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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.
Jun 15, 2026·Newsday
June 15, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson sit down to work through the question sitting at the top of every health system's agenda: what has AI actually done for us? Personal productivity gains are real. Meeting counts are dropping, hours are being saved, and individual leaders feel the difference. But the enterprise ROI case is proving harder to make. With Dave Lundahl's three-era framework for healthcare IT adding historical weight and the ambient listening wave cresting,
Jun 11, 2026·The 229 Podcast
June 11, 2026: Michelle Stansbury , Associate Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President of IT Applications at Houston Methodist , joins Bill Russell to unpack the health system's bold "Intelligent Healthcare System of the Future" initiative. 10 strategic bets built around the opening of their most advanced facility yet, Cypress Hospital. From RTLS-enabled smart spaces and AI-powered care traffic control to virtual nursing programs that transformed skeptical nurses into advocates, Houston Metho
Jun 10, 2026·Executive Interview
June 10, 2026: In healthcare where downtime means lives, identity security is no longer just about who logs in. Bill Russell sits down with Peter Barker , Chief Product Officer at Ping Identity , to unpack why the agentic AI era demands a fundamental rethinking of identity. From giving AI agents first-class credentials to shifting the security boundary from login to the point of action. If your health system is deploying AI and you have not addressed non-human identity, this conversation is wher
Jun 8, 2026·Newsday
June 8, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson break down three headlines every health IT leader needs to hear. New York City Health and Hospitals suffered a breach that exposed biometric data, fingerprints, palm prints, and geotagged photo metadata through a third-party vector. Unlike passwords or Social Security numbers, that data cannot be replaced. Second, the long-anticipated HIPAA Security Rule update is overdue, and organizations that had two years to prepare are still unpr
Jun 3, 2026·Executive Interview
June 3, 2026: Adnan Iqbal , co-founder and CEO of Luma Health , joins Bill Russell for a direct conversation about one of healthcare's most stubborn problems: patient access. With 14-day average waits for a PCP appointment, 18% no-show rates, and call centers buried in fax workflows, the problems haven't changed, but the tools finally have. Adnan shares how Luma built a platform from scratch to orchestrate access, intake, financial experience, and patient engagement in one unified system, why de
Jun 1, 2026·Newsday
June 1, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson bring back the highlights from three simultaneous healthcare summits in Destin, Florida, covering imaging leaders, CTOs, and children's CIOs. The conversations were connected by a few uncomfortable truths: four in ten health systems cannot measure the AI they have already deployed, most organizations have dozens of agents running on their networks without anyone knowing, and budgets are getting squeezed by rising RAM costs and what le
May 27, 2026·Newsday
May 25, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson turn the episode into an informal review of Sarah's MIT AI Strategy and Leadership course, and the insights are worth the homework. From the surprisingly perfect parallel between today's AI resistance and the original Luddites, to the counterintuitive finding that the organizations succeeding with AI are the most operationally aligned, not the most technically advanced, this conversation cuts straight to what healthcare leaders actual
May 26, 2026·UnHack the Podcast
May 26, 2026: Krista Arndt , Associate CISO at St. Luke's University Health Network , and Anahi Santiago , CISO at ChristianaCare , join Drex DeFord for an unfiltered conversation about what it actually takes to lead healthcare security in 2026. From saving nearly 200 hours a month with Microsoft Security Copilot to building a team culture so strong that people rarely leave, Krista and Anahi pull back the curtain on AI adoption, mental health advocacy, and the intentional choices that separate t
May 21, 2026·Executive Interview
May 20, 2026: Mark Ferrari , VP of Advisory Services at Fortified Health Security , joins Drex DeFord on UnHack for a candid conversation about the threat landscape keeping healthcare security leaders up at night. From asset inventory gaps to the explosion of identity-based attacks, Mark brings a rare perspective shaped by military service, 30 years as an EMT, and deep healthcare IT experience. He pulls no punches on why healthcare keeps buying tools before defining the problem, and what it actu
May 18, 2026·Newsday
May 18, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dig into Stanford Health Care's bold agentic AI strategy, and what it means for every healthcare IT team right now. From naming the fear of job loss head-on to redefining what innovation actually means, the trio breaks down why standing still is the bigger risk. Drex reports from Utah on the Great Trust Recession and the deepfake dangers reshaping how we verify everything. Sarah brings leadership lessons from Nashville on EQ, distribu
May 13, 2026·Executive Interview
May 13, 2026: Jake Morrison , Global Healthcare Practice Head at Infinite Computer Solutions , joins Bill Russell for a candid executive conversation about what's really driving healthcare IT today. From the promise of AI to the surge in managed services demand, Jake shares why the old "outsource your mess for less" mindset is failing health systems. With 28 global delivery centers and half of Infinite's work in healthcare, Jake brings a uniquely global perspective on where the industry is heade
May 11, 2026·Newsday
May 11, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson are back on Newsday, tackling the questions keeping healthcare IT leaders up at night. What happens when your own teams start building AI tools without permission, and why might that actually be a good thing? Plus, the big consulting firms have quietly gutted their old model and rebuilt around AI adoption. And as agents start doing the work of analyst ones and analyst twos, is there still a path into this industry for new graduates? K
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