The 229 Podcast

The 229 Podcast

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The 229 Podcast episodes

  • Newsday: Virtual Care Integration, EHR AI, and Rural Healthcare with Jacob Hansen

    September 22: Today on Newsday Sarah and Drex speak with Jacob Hansen, Chief Product and Technology Officer at AvaSure, about virtual care, AI, and more from the news. Jacob highlights the company's focus on inpatient care, virtual observation, and AI solutions. They address the rising expectation for tangible ROI from EHR AI projects, the importance of pilot studies, and the role of virtual care as critical infrastructure in healthcare. Additionally, the conversation delves into strategic approaches to optimizing existing technology in rural hospitals and the necessity for structured governance and clinical change management in implementing new tech solutions.

    Articles discussed in this episode:

    1. https://thisweekhealth.com/news_story/hospital-ceos-demand-strategic-impact-from-ehr-and-ai-investments/
    2. https://thisweekhealth.com/news_story/commonspirit-health-pioneers-ai-adoption-in-healthcare-boosting-earnings-by-100m/
    3. https://thisweekhealth.com/news_story/wickenburg-hospital-boosts-efficiency-with-strategic-ehr-optimization-initiative/

    32 min
  • The 229 Podcast: Necessary AI Oversight and Drawing the Hard Lines with Matt Sullivan
    September 18, 2025: Matt Sullivan, MD, CMIO for Advocate Health, explores the complex realities of scaling healthcare technology across massive merged organizations. Matt reveals the hard lines his organization draws around cybersecurity and AI safety while discussing the gray areas where clinical workflows must adapt. The conversation delves into Advocate's ambitious computer vision implementation that aims to monitor patients 24/7, raising intriguing questions about whether families feel more comfortable knowing AI is watching over their loved ones when human nurses can't be present every moment. As Epic rolls out its new AI capabilities like Cosmos at UGM, Matt and Bill debate a provocative premise: will patients soon refuse to see doctors who aren't using AI-powered clinical decision support? 
    Key Points:
    • 01:55 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Integration
    • 6:42 Drawing Lines and Creating Culture
    • 12:00 Quelling Fear of AI
    • 19:19 Navigating Hospital Networks and IT Challenges
    • 23:48 Adapting to Rapid Technological Changes
    • 30:35 The Future of AI in Healthcare

      • X: This Week Health
      LinkedIn: This Week Health
      Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
      36 min
    • Executive Interview: Shrinking the Gap Between Idea and Reality with Nishith Khandwala
      September 17, 2025: Healthcare is notorious for changing slowly, but does it have to be? Nishith Khandwala, Co-Founder of Bunkerhill Health, is breaking down the walls between an idea and life-saving reality. Nishith reveals how major health systems are now identifying thousands of at-risk patients through automated clinical workflows, including the story of a police officer whose dismissed "heartburn" led to emergency triple bypass surgery. Can healthcare finally match the breakneck pace of AI innovation happening everywhere else, and what would it mean if the gap between AI discovery and patient care could shrink from years to mere hours?
      Key Points:
      • 00:05 The Birth of Bunkerhill Health
      • 03:12 Why so Slow?
      • 08:37 Operationalizing AI
      • 19:13 Future Vision 

        • X: This Week Health
        LinkedIn: This Week Health
        Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
        23 min
      • Newsday: Possible Government Shutdown and Epic's Big Ambient Push with Ryan Bengtson
        September 15, 2025: Patients now walk into doctors' offices armed with AI-generated diagnoses and treatment plans—but what happens when ChatGPT becomes your primary care physician? Ryan Bengtson, CEO and Board member at Panda Health, joins the This Week Health team to dive into this shifting dynamic while confronting an imminent government shutdown that threatens to pull the rug out from under telehealth programs and rural hospitals already hanging by a thread. As Epic makes its calculated move into ambient listening technology, disrupting yet another innovative startup space, the panel asks whether we're witnessing Epic stunt healthcare innovation or if it’s just business as usual. 
        Key Points:
        • 00:55 AI in Healthcare: Patient Empowerment and Challenges
        • 12:25 Government Shutdown and Its Impact on Healthcare
        • 20:08 The Flawed Healthcare System and AI's Role
        • 30:18 Epic's Impact on Innovation and Future Trends

          • X: This Week Health
          LinkedIn: This Week Health
          Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
          38 min
        • The 229 Podcast: Breaking Down UPMC’s Ambitious Epic Implementation with Chris Carmody
          September 11, 2025: Chris Carmody, CTO and SVP at UPMC, discusses their ambitious Epic implementation less than a month out. How does UPMC consolidate 10 different EHR systems serving 108,000 users while maintaining 43 million daily transactions? They discuss their controversial two-wave strategy, the new AI voice analytics model they're launching called "Vana," and why 17 years of coaching seventh-grade basketball might be Chris’s secret to leading healthcare IT transformations. 
          Key Points:
          • 01:35 Epic Go-Live Strategy and Challenges
          • 13:47 AI and Data Integration at UPMC
          • 19:27 Industry Leadership and Data Integration
          • 20:24 CIO Community and Knowledge Sharing
          • 30:50 Future Prospects and Team Building

            • X: This Week Health
            LinkedIn: This Week Health
            Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
            36 min
          • Newsday: Healthcare Under Siege - Cybersecurity Expert Ed Gaudet on AI Threats & Third-Party Risks
            September 8, 2025: Ed Gaudet, CEO and Founder of Censinet, joins the This Week Health team for the news. When SalesLoft's Drift chatbot breach exposes over 700 companies through a single API vulnerability, it raises an unsettling question: are we witnessing a preview of something much larger? The security experts shift seats and play the role of the hackers, answering where they would attack first if they were the bad guys. With critical cybersecurity legislation potentially expiring and government support drying up, can healthcare keep up? 
            Key Points:
            • 02:01 AI and Cybersecurity Threats
            • 06:34 Phishing Attacks and Security Measures
            • 12:57 Legal Hurdles in Cybersecurity
            • 19:02 Managing AI Risks

