Podcast

The 229 Podcast

Hosted by Bill Russell and Sarah Richardson

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 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 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 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 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

Apr 16, 2026·The 229 Podcast

The 229 Podcast: New Host, New Format, Same Mission with Sarah and Bill

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 19, 2026·The 229 Podcast

The 229 Podcast: What It Actually Takes to Launch a State-of-the-Art Hospital with Thomas Bentley

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

The 229 Podcast: AI Is Gullible, And Hackers Know It With Blake Sallé

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

The 229 Podcast: Surviving and Understanding the AI Feature Flood with Joseph Evans

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

The 229 Podcast: CMIO 3.0 - The Role Nobody Trained You For with Veena Lingam

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

The 229 Podcast: AI Governance Webinar with Dr. James McCabe, Dr. Ben Hohmuth, and Kristin Myers

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