Himss Socal Podcast

In this podcast, David Finn shares why technical vulnerabilities and risk to medical devices are so important and the risks we aim to address from the core business of healthcare to security for the sake of security.  The No. 1 focus we have in healthcare technology is patient safety and he discusses what makes biomedical … Continue reading Episode 22: Biomedical Device Security: The Risk is More than Security feat. David Finn →

In this podcast, Dr. Shafiq Rab shares his unique views from the perspective of a physician and IT executive on how both accelerated mobile communications and artificial intelligence will shape our future.  If you wonder what your experience as a patient, consumer, and human will be like in the next 15 – 20 years, Shafiq … Continue reading Episode 21: AI and 5G – Ethical Biases and IT Progress feat. Dr. Shafiq Rab →

In this podcast, Neil Gomes shares his experience on how to set culture, decision making, and business priorities by focusing on passion and empathy from the perspective of the patient.  Through the process of understanding what patients want that are not expressed, his team has been wildly successful in developing custom solutions to improve quality, service, and outcomes.  … Continue reading Episode 20: Technical Innovation and Consumer Experience feat. Neil Gomes →

In this podcast, Bill Russell shares his journey moving from a health system CIO to CEO of his own company and recommendations for traversing the journey of managing your career. He explains the importance of knowing your strengths, finding a great team, finding a mentor, finding your voice, taking risks, overcoming failure, and finding your … Continue reading Episode 19: Forecasting a Digital Hurricane feat. Bill Russell →

In this podcast, Aaron Miri discusses why the journey of a CIO is not formulaic and covers a range of key topics from the importance of advocacy in having an impact on state and national HIT policy to his decision to take a new role back in the provider arena.  He shares his journey from provider to vendor and … Continue reading Episode 18: Why the Journey of a CIO is not Formulaic feat. Aaron Miri →

In this podcast, Erik Barnett discusses how organizations target different generations and the typical consumer behaviors of various generational groups.  He covers recent trends, mergers, and partnerships and where we are doing well as an industry as well as where we have opportunity.  In a competitive landscape, he shares his thoughts on the emergence of true … Continue reading Episode 17: Patient Engagement Strategy – Personalization, Transparency & Convenience feat. Erik Barnett →

In this podcast, Drex DeFord discusses the necessity of relentless prioritization when it comes to delivering the core components of infrastructure, applications, knowledge management, and cybersecurity.  He shares how governance is the true driver of this and how through a developed and trusted partnership, IT creates the ability for clinicians, business owners, and ultimately the CEO … Continue reading Episode 16: Relentless Prioritization feat. Drex DeFord →

In this podcast, Suvi Aherto discusses Finland as the host of HIMSS Europe beginning in 2019 and why Finland is interesting when it comes to IT in healthcare including their approach to policy, efficacy, quality and outcomes.  Suvi shares the paths Finland has chosen from universal healthcare via combination of public and private providers as … Continue reading Episode 15: A Conversation with Finland and how they are Shaping the Worldwide Healthcare Landscape feat. Suvi Aherto →

This podcast is presented by CynergisTek, a top-ranked cybersecurity and information management consulting firm dedicated to serving the healthcare industry. The company has been named in numerous research as a top firm that provider organizations turn to for privacy and security, and won the 2017 Best in KLAS award for Cyber Security Advisory Services. In … Continue reading Episode 14: Managing the Aftermath of a Cyber Incident with a Strategic Incident Response feat. David Finn →

In this podcast, Dr. Ed Hernandez discusses how as voter and constituents, we can to put in the work to remain a beacon of hope and progress, with fairness, equality, and economic justice for our state and country. Dr. Ed also shared why we must continue to expand access to quality, affordable healthcare, reduce overall … Continue reading Episode 13: CA State Senator, Dr. Ed Hernandez, Candidate for California Lieutenant Governor →

