Health Affairs This Week places listeners at the center of health policy’s proverbial water cooler. Join editors from Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy research, and special guests as they discuss this week’s most pressing health policy news. All in 15 minutes or less.
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“This Week Health: NewsRoom” showcases our commitment to transforming healthcare one connection at a time, providing a dedicated space for timely discussions on industry news. Featuring programs like Today in Health IT, Newsday, UnHack (the News), and This Week Health: Live; this channel caters to healthcare professionals who face the constant challenge of staying informed despite their demanding roles. Guided by the seasoned insights of CEO and Host Bill Russell, and co-hosts Drex DeFord an ...
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This Week Health is for Health IT professionals who are looking for a deeper look into he topics and challenges that we face on a daily basis. Our Hosts will look at clinical informatics, cybersecurity, AI, digital and data science as it relates to healthcare. A channel designed specifically for you and your career.
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This Week in Health IT is committed to developing the next generation of Health IT leaders. This Week Health: Academy is the channel most focused on education. This Channel is for those who are committed to learning their craft and hearing from industry leaders. This is where we explore the intersection of technology and healthcare for those who are making it happen.
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This Week in Health Tech podcast is a health technology podcast. Podcast features Vik Patel, a health technology veteran and CEO of Tido Inc. (A Trusted Tech Partner for Healthcare Organizations) and industry experts. Our shows provide commentary, news, and perspective on the latest trends in health tech and features seasoned experienced industry experts. All of our shows are free. TWIHT is supported by advertising. We limit the number of ads on each show, and we only accept advertising from ...
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Interview In Action: Building the Bridge to Better Care Through Ambient Listening with Shiv Rao
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9:57February 18, 2025: Shiv Rao, CEO and co-founder of Abridge, delves into their revolutionary ambient listening technology. Through the lens of 100+ enterprise deployments, Rao explores the delicate balance between technological advancement and clinical practicality. As the discussion unfolds, we discover how contextual reasoning is reshaping documen…
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Today: UH's $3M Housing Investment: Healthcare Beyond Hospital Walls
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8:53February 18, 2025: Sarah Richardson and Kate Gamble discuss University Hospitals' innovative $3 million investment in mixed-income housing in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood. Learn how this strategic investment model combines healthcare outcomes with community development, using data analytics to track impact on ER visits and long-term health outcom…
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What's Happening with Value-Based Insurance Design? w/ Mark Fendrick
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18:51Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Mark Fendrick of The University of Michigan's Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) to discuss the recent announcement from CMS that the Medicare Advantage VBID model would be ending after 2025, and what the future holds for VBID moving forwar…
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UnHack (the News): Upcoming HIPAA Update and Third-Party Risk Next Steps with George Pappas
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19:03February 17, 2025: George Pappas, CEO of Intraprise Health, dives into the evolving landscape of healthcare cybersecurity. What separates mere compliance from genuine organizational protection as organizations grapple with increasing regulatory pressures and the imminent HIPAA security rule update? The discussion explores these critical questions w…
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Flourish: Leading with Humility and the Art of Risk with Andrew Kerr
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33:48February 17, 2025: Andrew Kerr, CEO and Managing Partner of FortyAU and author of The Humility Imperative, draws from his transition from HCA to leading a Nashville-based software and AI consulting firm to explore essential questions about modern leadership. How does a leader maintain authenticity while driving innovation in today's rapidly evolvin…
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Zero Trust Hospital Series: Understanding the Anatomy of a Breach with Tamer Baker
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12:04February 14, 2025: This is the third episode of the Zero Trust Hospital Series. Tamer Baker, Healthcare CTO for Zscaler, dissects the anatomy of a breach—how attackers identify vulnerabilities, move laterally through systems, and execute double-extortion ransomware. How does Zero Trust disrupt each stage of an attack, preventing even compromised cr…
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Today: It's All About the Heart: Cardiac Care and Valentines Day
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17:20February 14, 2025: Sarah and Kate explore cutting-edge advancements in cardiac care, where engineering and medicine converge to revolutionize heart health. PhD students at Texas A&M’s School of Engineering Medicine are pioneering research in biomechanical modeling and AI-driven diagnostics to predict and prevent heart disease. Subscribe: This Week …
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2 Minute Drill: Deepfake Job Applicants, OpenAI's Non-Breach, and iOS Updates with Drex DeFord
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2:52A San Francisco cybersecurity company recently uncovered multiple deepfake attempts by North Korean actors during their hiring process, highlighting a growing concern in technical recruitment. OpenAI has concluded an investigation finding no evidence of a system breach, despite hackers' claims of possessing 20 million user credentials. The claimed …
