Skip to main content

Search site

Find podcasts, news, articles, webinars, and contributors in one search.

PodcastsArticlesNewsTopicsALSF
Solution Showcase

Podcast

Solution Showcase

Hosted by Bill Russell, Sarah Richardson, or Drex DeFord

Healthcare technology vendors demonstrate their solutions and explain how they address real-world challenges facing health systems today.

Apple PodcastsSpotify

Episodes (37)

Solution Showcase Live at HIMSS 26’: Fixing Broken Scheduling with Kory and Lindsay Hudson

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase Live at HIMSS 26’: Fixing Broken Scheduling with Kory and Lindsay Hudson

April 3, 2026: Kory Hudson , Deputy CIO at University Health in San Antonio, Texas, and Lindsay Hudson , SVP of Client Partnerships at Nordic , join Bill Russell live from HIMSS to share how a candid assessment, a governance overhaul, and a return to scheduling best practice transformed patient access and unlocked millions in net revenue. Key Points: 02:57 Back to Best Practice Scheduling 04:08 Nordic Assessment and Key Gaps 06:30 Foundation Rebuild and Change 09:53 Early Results and CIO Advice

Solution Showcase: Exploring Private AI Live at HIMSS Tim McNamee and Mark Larochelle

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase: Exploring Private AI Live at HIMSS Tim McNamee and Mark Larochelle

April 1, 2026: Healthcare fraud is a $300 billion problem, and the old rules-based approach isn't stopping it. In this Solution Showcase from the HIMSS floor, Tim McNamee , Enterprise Account Manager, and Mark Larochelle , Strategic Public Sector Account Executive, of Cloudera explore how agentic AI is transforming fraud detection, clinical decision support, and data governance in healthcare. From enabling human-in-the-loop workflows to bringing AI directly to protected data inside your own envi

Solution Showcase: Finding a Better Solution to Staffing with Joe Longo and Eric Utzinger

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase: Finding a Better Solution to Staffing with Joe Longo and Eric Utzinger

March 25, 2026: What happens when a health system is juggling over 100 active IT projects with a workforce that can never be 100% allocated to any single one? Joe Longo , SVP and CDIO at Parkland Health , and Eric Utzinger , Co-Founder and Chief Client Officer at Revuud , join Bill Russell to expose the hidden dysfunction inside traditional healthcare IT staffing — and what a transparent, direct-access platform model is doing to fix it. If your hiring managers are still waiting weeks for a resum

Solution Showcase: The Freeing Power of Testing Automation with Phillip Furukawa and Chris Paravate

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase: The Freeing Power of Testing Automation with Phillip Furukawa and Chris Paravate

March 11, 2026: What if you could reclaim thousands of hours of IT staff time, without cutting corners on quality? Chris Paravate , CDIO at Northeast Georgia Health System , joins Phillip Furukawa , CRO at SureTest , to reveal how they achieved a 98% reduction in manual testing time across their Epic environment. From 161 regression incidents down to 45, the numbers tell a compelling story. Discover how testing automation is reshaping Epic upgrade cycles, freeing up nearly 10 FTEs worth of capac

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase: Ambient AI Mythbusting and Successful Pilots with Kali Ihde

March 4, 2026: What happens when AI stops being a buzzword and starts showing up in your bottom line? Kali Ihde , Director of Ventures and Innovation at Northwestern Medicine , joins Bill Russell to share how ambient AI has moved from pilot to proven. Reducing documentation time by 20-30%, generating nine additional patient visits per physician per month, and measurably easing clinician burnout. Kali also pulls back the curtain on Northwestern's disciplined approach to innovation: champion-first

Solution Showcase: From Data Chaos to Connected Care with Mike Cordeiro and Joe Diver

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase: From Data Chaos to Connected Care with Mike Cordeiro and Joe Diver

January 14, 2026: When 50% of your urgent care patients walk in with zero medical history, how do you deliver quality care? Mike Cordeiro , Senior Director of Interoperability Market and Product Strategy at MEDITECH , and Joe Diver , Signature Healthcare ’s CIO, discuss how they transformed fragmented records into a unified view that nearly 400 clinicians adopted in record time. One physician called it "the best technical change in years." Learn why interoperability isn't just about regulatory compliance anymore—it's becoming the lifeline that allows independent hospitals to survive, compete, and deliver coordinated care without sacrificing their autonomy. Golf Tournament Registration: https://carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/686801-ThisWeekHealth Key Points: 01:27 Signature Healthcare's Core Challenges 03:58 MEDITECH's Impact on Clinicians 06:25 Adoption and Advanced Features 12:18 Future of Interoperability and Conclusion X : This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Solution Showcase: Cloud Migration Lessons and Strategy with Chuck Christian and Charles Anastos

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase: Cloud Migration Lessons and Strategy with Chuck Christian and Charles Anastos

January 7, 2026: Chuck Christian , CTO of Franciscan Health , and Charles Anastos , Senior Partner at Chartis , share the unfiltered story of migrating a 12-hospital Epic environment to Microsoft Azure—including the moment their hosting partner suddenly exited the business mid-contract. Chuck reveals why they rejected the "easy button" of Epic hosting, how they navigated a complex RFP with six vendors, and the non-negotiables that made or broke partnerships. From building a dedicated cloud cost analyst role to running production in their DR site for 30 days, this conversation delivers hard-won lessons on treating cloud migration as a strategic transformation, not just infrastructure relocation. Learn what happens when you demand trust and integrity over vendor promises. Key Points: 03:11 Choosing the Right Cloud Partner 08:50 The RFP Process and Vendor Evaluation 13:33 Security and Resilience in Cloud Migration 22:13 Lessons Learned and Future Plans X : This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Solution Showcase: Innovating Data Centers to Data-Driven Care with Brian Jones and Jason Jones

