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The 229 Podcast

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.

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Jul 24, 2026·Executive Interview

Uncovering the Clinical Blind Spot in AI Governance | Executive Interview with Dr. Jen McKay

July 24, 2026: Dr. Jen McKay spent 20-plus years as an internal medicine hospitalist in rural South Dakota before becoming CMIO at a major Midwest health system, and now she's the Senior Clinical Specialist at Google for Health . Jen explains why so many AI governance efforts stall out, and it usually comes down to one missing ingredient: clinical leadership at the table from day one. She unpacks why physicians serve as the real "API" between fragmented healthcare data inputs, whether AI will ev

Jul 23, 2026·The 229 Podcast

How Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Built a Movement | The 229 Podcast with Liz Scott

July 23, 2026: Liz Scott is the co-executive director of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation , founded by her daughter, Alex, a four-year-old cancer patient who promised to raise money for kids "like her." What started as a single lemonade stand has grown into a movement with over 15,700 community fundraisers and hundreds of research grants funded every year. Bill Russell and Sarah Richardson sit down with Liz to explore how a pure, tragic story became a national movement, what a $100 donation actually funds a decade later, and why she still hasn't burned out after 20 years of building something bigger than grief. Key Points: 01:56 Alex Story Spark 12:06 Super Sibs Support 20:01 Research And Grants 25:10 Leadership And Future LinkedIn: 229 Project Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Jul 22, 2026·The 229 Podcast

The Upcoming Security Webinar Healthcare Can't Miss | Interview with Clay Maddux

July 22, 2026: Clay Maddux , Healthcare Horizon Practice Director at CrowdStrike , joins Drex DeFord to preview a free, live webinar on August 13th that tackles one of the fastest-growing threats in healthcare security: adversary-in-the-middle attacks on SaaS applications. Clay shares a preview of what's coming, including real cases of "payroll pirates" hijacking Workday accounts and rerouting employee paychecks, plus a live demo of browser-in-browser phishing in action. Open to the entire healthcare security community, no CrowdStrike account required. Register now and bring your team. Register for the Defending Against AiTM Attacks in Healthcare Webinar: https://go.crowdstrike.com/2026-08-aitm-healthcare.html?utm_campaign=stop_ai_accelerated_adversaries&utm_medium=evt&utm_source=prtn&utm_language=en-us Key Points: 01:10 Webinar Invitation 02:37 What Attendees Learn 04:31 Phishing And Browser Attacks 05:07 Live Demo And Token Theft Keep up to date on the latest in health IT: https://thisweekhealth.com/news/ X : This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Jul 17, 2026·Executive Interview

Browser Blind Spots and How to Pitch Security Upgrades | Google Fridays with Sebastian Estades

Sebastian Estades , Senior Account Executive for Enterprise Platforms and Devices at Google , brings 15 years of healthcare software experience to a conversation that starts with a hard question: do you actually know what AI tools your clinicians are using? Drex DeFord sits down with Sebastian to dig into where health system browser security is quietly breaking down, why shadow AI usage is the gap most organizations can't even see yet, and how enterprise browser is building a real financial case against VDI infrastructure costs. Key Points: 02:30 AI Blind Spots in the Browser 04:56 The Shadow AI Question 06:19 Quick Start Enrollment Steps Keep up to date on the latest in health IT: https://thisweekhealth.com/news/ X : This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Jul 16, 2026·The 229 Podcast

The Power of No and a New Perspective on Ambient | The 229 Podcast with Everett Weiss, MD

July 16, 2026: Dr. Everett Weiss, Medical Director, Health Informatics at Rochester Regional Health , has been a clinician, a vendor, and a health system informatics leader -- and that full arc is exactly what makes this conversation different. In this episode of Flourish, Sarah Richardson sits down with Dr. Everett to unpack why clinician burnout is a systemic problem long before it's a technology problem, what a holistic wellness program looks like when it's built by someone who's lived on every side of the equation, and what really happens when a provider looks up from a keyboard for the first time in years. Keep up to date on the latest in health IT: https://thisweekhealth.com/news/ Key Points: 04:01 Wellness Beyond HR 08:27 Power of No 10:47 AI With Purpose 17:59 Closing Advice and Wrap X : This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Jul 15, 2026·Executive Interview