              • X: This Week Health
              LinkedIn: This Week Health
              Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
              33 min
            • The 229 Podcast: Making Sense of Epic's Transformation - From UGM to Your Health System
              September 4, 2025: In the inaugural episode of The 229 Podcast, Bill Russell sits down with John Lee, MD - practicing physician and founder of HIT Peak Advisors - for an insider's deep dive into Epic's game-changing UGM announcements.
              Lee, who describes himself as "firmly in Camp Epic," brings a unique dual perspective as both a clinician and Epic consultant to decode what really matters from the conference. The conversation explores how Epic's Cosmos platform could compress medical innovation cycles from 20 years to potentially just hours, fundamentally rewiring how healthcare discovers and implements new insights.
              From real-time prior authorizations to state-wide Epic deployments, Lee and Russell cut through the hype to deliver practical insights on what health IT leaders need to know now. Whether you're evaluating AI adoption, preparing for Epic implementations, or trying to make sense of where healthcare technology is headed, this conversation provides the strategic clarity you need.
              The best conversations don't end when the event does. They continue here.
              Key Points:
              • 00:00 - Introductions & UGM Conference Impressions
              • 06:00 - AI, Cosmos, and the Future of Medicine
              • 13:00 - Industry Partnerships, Competition, and Market Dynamics
              • 20:00 - Statewide Interoperability & Monopoly Concerns
              • 26:00 - AI in Healthcare Operations, Trust, and Adoption
              • 32:00 - Making Sense of Change & Closing Thoughts

                • X: This Week Health
                LinkedIn: This Week Health
                Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
                37 min
              • Interview In Action: Autonomous Workspaces and Omnissa One Event with Michael Robinson
                August 29, 2025: Michael Robinson, VP of Healthcare Solutions (Americas) from Omnissa, discusses what it takes to maintain momentum during massive transitions and Omnissa's vision for autonomous workspaces. As healthcare organizations face shrinking margins and accelerating digital demands, Michael explores how strategic partnerships with Epic and CrowdStrike are reshaping the technology landscape. With the upcoming Omnissa One summit featuring a dedicated healthcare track, the conversation touches on emerging trends beyond AI—from IoT in medical devices to virtual hospitals—while examining how technology companies can genuinely align with healthcare's evolving priorities in an increasingly complex market.
                Register now to join Omnissa at Omnissa ONE: Learn more at Omnissa.com.
                Key Points:
                • 00:54 Omnissa's Journey and Vision
                • 05:17 Omnissa One Summit Details
                • 08:36 Future Trends and Personal Insight

                  • X: This Week Health
                  LinkedIn: This Week Health
                  Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
                  12 min
                • Keynote: The Future of Healthcare: Tech, Leadership, and the Next Era of Care
                  August 28, 2025: In this Keynote Rewind episode, we explore how organizations balance the revolutionary potential of generative AI with the critical need for rock-solid infrastructure. Leaders share stories of mobile clinics outperforming traditional facilities, drone deliveries reaching remote islands, and home-based care achieving superior outcomes to hospital stays. With TEFCA enabling secure data exchange across state lines and remote patient monitoring saving children's lives, what happens when healthcare finally has the framework to scale innovation? 
                  Key Points:
                  • Taylor Davis - [00:01:00]
                  • Glen Tullman - [00:02:00]
                  • Doug King - [00:03:00]
                  • B.J. Moore - [00:04:00]
                  • Shakeeb Akhter - [00:05:00]
                  • Chad Brisendine - [00:06:00]
                  • Bradd Busick / Brent Lamm - [00:07:00]
                  • Tim Skeen / Andrew Rosenberg - [00:08:00]
                  • Mickey Tripathi - [00:09:00]
                  • Aneesh Chopra / Craig Richardville - [00:11:00]
                  • Christopher Longhurst - [00:12:00] and [00:14:00]
                  • Daniel Barchi - [00:12:00]
                  • Alistair Erskine - [00:12:00] and [00:14:00]
                  • Keith Perry - [00:13:00]
                  • Stephen Klasko - [00:14:00]

                    • X: This Week Health
                    LinkedIn: This Week Health
                    Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
                    15 min
                  • Interview In Action: Threat Defense Centers and Cyber Communities with Dan Dodson
                    August 27, 2025: Dan Dodson, CEO of Fortified Health Security, discusses how healthcare organizations are rethinking cybersecurity strategy amid mounting financial pressures. Dan shares insights from their Nashville Executive Briefing Center, where healthcare leaders are uncovering critical gaps in their security programs. As AI tools spread faster than anyone anticipated—with physicians using platforms that security experts haven't even heard of—how do organizations balance innovation with control? With Medicare cuts looming and every cybersecurity dollar representing money moved away from patient care, are healthcare systems getting real value from their fragmented tool investments? 
                    Key Points:
                    • 01:31 Executive Briefing Center Experience
                    • 06:27 Cyber Survivor Podcast
                    • 11:02 Midyear Horizon Report Insights
                    • 13:47 Lightning Round Questions

                      • X: This Week Health
                      LinkedIn: This Week Health
                      Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
                      18 min

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                    Some conversations are too important to stay in the room. The 229 Podcast, hosted by Bill Russell, Sarah Richardson, and Drex DeFord, continues the dynamic discussions from our community events,…