Show Notes

June 16, 2025: Philipp von Gilsa, CEO of Kontakt.io, joins Bill Russell for the news. What happens when America's hospitals reach dangerous occupancy thresholds that could make them unable to function properly? And as workplace violence against healthcare workers spikes, what combination of technology and process can effectively protect staff? The conversation delves into the tension between technology capabilities and practical healthcare applications, questioning whether approaches to new innovations like AI are simply recycling the same discussions we've had about cloud and IoT in previous years. As healthcare leaders face these converging challenges, how can they remain focused on core priorities?

Key Points:

• 02:22 America's Hospital Bed Shortage Crisis
• 15:14 Overpromising and Underdelivering
• 21:21 Workplace Violence in Hospitals

News Articles: 

• America’s Hospital-Bed Shortage Is About to Become a Crisis
• Connected health needs more provider collaboration for better data integration
• AHA report finds workplace and community violence costs hospitals more than $18 billion annually

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