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase: Innovating Data Centers to Data-Driven Care with Brian Jones and Jason Jones

December 10, 2025: Valley Medical Center's CIO and SVP, Brian Jones , faced a critical challenge: transform aging infrastructure while enabling his team to focus on data-driven healthcare delivery. In this candid conversation with Drex DeFord and Rackspace 's Global Senior Client Executive, Jason Jones , Brian reveals how he disrupted the status quo through a bold partnership that reduced costs by 30%, eliminated unplanned downtime, and freed his team to innovate. Discover how Valley Medical achieved a complete infrastructure transformation in under 12 months, secured a decade of predictable costs, and empowered staff who initially resisted change to become champions of the new model. This is infrastructure reimagined for modern healthcare. Key Points: 05:55 Reimagining Healthcare IT 10:06 Leadership and Empowerment 16:48 Measuring Success 19:03 Building a Business Case 28:19 Advice for Innovation and Transformation 31:43 Final Thoughts and Human Element X : This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Solution Showcase: Pro Security In Your Pocket With Will Houston, Preston Duren, and Spencer Bales

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase: Pro Security In Your Pocket With Will Houston, Preston Duren, and Spencer Bales

December 3, 2025: When Will Houston , Network Security Manager at MDI Hospital, received security alerts at 5 AM on a holiday, he faced every healthcare leader's nightmare. But this story gets personal: among the 32,000 breach notifications he later sent were letters to his wife and two children. Join as Will sits down with Fortified Health Security’s Spencer Bales , VP of Product, and Preston Duren , VP of Threat Services, to explore how a small hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine, shut down 170 compromised accounts before breakfast, managed a crisis spanning weeks, and learned why healthcare-focused cybersecurity partnerships aren't just about technology—they're about protecting real people in your community. Key Points: 04:45 Will’s Cyber Journey and the terrible summer 13:24 Fortified's Central Command Platform 16:20 The SOS Button and Work-Life Balance 20:36 Incident Response and Escalation IQ 28:51 Healthcare Focus and Mission 32:40 Advice for Small Teams X : This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Solution Showcase: Tackling Identity Management at Scale with Bill Willis and Kristin Hoppe

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase: Tackling Identity Management at Scale with Bill Willis and Kristin Hoppe

December 3, 2025: A nurse practitioner shows up for their first ED shift at the hospital where they've worked for years. But the system doesn't recognize them, their login doesn't work, and five different teams scramble to merge records while the manager burns hours just getting them access. Kristin Hoppe, Information System Manager at Baylor Scott & White , and Bill Willis , CTO and Head of Advisory at IDMWORKS , reveal how they solved healthcare's most persistent identity crisis—not with new technology, but by reimagining the data itself. The solution transforms onboarding from weeks to minutes while slashing costs across the board. Key Points: 05:27 Baylor Scott & White's Solutions for IAM 08:04 Implementation and Challenges 15:06 ROI and Business Impact 22:23 Future Prospects and Patient Identity X : This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Solution Showcase: Building a Successful 5-Year Digital Roadmap with Pam Austin and Chris Jenkins

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase: Building a Successful 5-Year Digital Roadmap with Pam Austin and Chris Jenkins

November 12, 2025: After a major consolidation and Epic implementation during COVID-19, Ballad Health could have focused solely on survival. Instead, Pam Austin , CIO at Ballad Health , partnered with Chris Jenkins , EVP of Digital Strategy and Enterprise Imaging at Healthlink Advisors , to build a comprehensive five-year digital roadmap anchored in six strategic pillars. This conversation explores how they established IT governance that turns noise into clarity, created an Office of the CIO to free leadership for strategic thinking, and achieved millions in savings through application rationalization. Pam and Chris reveal why transparency drives engagement, how they keep 400+ team members aligned with the organizational mission, and their essential advice for healthcare leaders embarking on large-scale digital transformation. Key Points: 00:53 Creating a Five-Year Roadmap 07:49 Maintaining Focus and Prioritization 12:26 Office of the CIO and Strategic Impact 17:52 Sustained Success and Future Advice 20:12 Final Thoughts and Key Takeaways X : This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Solution Showcase: Smooth and Rapid Growth In the M&A Era with Glen Phares and Brent Lamm

·Solution Showcase

Solution Showcase: Smooth and Rapid Growth In the M&A Era with Glen Phares and Brent Lamm

October 29, 2025: When UNC Health embarked on integrating 14 hospitals and hundreds of clinics across North Carolina, they needed more than just technology—they needed a scalable playbook. Brent Lamm , SVP and CIO at UNC Health , joins Glen Phares , National Director for Healthcare Solution Delivery at Experis Health Solutions , to reveal how UNC Health built repeatable processes for rapid M&A integration. From consolidating nine different payrolls into one ERP system to managing infrastructure migrations that enable innovation. With strategic staffing partner Experis, they've transformed what could be overwhelming growth into a competitive advantage. Key Points: 02:24 UNC Health's Mission and Growth 05:20 Experis Health Solutions 06:43 Challenges and Strategies 14:47 The Role of Infrastructure 18:36 Future of Burnout in Healthcare X : This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer