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: Running Through the State of the Union
February 09, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBExploring the State of the Union with a lens of Health IT.
Today: Google Bard and ChatGPT - Healthcare Implications?
February 08, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBI could probably do a ChatGPT episode every day with the amount of buzz out there. Google launched a competitor in Google Bard. Any implications for healthcare?
Today: Judy Faulkner Business Gems
February 07, 2023 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBJudy Faulkner has crushed the dreams of many EHR CEOs over the years. How did she do it? What makes her distinct? What is the one mistake that she is making right now?
Newsday: Cloud, Human-Centered Design and ChatGPT
February 06, 2023 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBFebruary 6, 2023: Curtis Hendrick, VP of Cloud Services at Optimum joins Bill for the news. Cloud, human-centered design and getting back to basics are hot topics in digital health this year. CIOs are studying and implementing these technologies to improve patient and provider experiences. At least four research papers credit the AI tool ChatGPT as a co-author. Many scientists disapprove and publishers are scrambling to regulate its use. Microsoft invests billions more dollars in OpenAI. And...
Today: Priorities Webinar Recap with AMC CIOs
February 03, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBWhat a great webinar yesterday. Three AMC CIOs joined me to discuss their priorities for 2023. Today we recap some of that conversation.
Today: Public Health Emergency Ends in May
February 02, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBPHE coming to an end. Are we ready?
Today: Cloud, Human Centered Design and Complexity
February 01, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBWhat's next for Cloud and Human Centered Design in Healthcare?
Today: A Rant on Remote Work
January 31, 2023 04:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBFollowing up on Monday's Poll. Has "entitlement replaced efficiency" as the primary driver for work from home policies?
Newsday: Key Takeaways from the 2023 J.P. Morgan Conference and Predictions for Healthcare Finances
January 30, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBJanuary 30, 2023: Charles Boicey, Chief Innovation Officer at Clearsense joins Bill for the news. What are the big takeaways from the 2023 J.P.Morgan Conference? What are the impacts of Ascension Health’s $2.5B economic recovery plan? Will it really alleviate operational challenges and staffing pressures? What does OpenAI’s GPT-3 mean for healthcare? Finally, we talk about health equity and SDoH and how these might shift and grow in 2023. Despite the economic strain on companies, how can we ...
Today: Microsoft / Open AI What does this mean for Healthcare?
January 27, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBMicrosoft dumps billions into Open AI, does this mean good things for healthcare?
Today: Questioning the Status Quo
January 26, 2023 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.71 MBWhen was the last time you questioned the status quo. Leaders should question the status quo daily. Let's discuss.
Today: Let's talk about Chat-GPT
January 25, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBChat-GPT is going to change the world!! We will see, but the technology will change things pretty dramatically. Today we discuss.
Today: Dollar General / Amazon - Changing Health Consumers Expectations
January 24, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.94 MBConsumer expectations. We used to not care so much about such terms in healthcare, but we do that today at our own peril.
Newsday: The Financial State of Healthcare; What Happened at the J.P. Morgan 2023 Conference?
January 23, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBJanuary 23, 2023: David Ting, Founder and CTO of Tausight joins Bill for the news. There’s lots of challenges financially within health systems. What did the J.P. Morgan Conference uncover? What is the financial state of healthcare today? Is healthcare out of the recession? What should health system CIO's be focused on right now? Ascension posted a big net income gain to $1.8 billion. CommonSpirit is limiting expansion in a bid for positive cash flow after recent struggles. Plus what are the...
Today: Delayed Care, What are the Implications
January 20, 2023 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.44 MBHas the buyer behavior changed for healthcare in your markets. This has serious implications for strategy.
Today: 2023 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Recap
January 19, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBThe JP Morgan Healthcare conference is a great place to check the instruments and see how the industry is doing. Today we take a look at what we heard.
Today: Classic Blunders in the Digitization of Medical Devices
January 18, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBClassic Blunders. Never get involved in a land war in Asia Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line Oh, wait, those are the classic blunders from The Princess Bride. But there are classic blunders in the digitization of medical devices. Today we talk about them.
Today: William Walder's Workout Musings
January 17, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBWhat keeps the healthcare CIO up at night? How can you help? These are the questions that William Walder's CIO of Health First tackled in a recent post on LinkedIN. Today we break it down.
