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Podcasts Hosted by Bill Russell, Sarah Richardson, and Drex DeFord
In-depth interviews with healthcare CIOs, CISOs, and technology leaders. Bill Russell explores the decisions, strategies, and innovations shaping healthcare transformation.
Sep 6, 2022·Newsday
September 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 detect
Sep 6, 2022·The 229 Podcast
What is Operational Technology? OT are the systems that keep hospitals running. Like Medical devices, these critical infrastructure items have unique characteristics that make securing them difficult. So, what are the common OT devices found in a hospital and what should we do about them? What is OT Security? Practices and technologies used to (a) protect people, assets, and information, (b) monitor and/or control physical devices, processes and events, and (c) initiate state changes to enterpri
Sep 2, 2022·The 229 Podcast
September 2, 2022: What do the first 100 days look like in a CIO role? What if you have really big boots to fill? Craig Kwiatkowski , Senior VP and CIO at Cedars-Sinai is carrying the torch to ensure that Cedars-Sinai’s unwavering focus on providing quality, safe, equitable and high value patient care stays on track. How does a pharmacist background help you in a CIO role? How do you navigate the healthcare delivery system so that it functions smoothly between the physician, the nurse and the pa
Sep 1, 2022·The 229 Podcast
Every hospital has thousands of devices that cost thousands of dollars each, yet most of them are idle around 52% of the time. On top of all that, the nursing units are always asking for more! Having an up-to-date inventory, tracking utilization, and monitoring physical location can significantly improve effectiveness and will return millions of dollars back to the operational budget. To learn more about Clinical Device Efficiency, visit https://www.medigate.io/ cde This is episode 4 of 5 on our
Aug 30, 2022·The 229 Podcast
What kind of problems arise as a result of starting on a security strategy without doing holistic assessments? We're all trying to improve cybersecurity across healthcare. It’s a never ending job, unfortunately, but knowing where you’re at across different mile markers or points in time, can really help guide you. How do you acquire the data that will allow you to evaluate and refresh your strategy as needed? What processes are in place? How do you bring new devices onto your network? How do you
Aug 29, 2022·Newsday
August 29, 2022: Ryan Witt , Industries Solutions and Strategy Leader at Proofpoint joins Bill for the news. IBM reports that cybersecurity attacks cost healthcare systems more than any other sector. At $10.1 million per breach, that’s a 42% increase from 2020. North Korean hackers are taking aim at health care with Maui ransomware. What do federal agencies know about these malicious attacks and what are the reasons behind them? The HIMSS 2022 Future of Healthcare Report shows that payers and pr
Aug 26, 2022·The 229 Podcast
August 26, 2022: Two healthcare journalists go head to head! Scott Becker , Publisher of Beckers and our very own Bill Russell. What is their take on Amazon’s Purchase of OneMedical? What is the tech giant trying to do? The number one aim of smart business is to double down on your strengths and close off your weaknesses. But does this ruthless strategy hurt healthcare? Does the American public care about data privacy? What are their thoughts on big tech having access to their medical data? Tele
Aug 25, 2022·The 229 Podcast
One of the hardest things to achieve in business is a Merger and Acquisition. Even with a successful M and A, there’s always challenges. There's always stress. And so many questions that must be asked. What technology standards do they operate with? What devices do they have in their environment? What best practices do they adhere to? I think everybody in the world assumes that the CIO knows all this and can identify all the devices and knows what patch version and what risk level etc. But that
Aug 23, 2022·The 229 Podcast
Visibility is the foundation for zero trust. The reality is that threats in healthcare are getting much more complex. There’s a much broader attack surface. It’s extremely hard to know where all of our devices are. It was hard to know where they were before, which brings us to the question, is zero trust even achievable in healthcare? What does visibility look like and what does it mean? If you don't know what devices are out there or if you're not certain that they’re connecting to your network
Aug 22, 2022·Newsday
August 22, 2022: Charles Boicey from Clearsense joins Bill for the news. We hear almost daily about flashy new ventures just like Amazon’s recent purchase of One Medical that promise transformative improvements in healthcare. But will Amazon’s foray into primary care be easy? Meta faces yet another lawsuit alleging that its Pixel tracking tool harvests patients’ private medical data and shares the information with Facebook. Why do they continue to violate state and federal laws? Sharp HealthCare
Aug 19, 2022·The 229 Podcast
August 19, 2022: What was it like in the early stages of the pandemic through the eyes of a Secretary of Family and Social Services? Jen Sullivan who is now the Senior Vice President Strategic Operations at Atrium Health shares her thrilling and beautifully put story about handling the crisis, the vaccine rollout and other logistics at the state level through her fascinating lens. During the episode we ponder: What is the current status of the data infrastructure between states and health system
Aug 15, 2022·Newsday
August 15: Drex DeFord , Executive Healthcare Strategist at CrowdStrike joins Bill for the news. Cloud security is about really understanding your data. Where does it reside? What kind of data is it? Where is it moving around? Experts say inflation, rising interest rates and market volatility are pushing CIOs to increase their cloud investments. The risks to patients in a post-Roe v. Wade world demand new protections. Senators sound the alarm on privacy and call for HIPAA update. What innovative
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