implications of the bank run on healthcare?
Newsday: New Aged Tech with Age-Old Technique: AI and Leadership
March 13, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBMarch 13, 2023: Laura O’Toole, CEO at SureTest joins Bill for the news. The age of AI is upon us, and it's no longer a question of if but how. How can we use AI to improve patient care and alleviate the burden on clinicians? How can we push forward trust in AI from a patient perspective? In terms of technology, Can application rationalization ultimately lead to the elimination of outdated equipment and cost reduction? What does strong leadership look like in 2023? Can we establish better wor...
Today: Leadership in Difficult Times
March 10, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBThese are difficult times. Are you ready to lead?
Today: Atrium / Best Buy and Your Health System's Next Step
March 09, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.42 MBGreat partnership to accelerate home based care.
Today: Medicaid Redetermination
March 08, 2023 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBAddressing Medicaid Determination.
Today: Leading the Board around Cyber Risk
March 07, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBLeading your board in the area of Cybersecurity. Great article by Vik Arora CISO for HSS out of NYC. Article
Newsday: Managing Architecture and Telehealth to Combat the Rise of the Financial Crisis
March 06, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBMarch 6, 2023: Bob Klein, CEO at Digital Scientists, joins Bill for the news. Healthcare is struggling financially . With some having 20% budgets, CIOs need to have greater access at a much lower cost per touch. How can we reevaluate our architecture and decide what is actually generating ROI? Can we save rural healthcare systems from the financial crisis? How can we combat the rise in labor and supply chain costs? How can hospitals continue to excel when we are running on low-power mode? K...
Today: Work Life Balance
March 03, 2023 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBIs there a such thing as work life balance?
Today: Pacific Dental take Epic to School
March 02, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.54 MBToday: Pacific Dental take Epic to School
Today: Hackers Extort Less Money, Are Laid Off
March 01, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MBAre we finally making progress in the cyber war?
Today: Rural Healthcare is at it's Breaking Point
February 28, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBWhat is to be done about Rural Healthcare?
Today: Rural Healthcare is at a Breaking Point
February 28, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBWhat is to be done about Rural Healthcare?
Newsday: Growing from 2022: Finances, Toxic Positivity, and Reprioritization
February 27, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBFebruary 27, 2023: Priscilla Sandberg, Strategic Alliance Manager at Pure Storage joins Bill for the news. 2022 was a bad financial year. The pandemic has brought a new outlook on finances and health systems are looking at where their expenses really are. Do we need to rebuild the current financial system and is that even feasible or do hospitals need to start spending money to make money? The nature of primary care is shifting and places like CVS and Amazon are breaching the space. Is it ti...
Today: The 10 Laws of Marketing to Healthcare CIOs
February 24, 2023 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBMarketing to Healthcare CIOs? Have a listen and let me know what you think.
Today: The Battle for Primary Care Rages On
February 23, 2023 05:00 - 23 seconds - 353 KBDoes the battle for primary care have any technology implications?
Today: What's Next for Amazon Health
February 22, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBWhat is Amazon going to do in 2023?
Today: How much 5 health systems are paying to settle data breach lawsuits
February 21, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MBWhat is the real cost of a breach?
Newsday: Healthcare’s Evolution of Technology: ChatGPT, Batteries, and Cyber Security Policy
February 20, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBFebruary 20, 2023: David Ting, CTO at Tausight joins Bill for the news. There is a constant flow of new technology in health care. From Tausight’s new PHI awareness meter to ChatGPT, the growth and innovation does not stop. What are the repercussions of these modernizations? How can policy assist in the big issues such as cyber security or plagiarism? How can the healthcare industry become more resilient in the face of these obstacles? Key Points: ChatGPT’s skills and opportunities in prog...
Today: Being Prepared by Exploring the Absurd
February 17, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBSometimes the question is what unlocks a potential future. What questions are you asking? Have you asked and entertained the absurd in order to free your mind from its current constraints? Today we explore.
Today: Ascension, Epic, Oracle and VA, and Charge for Messages
February 16, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBFour Stories in 10 minutes. US senator probes Ascension, alleging it operates 'like a private equity fund' Oracle exec says terminating VA Cerner EHR rollout 'makes no sense' Why Novant charges for MyChart messages and UNC Health doesn't A leap toward universal interoperability: Epic gets approval to join TEFCA
Today: Toxic Positivity a Cultural Challenge for Healthcare
February 15, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBToxic Positivity. Only focusing on the positive in order to avoid having to take on insurmountable challenges. Is this a problem for Healthcare leadership today?
Today: AHA - Hospitals must Partner with Disruptors like Amazon, CVS
February 14, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBHappy Valentines Day. The AHA says it's time to give up the ghost, the new entrants are going to win the Primary Care space and it's time to fall back and pick your partner. Today we discuss.
Newsday: Will Google’s Bard Outsmart Microsoft-Backed ChatGPT?
February 13, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBFebruary 13, 2023: Russell Graney, CEO of Aidin joins Bill for the news. Digital health 2023 predictions on cloud, human-centered design and getting back to basics. ChatGPT and Google Bard: Will They be Game Changers? The US spends most on healthcare but has worse outcomes. It remains the only nation within the OECD that does not offer universal health coverage despite spending nearly 18 percent of its GDP on healthcare. One Company’s Trick to Getting 95,000 Hours Back? Canceling Meetings. A...
Today: Bill Proposed to Stop VA EHR Rollout
February 10, 2023 04:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBShould the VA EHR Modernization project be stopped?