HIT Focus

Tennessee is a powerful leader in the healthcare space, because the depth of strong organizations extends beyond Nashville into nearly every part of the state. In this episode, Tennessee HIMSS President Elect Brad Morrow casts his vision for the organization, explaining how bringing healthcare leaders together can spark new innovation and problem solving opportunities.

It’s time to foster diversity in the tech space. Joshua Scales, Founder and CEO of Uniti Health, speaks with Pivot Technology School CEO Joshua Mundy about why technology jobs may just be the key to closing the wealth gap for Black Americans. Mundy also encourages organizations to focus on attracting and retaining diverse talent at all levels, not just in senior positions. 

In this episode, Steve Cagle, CEO of Clearwater Compliance, provides an overview of the changes he’s noticed in healthcare cybersecurity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Steve stresses the importance of developing a comprehensive risk management strategy — especially as providers are increasingly working with third parties — and he also provides advice to companies looking to strengthen their cybersecurity efforts.

In this episode, Joshua Scales, Founder and CEO of Uniti Health, talks with Zycron Inc. Founder Darrell Freeman and BNA CIO and Vice President Vanessa Hickman about the importance of diversity and inclusion. Darrell explains why hiring the best talent requires leaders to look outside their networks. Vanessa shares about the importance of setting people up for success by tackling economic inequality head on. They also offer advice to women and people of color who are interested in working in IT.

In this episode, Steve Cagle, CEO of Clearwater Compliance, explains how an increase in telehealth and the use of a remote workforce has created new cybersecurity challenges for healthcare companies during COVID-19. Steve offers some practical steps healthcare companies can take for risk management in this new landscape, and he shares his perspective on the long-term changes he expects to see in the wake of the pandemic.