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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.
Apr 28, 2026·UnHack the Podcast
April 28, 2026: When a hospital goes dark, the first 72 hours are everything. Laurie Campbell , Senior Manager of Clinical Ancillary Applications and Enterprise Imaging, and Rick McIntosh, VP and the Chief Technology Officer, at Children’s Hospital Colorado , break down the phased Code Dark response framework her team developed for ransomware attacks. They walk through real examples: how the supply chain keeps inventory moving without its systems, and how the radiology team built a sneakernet pr
Apr 16, 2026·The 229 Podcast
April 16, 2026: Something big is changing at This Week Health, and it starts with this episode. Bill Russell sits down with Sarah Richardson to announce that Flourish, the beloved show Sarah has helmed since joining TWH, is joining the 229 Podcast. But this isn't a step back; it's a consolidation of purpose. Bill and Sarah unpack why simplifying to a single channel better serves the healthcare IT community, what listeners can expect going forward, and why the conversations that happened on Flour
Mar 24, 2026·UnHack the Podcast
March 24, 2026: Steven Ramirez , VP, CTO and CISO at Renown Health , joins Drex DeFord to pull back the curtain on how a mid-large health system keeps security at the center of everything — without becoming the department of no. From board-level briefings and identity-first defenses to a Databricks cloud buildout and a governance framework that puts security review on every DocuSign, Steven breaks down why good relationships and strong intake processes beat politics every time. This is a candid,
Mar 19, 2026·The 229 Podcast
March 19, 2026: What does it take to open an 850-bed, 2-million-square-foot hospital? Thomas Bentley , Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , joins Bill Russell to pull back the curtain on one of healthcare's most complex technology challenges. From over 100 delivery robots to virtual nursing cameras and a fully integrated RFID-enabled nurse call system, Bentley breaks down what went right and what kept him up at night. A candid
Mar 17, 2026·The 229 Podcast
March 17, 2026: Blake Sallé , Chief Revenue Officer at Proofpoint , joins us live from the HIMSS conference floor to break down why agentic AI may be healthcare's next great security vulnerability. With 91% of breaches still entering through email and AI systems proving just as susceptible to manipulation as humans, Blake makes the case for why healthcare organizations need to rethink their entire security architecture, starting well before threats reach the inbox. Stay up to date on the l
Mar 12, 2026·The 229 Podcast
March 12, 2026: Joseph Evans , CMIO for Sentara Healthcare , joins Bill Russell fresh off the VIVE event to unpack what's really happening on the front lines of healthcare AI adoption. From Epic's expanding generative AI catalog to the flood of point solutions promising to solve everything from length of stay to clinical summarization, Joseph shares how Sentara is staying disciplined, evaluating problems first. He also raises a provocative concern that's keeping him up at night: it's not AI hall
Mar 5, 2026·The 229 Podcast
March 5, 2026: From EMR adoption to AI governance, the CMIO role has undergone three rapid transformations. Dr. Veena Lingam , ACMIO at Moffitt Cancer Center, has lived all of them. In this conversation with Bill Russell, Dr. Veena breaks down CMIO 1.0 (change management), 2.0 (data analytics), and the emerging 3.0 era: governing AI tools that health systems may have never paid close attention to. She also sounds the alarm on a growing informatics workforce shortage and the "informatics deserts"
Feb 26, 2026·The 229 Podcast
February 26, 2026: What does it actually take to govern AI across a major health system without losing speed or safety? Bill Russell sits down with Dr. James McCabe , CMIO at Jefferson Health , Dr. Benjamin Hohmuth , CMIO at Geisinger , and Kristin Myers , Chief Digital Officer at Northwell Health , for a candid conversation on managing enterprise-wide AI implementation. From building governance engines and risk-tiering intake processes, to measuring ROI and preparing for agentic AI, these three
Feb 24, 2026·UnHack the Podcast
February 24, 2026: When Zach Lewis , CISO and CIO at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis , received that 3 AM call about system outages, his first thought was tech debt, not threat actors. What followed was a masterclass in ransomware response that he's now captured in his new book "Locked Up." Despite A-minus security scores, board briefings, FBI connections, and all the right frameworks in place, LockBit still found its way in through a configuration gap during a firewa
Feb 19, 2026·The 229 Podcast
February 19, 2026: Bill Russell and Drex DeFord dive deep into the explosive growth of AI agents in healthcare - and the controversial pricing models that could reshape your IT budget. From OpenAI's acquisition of OpenClaw's founder to Epic's agent factory launch, the agentic revolution is here. But there's a catch: VCs now want to charge you based on the labor their AI replaces, not just software licenses. Drex breaks down why agents with "limitless memory" and autonomous problem-solving are bo
Feb 12, 2026·The 229 Podcast
February 12, 2026: Most health systems run Epic downtimes at 3 AM when the hospital is slowest. Jim Feen , SVP and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Southcoast Health , did the opposite. He intentionally took Epic offline at 10 AM on a Wednesday morning without warning staff. Jim reveals why 100% of surveyed leadership wanted to repeat the exercise, how he consolidated 37 separate call centers into a single unified operation, and what he learned from spending a decade at MEDITECH before l
Feb 5, 2026·The 229 Podcast
February 5, 2026: Jennifer Goldman , VP, CMIO, and Chief of Primary Care at Memorial Healthcare System , reveals why most patient access initiatives fail before they start. The problem isn't technology; it's template management, physician engagement, and clinical escalation workflows that non-clinical call centers can't navigate. Jennifer shares how Memorial added 10,000 same-day access visits by standardizing primary care templates and creating bi-directional governance forums. But the real cha
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