Agents Don't Get a Pass: Governing Digital Identity | Executive Interview with Adam Hawkins

July 15, 2026: Adam Hawkins , EVP, Healthcare and Life Sciences at Cyderes , has spent more than 20 years at the intersection of clinical operations and cybersecurity, from co-founding a clinical decision support startup in college to building Cyderes's healthcare vertical from the ground up. Drex DeFord and Adam cover what the sprint to AI actually looks like from the security side, why most health systems are building guardrails while the car is already on the freeway, and the emerging concept of "blast radius", understanding not just what's vulnerable, but what actually breaks when something goes down. The conversation ends with a clear-eyed look at the next five years: machines versus machines, and what that shift means for healthcare security leadership. Key Points: 01:22 Adam’s Early Healthcare Start 05:10 Lessons from Robert Hershebeck 07:30 Today’s Biggest CISO Challenge 09:49 Security Context and Blast Radius 13:03 Machines vs Machines Future Keep up to date on the latest in health IT: https://thisweekhealth.com/news/ X : This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Jul 10, 2026·Executive Interview

Browser-First Security Rethink Health System CISOs Need | Google Friday with Bill Reid

July 10, 2026: Bill Reid , Healthcare and Life Sciences Lead in the Office of the CISO at Google , has spent his career working with health system security leaders, and he keeps running into the same blind spot: healthcare is underestimating the browser as an attack surface. Drex DeFord sits down with Bill to explore why the shift from thick client infrastructure to a secure, browser-first endpoint model is no longer theoretical. It is what resilient health systems are building. From managing tr

Jul 3, 2026·Executive Interview

Why the Browser Is Your Health System's Biggest Security Gap | Google Fridays with Andrew Rollo

Why the Browser Is Your Health System's Biggest Security Gap | Google Fridays with Andrew Rollo July 3, 2026: Andrew Rollo , Sales Engineer at Google , has led browser deployments for organizations with 10,000-plus endpoints, with a dedicated focus on healthcare. Drex DeFord sits down with Andrew to unpack why the browser has become the most vulnerable and most overlooked tool in a health system's security stack. They cover how identity, update cadence, and extension governance define whether a

Jul 2, 2026·The 229 Podcast

Three CIOs, one MIT AI course - Governance, ROI, and the Right Use Case| The 229 Podcast with Lisa Johnson & Tamara Havenhill-Jacobs

Jul 2, 2026: Sarah Richardson, Lisa Johnson , and Tamara Havenhill-Jacobs spent thirteen weeks completing an MIT AI strategy course on planes, evenings, and what Tamarah calls her "AI Sundays." What they brought back wasn't hype. It was clear. In this conversation with Sarah Richardson, recorded live from a 229 CIO Summit in Napa, the two leaders get honest about what actually changed: how one built the confidence to defend AI's role to her board through a theological lens, why "can AI fix that"

Jun 30, 2026·UnHack the Podcast

Project Glasswing Updates and Wrangling Hidden AI Agents | Unhack the Podcast with Jason Elrod

June 23, 2026: Jason Elrod , CISO at MultiCare , unpacks why traditional identity and access management doesn't map to AI agents, what happens when an employee leaves and their agents keep running with no one accountable, and why exploitability management is replacing vulnerability management as the right frame for security leadership. They also get into social engineering of AI models, the Harvard degree story, and what walk-up song Jason would pick for a 25,000-person keynote. Key Points: 09:0

Jun 18, 2026·The 229 Podcast

Innovating at the Speed of Trust and Fixing the Rev Cycle | The 229 Podcast with Shiv Rao

June 18, 2026: Shiv Rao , Co-founder and CEO of Abridge , has spent eight years building the company into something most people didn't see coming. Now live in 300+ health systems, touching 250 million patients and processing over 100 million clinical conversations a year. But Shiv isn't just a technologist. He still rounds at UPMC as a practicing cardiologist, and that dual lens shapes everything about how he thinks. In this conversation with Bill Russell, Shiv reframes what Abridge actually is:

Jun 11, 2026·The 229 Podcast

Houston Methodists' Approach to Innovation and Physician Champions | The 229 Podcast with Michelle Stansbury

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