The 229 Podcast

Tyler Buchanan grew up in Dundee, Scotland and became one of the most consequential cybercriminals in the English-speaking world. His method was almost insultingly simple: text messages. Posing as IT help desks, he sent phishing texts to employees at companies like Twilio, LastPass, Mailchimp, and DoorDash. Directing them to convincing fake login pages that captured credentials and 2FA codes in real time.

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Remember, Stay a Little Paranoid

January 22, 2026: Healthcare privacy laws just got flipped on their head, and most leaders don't realize it. Privacy Law Attorney Helen Oscislawski, Founder and Managing Partner at Attorneys at Oscislawski, reveals how information blocking rules fundamentally changed the game. But here's the twist: this shift is creating massive unintentional risks. Helen shares why even she had to escalate to legal when trying to access her own mother's medical records as a proxy, exposing the gap between policy and practice. From consumer apps that aren't actually HIPAA-compliant to de-identification mistakes that could trigger lawsuits, this conversation uncovers the privacy paradox every healthcare leader needs to understand right now.

Key Points:

• 01:26 The Privacy Paradox in Healthcare

• 06:34 Challenges in Data Governance

• 12:03 Consumer Apps and Data Privacy

• 19:07 AI in Healthcare: Risks and Opportunities

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May 13, 2026: Jake Morrison, Global Healthcare Practice Head at Infinite Computer Solutions, joins Bill Russell for a candid executive conversation about what's really driving healthcare IT today. From the promise of AI to the surge in managed services demand, Jake shares why the old "outsource your mess for less" mindset is failing health systems. With 28 global delivery centers and half of Infinite's work in healthcare, Jake brings a uniquely global perspective on where the industry is headed.

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Key Points:

• 01:16 Shared IT Challenges Worldwide

• 05:18 AI in the IT Backyard

• 08:02 Managed Services Market Shift

• 10:42 Final Thoughts and Subscribe

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May 12, 2025: Ever wonder why empathy gets dismissed as a "soft skill" when it's actually your most powerful leadership tool? Eric Williamson went from being what he calls an expert jerk to becoming a jerk expert, and his transformation story will change how you think about workplace dynamics. From invisible disengagement in hybrid teams to managing star performers who steamroll everyone, Eric shares practical wisdom on navigating today's most challenging leadership scenarios. Discover his three-step AAA method for staying measured under pressure, learn why your one-on-ones might be completely missing the mark, and find out how to hold people accountable without losing your humanity. This conversation is packed with real talk about creating connections in environments where face-to-face interaction is increasingly rare.

Key Points:

• 02:28 The Importance of Empathy in the Workplace

• 07:35 Interview Tips to Identify Toxic Cultures

• 16:19 Empathy in Hybrid Work Environments

• 27:49 Speed Round: Funniest Jerk Stories

• 33:44 Empathy as a Powerful Tool

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May 11, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson are back on Newsday, tackling the questions keeping healthcare IT leaders up at night. What happens when your own teams start building AI tools without permission, and why might that actually be a good thing? Plus, the big consulting firms have quietly gutted their old model and rebuilt around AI adoption. And as agents start doing the work of analyst ones and analyst twos, is there still a path into this industry for new graduates?

Key Points:

• 04:21 Governance and Risk Guardrails

• 11:12 Consulting Firms Pivot to AI

• 15:52 Jobs and Adoption in the AI Era

• 23:11 Learning AI and Closing Banter

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May 5, 2026: When healthcare executive Kim Garrett left corporate America to launch Northern Skye Consulting, she discovered something unexpected: "Growth doesn't happen in the easy times. It happens when you don't know where that next step is, but you press on."

In this candid conversation, Kim reveals why the initial leap wasn't the scariest part of her journey, how her Scottish grandfather's legacy shaped her company vision, and why building websites became a source of unexpected joy. Her advice for aspiring entrepreneurs? "Just do it."

Key Points:

• 00:00 Introduction: Stepping Away to Step Up

• 00:47 The Courage to Leave Corporate America

• 03:33 Northern Sky: A Scottish Legacy

• 05:15 First Clients and Making an Impact

• 07:28 Embracing the Beginner's Mindset

• 10:19 The Power of Your Professional Network

• 13:17 Just Do It: Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

• 14:45 Speed Round: Books, Resources, and Fiji

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May 5, 2026: Pain is the number one reason patients access healthcare, yet objective pain data is virtually absent from claims systems and EHRs. Martha Lawrence, CEO and co-founder of AccendoWave, explores how her company is building benchmark databases that correlate brainwave activity with pain perception, addressing both the clinical and financial gaps that leave health systems exposed. They also dig into the changing vendor-to-health-system sales landscape, de-risking innovation adoption, and how emerging CMS models like TEAM are creating new urgency around pain data.

Originally aired on Flourish, This Week Health's leadership-focused podcast. Flourish has joined The 229 Project Podcast — bringing these conversations to a wider audience of healthcare IT leaders.

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Key Points:

• 03:56 Objective Pain Data

• 08:44 Selling Innovation Today

• 13:43 UCLA Innovation Engine

• 22:25 CMS Models And Pain

• 30:13 De Risk And Wrap Up

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May 4, 2026: Lisbeth Votruba, Chief Clinical Officer at AvaSure, joins Bill Russell and Drex DeFord on Newsday to celebrate Nurses Week with a fascinating look at where nursing has been, and where it's going. From Florence's data-driven legacy to today's AI-powered virtual care, Lisbeth shares why nursing turnover is declining, why certification rates are rising, and why she sees technology not as a threat but as a path back to old-fashioned, human-centered nursing care. 

Key Points:

• 02:38 Nurses Week Origins and Trends
• 05:56 Ambient Documentation Reality Check
• 08:51 AI for Safety and Liability
• 18:03 Nurses at the Table Closing

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May 1, 2026: In this inaugural episode of Flourish Sound Bytes, Sarah Richardson sits down with Tyler Barhydt, a seasoned technology executive who led a remarkable cloud transformation journey. Tyler shares how his organization, Envision Healthcare, went from 11 data centers to nearly zero, the unexpected benefits of the Broadcom/VMware situation, and why he believes every cloud migration needs a dedicated FinOps team. Through candid discussion about getting board buy-in (spoiler: it took 12-20 rounds), building trust through transparency, and empowering teams, Tyler provides a roadmap for healthcare IT leaders considering their own cloud journey.

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Key Points:

• 00:16 Meet Tyler Barhydt: Cloud Transformation Leader

• 01:03 Key Considerations for Cloud Strategy

• 01:49 Board Engagement and Cost Transparency

• 04:08 FinOps and Operational Readiness

• 06:41 Navigating Industry Challenges

• 15:33 Leadership Insights

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April 29, 2026: Bill Russell sits down with Jim Jacobs, President and CEO of MediQuant, to confront one of healthcare's most expensive and underappreciated problems: runaway application complexity. Jim makes the case that software rationalization isn't an IT to-do list item; it's a board-level imperative. With health systems carrying $60 million in unwanted software spend and cyber risks piling up in legacy systems that no one is maintaining, the urgency has never been higher. And with AI demanding clean, accessible data, the cost of delay is about to get a lot steeper.

Key Points:

• 03:01 Rationalization Playbook

• 07:14 Simplicity Security Resilience

• 11:02 Headless Software and Wrap Up

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