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Today: How CIOs Can Foster Trust and Collaboration with Humble Leadership
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11:57February 13, 2025: Sarah and Kate explore how CIOs and healthcare IT leaders can cultivate a culture of humble leadership. Learn how humility enhances psychological safety, improves decision-making, and creates an environment where the best ideas emerge. Discover actionable strategies to balance humility with decisiveness, elevate teams, and drive …
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Keynote: Unlocking New Standards of Care through Genomics with Sue Schade and Albert Oriol
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31:23February 13, 2025: Sue Schade, Principal at StarBridge Advisors, interviews Albert Oriol, CIO of Rady Children's Hospital, to discuss how genomics and technology partnerships are transforming pediatric care. How can precision medicine and newborn screening change the trajectory of a child’s life? What role does IT play in addressing workforce burno…
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Today: AI Goes Largely Unchecked for Accuracy and Bias in Hospitals
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15:28February 12, 2025: Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, but are hospitals truly ready? Sarah and Kate explore how 65% of U.S. hospitals are implementing AI tools, the gaps in evaluating bias and accuracy, and what leaders must do to ensure responsible AI adoption. Join us as we discuss key findings from a University of Minnesota stud…
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Solution Showcase: Data Monitoring to Help Clinicians Rest Easy with James Wellman and Vik Patel
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32:48February 12, 2025: James Wellman, VP and CIO of Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home, and Vik Patel, COO of Tido, as they explore advancing data integration, operational efficiency, and patient care. Learn what happens when a healthcare IT partnership transcends traditional vendor relationships to become a true team extension, and discover how t…
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Today: IT Needs More Women and They Need to be Treated Better
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13:19February 11, 2025: Despite growing cybersecurity threats, women remain underrepresented in the field, making up only 25% of the workforce—an even smaller fraction in leadership roles. Sarah and Kate explore the barriers women face in cybersecurity, from hiring biases to workplace culture, and discuss the business case for diversity in security team…
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2 Minute Drill: Device Security, Federal System Concerns, and Employee Targeting with Drex DeFord
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3:15Drex explores Health-ISAC's new comprehensive paper addressing the critical aspects of medical device lifecycle security management and cybersecurity responsibilities. He discusses growing concerns among healthcare executives regarding DOGE's takeover of federal systems and its potential impact on regulatory compliance. The episode concludes with a…
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Road to Flourish: Career Pivot Points and What Makes a Team with Beth Lindsay Wood
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26:20February 11, 2025: Erica Williams, RTO of Texas for Ascension, sits down with Beth Lindsay Wood, CIO and CTO at Moffitt Cancer Center, to explore the pivotal moments that have shaped her journey in healthcare technology. From leading digital transformation efforts like CancerX and AI-driven clinical outcomes to navigating a career pivot between pro…
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Newsday: DeepSeek AI Shakes the Industry and Security Counters with Drex DeFord and Bill Russell
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19:00February 10, 2025: Drex and Bill Discuss the News. How does the rapid rise of China's DeepSeek AI challenge the dominance of U.S. tech companies? As AI adoption accelerates, are policies and training enough to prevent misuse, or will enterprise browsers and stricter controls become the new standard? And with the future of mergers and acquisitions i…
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2 Minute Drill: Ransom Payments Drop, SecureWorks Acquisition, and DeepSeek Risks with Drex DeFord
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3:06Ransomware payments saw a 35% decline in 2024—what's driving the drop? Sophos finalizes its $859 million acquisition of SecureWorks, signaling more M&A activity in cybersecurity for 2025. Plus, DeepSeek AI is gaining traction in healthcare, but its data policies raise serious concerns. Remember, Stay a Little Paranoid Subscribe: This Week Health Tw…
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The Scope of US Medical Debt Right Now w/ Kinika Young
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17:01Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Kinika Young of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to the program to discuss a recent final rule/advisory issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and how this rule will impact the scope of medical debt …
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Today: Health Systems Ramp Up IT Hiring
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11:14Febuary 7, 2025: Health systems across the U.S. are ramping up IT hiring in 2025, focusing on AI, cloud, and digital transformation. Kate and Sarah discuss key hiring trends in healthcare IT, including the demand for cloud engineers, informaticists, and AI specialists. We explore how CIOs are balancing on-site and remote work, the impact of emergin…
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Zero Trust Hospital Series: The Benefits of Zero Trust with Tamer Baker
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12:29February 7, 2025: This is the second episode of the Zero Trust Hospital Series. Tamer Baker, Healthcare CTO for Zscaler, explores how Zero Trust Architecture is revolutionizing hospital security and operations. How does shifting from a legacy, appliance-heavy infrastructure to a streamlined, SaaS-based model allow healthcare organizations to innova…