Newsday: The Top Healthcare Trends to Prepare for in 2023
January 16, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBJanuary 16, 2023: Laura O'Toole, Chief Executive Officer of SureTest joins Bill for the news. What are the top healthcare trends to prepare for in 2023? Where will the smart healthcare dollars go? What can we expect from EHR vendors in 2023? How will AI and Machine Learning Reshape Healthcare in the next 12 Months? Key Points: If healthcare It leaders can help bring back a little bit of joy to clinicians, to IT staff, to any end user, then we've done our job Cybersecurity woes continue to...
Today: It's Not You, 5G is a Letdown
January 13, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MB5G is coming, 5G is coming, 5G is here. Zzzzzzzzzzz. Still 5 years away at the earliest for any real transformative innovation. That is things that can't be done in another way. Today we talk about 5G and what tech innovators are focused on.
Today: Health IT Projects for 2023
January 12, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBThis year, ROI will be measured in hours and minutes.
Today: Draft QHIN - Participant Multi-Factor Authentication
January 11, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.33 MBDoes the new RCE requirement requirement for 2 Factor authentication represent an undue burden. Today we discuss. https://lnkd.in/g4Be2HRP
Today: Handling a Strike
January 10, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.6 MBNurses are striking in NY. How does a health IT organization handle this.
Newsday: How can we Solve Healthcare Data Fragmentation?
January 09, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBJanuary 9, 2023: Drex DeFord, Executive Healthcare Strategist at CrowdStrike joins Bill for the news today. Airline executives and labor leaders point to inadequate technology systems as the reason why Southwest Airlines melted down. Epic launches SaaS aimed at independent medical groups. What are the Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2022? How can we solve healthcare data fragmentation? And what will drive healthcare providers priorities in 2023? Key Points: It's definitely the CIO's ...
Today: CIO Priorities a Recap
January 06, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBOur first webinar of the year is in the books, today I recap what we learned from three IDN CIOs.
Today: Where will the smart healthcare dollars go in 2023?
January 05, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 9.04 MBDo you have a digital front door to a tiny room of your healthcare system. Today we discuss four good bets for where the money will be going in 2023.
Today: Dangerous Tech Debt and Back to the Office
January 04, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBSouthwest gave us an example of dangerous tech debt. Tech debt that can cause cascading issues in your operation. Plus I take a look at four stories in the WSJ on bringing people back to the office. Trend?
Today: New Years Resolutions
January 03, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.86 MBWhat can we resolve to be this year. Not accomplish, be as a person. Intrigued, today I share a few of my resolutions.
Newsday: Five Years at This Week Health - A Look Back at What New Stories Rocked Health IT
December 26, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBDecember 26, 2023: Welcome to a special End of Year episode where Bill sits down with our regular Newsday hosts. Drex DeFord from CrowdStrike, Patty Hayward of Talkdesk, Dr Colin Banas of DrFirst and Ryan Witt from Proofpoint. If you could sum up the biggest 2022 healthcare IT news headlines in a couple of words, what would they be? What are CIOs and CEOs doing to tackle these issues? How can we shape tomorrow so that the future of healthcare embraces more technology, more information, more ...
Newsday: The Top 10 Healthcare Industry Predictions For 2023
December 19, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBDecember 19, 2023: Rachel Trobman, CEO and Co-Founder of Upside Health joins Bill for the news today. Amazon will no longer support HIPAA compliance on its Alexa devices after launching a program three years ago for some hospitals and payers. The year 2022 is almost behind us and the healthcare industry is preparing for what promises to be a most interesting 2023. What are the top 10 healthcare industry predictions for 2023? Key Points: Patients with chronic pain need to be seen and they n...
Today: What's in store for 23
December 13, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 7.17 MBLast show of 22. I look forward to connecting again with you in the new year.
Newsday: How to Change the Game in Healthcare with the Digital Patient Experience
December 12, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBDecember 12, 2023: Christine Parent, Associate Vice President at MEDITECH joins Bill for the news. MEDITECH and Google Health collaborate to advance clinical search and discovery in Expanse EHR. Healthcare consumers have always taken the time to research and explore their health options but today digital patient experience now plays a huge role in their selection. Providers focus on EHR optimization to improve cross-solution interoperability. And KLAS reports that health system-affiliated ho...
Today: Where Health Systems Can Invest in Order to Save
December 09, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.74 MBWhere you can invest in technology in order to realize savings in 2023.
Today: Amazon Ends Support for Alexa Skills with HIPAA Protections
December 08, 2022 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBWhat do you do when Big Tech drops your initiative like a hot potato. Today we explore.
