Flourish with Sarah Richardson

By This Week Health

Technology changes fast, yet leadership is still about people. “Flourish” is your dose of inspiration, growth, and practical wisdom in healthcare IT. Hosted by Sarah Richardson—health system executive... more

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September 03, 2025Executive Interview: Finding the Hidden Costs of Healthcare's Digital Transformation with Mitch Duff
September 3, 2025: Mitch Duff, Founder & Managing Member at EHC Consulting, reveals how his team tackles one of healthcare's most critical challenges: modernizing legacy IT infrastructure. Drawing from a decade of experience moving Epic EHR systems to the cloud, Mitch explores whether healthcare organizations are truly ready for the digital transformation they desperately need. As ransomware threats continue to plague healthcare systems, how do organizations balance the urgent need for security with the pressure to innovate? With AI revolutionizing diagnostics and cloud capabilities reshaping how healthcare operates, this conversation examines what strategic investments health systems should prioritize to remain resilient in an increasingly complex digital landscape.
Key Points:
00:53 Unique Approach and Services

04:31 Building Team Cohesion

09:47 Simplifying Legacy Environments

11:24 Strategic Capabilities for Resilience

13:28 Speed Round: Trends, AI, and Leadership

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January 31, 2023 TownHall is Moving
January 31: Today on TownHall, Bill talks about the decision to consolidate channels and move the TownHall show to the Conference channel.
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January 26, 2023 Extended Reality: Building the Groundwork for Community Around Emerging Technology
January 26: Today on TownHall Jake Lancaster, Chief Medical Information Officer at Baptist Memorial Health Care talks with Mark Zhang, Associate CMIO at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Medical Director at Brigham Digital Innovation Hub about the emerging technology extended reality. In this episode they discuss how Mark came to found the American Medical Extended Reality Association (AMXRA). How will its existence along with similar organizations be important to the future of the technology? How are healthcare organizations using extended reality technologies and what is next for it? What process did Mark use to research the XR space to create an XR club within his organization?
You can listen to Mark’s previous episode on TownHall here: https://thisweekhealth.com/captivate-podcast/jake-lancaster-and-mark-zhang-on-brigham-and-womens-hospital-informatics-and-digital-innovation-hub/
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January 24, 2023 How Federally Qualified Health Centers Utilize Technology to Serve the Underserved
January 24: Today on TownHall Reid Stephan, VP and CIO at St. Lukes talks with Ray Lowe, SVP & CIO at AltaMed about FQHCs and how AltaMed has utilized technology to increase access to care. As a former rocket scientist, does Ray see Healthcare IT as harder or easier than rocket science? What are FQHCs and why are they important? How is Ray using technology to deliver on the quadruple aim and to make sure there are viable margins?
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January 19, 2023 How an Organization Acted Rapidly to Adapt During the Height of the Pandemic
January 19: Today on TownHall Linda Yang, CIO, talks with Erin Osbourn, Former CIO for the NY Hotel Trades Council & Hotel Assoc. of NYC Employee Benefit Funds about how her team supported the organization and the effects on the organization by the critical period of the pandemic. What were some of the unexpected impacts of the pandemic that she saw? How did the pandemic affect team members? What are her thoughts on the evolution of the access and delivery of healthcare towards a more holistic approach?
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January 17, 2023 Implementing an Open Forum to Keep Your IT Team Informed & Engaged
January 17: Today on TownHall, Brett Oliver, Family Physician and Chief Medical Information Officer at Baptist Health speaks with Tricia Julian, Chief Information Officer at Baptist Health about the challenges and successes of her IT in their organization as well as a meeting method they use to keep employees informed. What has surprised her the most about leading her team and what has been the biggest challenge? What was the genesis of the birthday meetings and what do they hope to accomplish? What is one thing she would tell a new CIO ready to step into the role?
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January 12, 2023 How to Foster Creative Thinking and Participation in Our New Hybrid World
January 12: Today on TownHall Linda Yang, CIO, talks with Teri Cox, Consultant, Life Strategist, Author, and Speaker about her work on some key projects over the years and tips on how to keep the innovative thinking alive in a hybrid or remote setting. What key projects has she been a part of and how is one project related to her time as a caretaker? What was the most prominent topic of discussion when she attended the 2022 PharmaVoice Summit? What suggestions and ideas does she have for helping to foster brainstorming and innovative thinking in a hybrid or remote setting? You can find more about Teri at her website at https://teripcoxmba.com/
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January 10, 2023 How One System is Using Robots to Remove the Routine and Decrease Nurse Burnout
January 10: Today on TownHall Reid Stephan, VP and CIO at St. Lukes talks with Aaron Miri, SVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer at Baptist Health about their implementation of two Moxi robots to help alleviate their burnout and staffing issues. What was Aaron’s career path to his role at Baptist Health today? How did the implementation of the Moxi robot come to be and how did he identify the opportunity? What sort of tasks can Moxi be used for? How long did it take to train?
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January 05, 2023How Governance Helps Solve the Complexities of Healthcare Data and It's Modernization
January 5: Today on TownHall Linda Yang, CIO, talks with Heidi Waldschmidt, Sr. Director - IT Program Management of Tivity Health about data modernization. What does the environment look like for Tivity Health as they move into the cloud? How has working remotely impacted Tivity Health and how does Heidi work to stay connected with her team and work? What is her perspective on innovation in the current healthcare landscape?
Join our next 2 webinars exploring the macro challenges facing healthcare and how technology will play a role in addressing these challenges:
Register now for January 5th: Priorities for 2023. A CIO Discussion with Integrated Delivery Systems. Only available LIVE!
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January 03, 2023How to Connect Decision Support to Outcomes
January 3: Today on TownHall Jake Lancaster, Chief Medical Information Officer at Baptist Memorial Health Care talks with Marc Tobias, MD, Founder & CEO of Phrase Health about connecting clinical decision support to outcomes. First Marc walks through his journey and how it led to the formation of Phrase Health. How do you ensure interventions are actually driving change? How does their CDS connect to outcomes and what does that look like for the customer? What value propositions would he use to sell the ROI to a CFO? What is the future direction of Phrase Health?
Join our next 2 webinars exploring the macro challenges facing healthcare and how technology will play a role in addressing these challenges:
Register now for January 5th: Priorities for 2023. A CIO Discussion with Integrated Delivery Systems. Only available LIVE!
Register now for February 2nd: Priorities for 2023. A CIO Discussion with Academic Medical Centers. Only available LIVE!

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How many episodes does Flourish with Sarah Richardson have?

The podcast currently has 164 episodes available.