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Today: The Decline of Pediatric Hospital Units
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11:44February 6, 2025: Since 2008, U.S. hospitals have seen a 30% decline in pediatric inpatient units, leading to longer emergency wait times, increased care delays, and higher costs. Sarah and Kate explore how healthcare IT leaders can leverage telehealth, AI-driven analytics, and hospital network collaboration to mitigate the impact. How can CIOs opt…
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Keynote: Practical AI Impact that Clinicians and Patients Actually Feel with Jennifer Owens
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33:20February 6, 2025: Jennifer Owens, Senior AI Program Administrator at Cleveland Clinic, discusses the evolving role of AI in patient care and provider efficiency. As AI scribes redefine documentation and predictive models refine diagnoses, are we truly seeing the impact we expect? How do we measure success—through efficiency, patient outcomes, or cl…
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Today: Boosting Nurse Retention with Tech-Driven Group Mentoring
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10:32February 5, 2025: Sarah and Kate dive into how Intermountain Health’s St. Joseph Hospital successfully revamped its nurse mentoring program to increase retention rates to 97%. By shifting from a one-on-one model to structured group mentoring, this initiative fostered peer support, reduced burnout, and leveraged technology for scalable workforce dev…
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Zero Trust Hospital Series: Digital Transformation is Here with Tamer Baker
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12:11February 5, 2025: This is the first installment of our Zero Trust Hospital Series. Tamer Baker, Healthcare CTO for Zscaler, breaks down Zero Trust architecture—what it is, what it isn’t, and why it has become a necessity rather than a buzzword. Can outdated infrastructure truly support the demands of modern healthcare? How do we prevent hyperconnec…
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2 Minute Drill: 2025 Breaches Surface and Response Advice with Drex DeFord
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3:53Drex dives into a Connecticut health center is notifying over a million patients of a data breach, Maryland’s Frederick Health is battling a ransomware attack disrupting emergency services, and the New York Blood Center is dealing with a cyberattack eerily similar to previous breaches. As cybercriminals increasingly target critical healthcare infra…
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TownHall: Redefining Corporate Wellness with Karla Arzola and Cally Cripps
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25:08February 4, 2025: Karla Arzola interviews Cally Cripps, VP of Information Technology and Analytics at Aurora Mental Health Center and Founder of Systemagically. How does living with a chronic condition shape a leader’s approach to corporate wellness? What systemic gaps exist in mental health care, and can technology finally close them? Cally shares…
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Today: The Payer Denial Crisis and What the CXO Can Do
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12:43February 3, 2025: Sarah and Kate analyze key insights from CommonSpirit Health’s CFO, who exposes systemic issues in payer-provider relationships. How can CIOs use technology to combat revenue loss, optimize billing, and improve contract negotiations? We explore automation, AI-driven analytics, interoperability, and real-time dashboards as essentia…
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UnHack (the News): 2025 Acquisition Trends and Power School Breach Implications with John Kirkman
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19:45February 3, 2025: John Kirkman, VP of Government, Healthcare, and Education at Island, explores how enterprise browsers are revolutionizing data security in healthcare and beyond. How can organizations strike a balance between allowing AI innovation and safeguarding sensitive information from accidental exposure? The discussion also touches on thir…
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Interview In Action: Creating The Contactless Patient Room of the Future with Joseph Zaccaria
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15:36February 3, 2025: Joseph Zaccaria, VP of Strategy and Finance at Neteera, discusses what the future patient room will look like. Can technology seamlessly blend into clinical workflows without disrupting behavior? Joe dives into how Neteera’s passive monitoring technology leverages precision sensing to reshape care delivery across settings. Joe off…
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Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Ellen Bayer to the program to examine the US Food & Drug Administration's most recent work on food and nutrition policy, as well as what was done in the final days of the Biden administration and where things stand today. Health Affairs w…
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2 Minute Drill: DeepSeek AI, Innovation or Security Nightmare?
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5:51Drex dives into the latest cybersecurity concerns surrounding DeepSeek, a newly launched Chinese AI platform making waves in the tech world. While its capabilities rival top generative AI models, serious security risks have emerged, including U.S. user data being stored on Chinese servers, major privacy vulnerabilities, and a large-scale cyberattac…
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Today: Protecting Physician Mental Health
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11:49January 31, 2025: Physician burnout remains a critical issue, but how can healthcare IT play a role in breaking down barriers to mental health access? Sarah and Kate explore how enhanced encryption, role-based access controls, and compliance monitoring can protect physician mental health data, reducing stigma and encouraging care. Subscribe: This W…
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