Today: 6 Ground Rules for Cost Cutting - Michael Dowling
December 07, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBYour doing cost cutting at your health system right? You need to hear Michael Dowling's wisdom on the topic.
Today: CVS Tries Out Remote System to Fill Prescriptions
December 06, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBWhat does innovation look like. Doing something differently in a way that improves multiple factors in a positive way. Labor Shortage, Cost, User Experience all at the same time. Today we explore one of these stories.
Newsday: How The Metaverse, AI and ML will Reshape Healthcare
December 05, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBDecember 5, 2022: Charles Boicey from Clearsense joins Bill for the news. Are you a Futurist? Today we are talking the Metaverse, AI and ML. What will the next healthcare application be in the virtual Metaverse world? Why are AI and ML underperforming in healthcare? How can we improve the quality of data we're collecting in EHRs, including clinical notes? What is the longer-term strategy to collect more data about patients, beyond the EHR? Are autonomous cars a trend or trendy? Is Hospital a...
Today: I Believe - HR Trends - Conclusion
December 02, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBWhat do you believe and how will that shape 2023. I take you through my process by looking at people trends for 2023. Bringing it all together.
Today: I Believe - HR Trends P3
December 01, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBWhat do you believe and how will that shape 2023. I take you through my process by looking at people trends for 2023. Part 3
Today: I Believe - HR Trends P2
November 30, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBWhat do you believe and how will that shape 2023. I take you through my process by looking at people trends for 2023. Part 2
Today: I Believe - HR Trends
November 29, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBWhat do you believe and how will that shape 2023. I take you through my process by looking at people trends for 2023.
Newsday: 5 Takeaways from HLTH22, Amazon’s Virtual Doctor Marketplace and Epic's Continued Dominance
November 28, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBNovember 28, 2022: Ryan Witt, Industries Solutions and Strategy Leader at Proofpoint joins Bill for the news. What were the 5 key takeaways from HLTH22? Do economic troubles loom large? Is Epic's dominance good or bad for healthcare? Amazon has launched a message-based virtual health service called Amazon Clinic. Senator Mark Warner, co-founder of the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus, released a policy document “Cybersecurity is Patient Safety, Policy Options in the Health Care Sector”. Could he ...
Today: Texas AG to Investigate Epic's role in Denying Patients Access to Medical Records
November 23, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MBThis one makes no sense to me. How about you?
Today: Cleveland Clinic Charges for Some My Chart Messages - Thoughts?
November 22, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBI believe that clinician burden and financial challenges are going to lead to some solutions we haven't considered before. Here's one to ponder. Paying for My Chart messages which require more than 5 minutes of physicians time. Thoughts?
Newsday: A Deep Dive on Big Tech Healthcare Partnerships
November 21, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBNovember 21, 2022: Drex DeFord, Executive Healthcare Strategist at CrowdStrike joins Bill for the news. Meta faces mounting questions from Congress on health data privacy as hospitals remove Facebook tracker. Deepfake video of Zelenskyy could be 'tip of the iceberg' in info war, experts warn. Oracle Cerner to close 2 Kansas City-area campuses. And a deep dive on some Big Tech healthcare partnerships. Amazon Pharmacy and Florida Blue. University of Rochester and Sectra. Samsung and HealthTap....
Today: Optimism and Pessimism on the Use of Data in Healthcare
November 18, 2022 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBToday, the state of data in healthcare.
Today: What I learned at the HLTH 2022 Conference
November 17, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBHLTH 2022 was this week in Las Vegas. Here are my initial takeaways from the conference.
Today: Turnkey Care at Home for Health Systems
November 15, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 5.56 MBWhat if you could roll out your branded health system home health solution in less than a month? Interested?
Newsday: There’s a Fundamental Difference between Digitization and Digital Transformation
November 14, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBNovember 14, 2022: Patty Hayward, Vice President, Strategy Healthcare and Life Sciences for Talkdesk joins Bill for the news. We are in the midst of a "Great Breakup". Women leaders are demanding more and leaving their companies in unprecedented numbers to get it. Healthcare decision makers can pick from thousands of options to strike deals with digital health companies But having all these choices means the selection process must be very comprehensive. Healthcare providers and healthcare pa...
Today: What we Learned from the CommonSpirit Outage
November 11, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.78 MBCommonSpirit EHRs are back online. 30ish days after it all started, what did we learn?