In this podcast, Tom Stafford discusses the importance of using leadership principles with real world examples to motivate, guide, and transform your organization.  From being Accessible, Visible, and Approachable, to embedding core objectives into the delivery of IT, he shares how it has led his team to not only drastically reduce turnover and deliver innovation … Continue reading Episode 12: 10 Leadership Principles to Transform Your Organization feat. Tom Stafford →

In this episode, Dr. Anthony Chang, a pediatric cardiologist and the Chief Innovation & Intelligence Officer at Children’s Hospital of Orange County, discusses his journey as a physician and data scientist with a passion for the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical medicine.  The recent surge in AI applications across various industries has created … Continue reading Episode 11: The Current State of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare feat. Dr. Anthony Chang →

In this two-part podcast, Sri Bharadwaj discusses the current state of cybersecurity in healthcare. With the proliferation of threats, breaches, and endless challenges, he shares the best way to be prepared for today and how to build for the future. Core ideas includes the importance of innovation, building a sustainable budget, and the guidelines for … Continue reading Episode 10: The Current State of Healthcare Cybersecurity, Part 2 feat. Sri Bharadwaj →

In this two-part podcast, Sri Bharadwaj discusses the current state of cybersecurity in healthcare.  With the proliferation of threats, breaches, and endless challenges, he shares the best way to be prepared for today and how to build for the future.  Core ideas includes the importance of innovation, building a sustainable budget, and the guidelines for … Continue reading Episode 9: The Current State of Healthcare Cybersecurity, Part 1 feat. Sri Bharadwaj →

In this episode, David Chou shares how the role of the CIO in transforming healthcare is an ever-changing landscape requiring constant reinvention.  The importance of building and cultivating a high-performing team while managing individual stakeholders is a core deliverable in leading digital transformation for an organization.  Ideas must be cultivated to be aligned with the … Continue reading Episode 8: The Role of the CIO in Healthcare Transformation feat. David Chou →

In this episode, Tamara StClaire discusses how The Blockchain has the potential to replace and re-architect many incumbent systems to remove friction and provide for new business models, greater efficiencies and trust in healthcare. Several applications being explored are: master patient identification, autonomous auto-adjudication, longitudinal patient history, interoperability, supply chain management, clinical trials, and unleashing data … Continue reading Episode 7: Blockchain in Healthcare feat. Tamara StClaire →

In this episode, Vicki Shillington shares how organizations have typically been structured with employees recognized simply as the cogs in the system, managers the zookeepers and work as the daily grind. Humanity has literally been designed out of our organizations over the past few decades. In the past, there wasn’t much one could do about … Continue reading Episode 6: Happiness in the Workplace: A Formula for Attracting and Retaining Talent in the Digital Era feat. Vicki Shillington →

In this episode, Sajid Ahmed discusses the proliferation in innovation via Artificial Intelligence (AI) and workflow design.  He shares how this technology will help accurately diagnose many conditions and provide convenient access to care by delivering a multitude of solutions to healthcare organizations looking to improve healthcare delivery.  While AI is receiving industry buzz and … Continue reading Episode 5: How Artificial Intelligence will Revolutionize Healthcare feat. Sajid Ahmed →

In this episode, T2 Tech Managing Partner Kevin Torf shares how to manage increasing electronic health data in 24×7 environments, and what todays healthcare CIOs need to strategically migrate hundreds of clinical and business applications when shifting to the cloud, colocation facilities and other modern data center solutions. Tune into the Southern California Chapter of … Continue reading Episode 4: A Best Practice Approach to Application Migration feat. Kevin Torf →

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Brooks, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Tigertext shares with us how to Improve Collaboration with a Strategic Mobile Device Strategy. He covers the importance of Secure Messaging, System Integration, Device Management, Patient Engagement, and Physician Experience. In addition he shares recommendations for how disparate health systems can communicate on … Continue reading Episode 3: Strategic Mobile Device Strategy feat. Dr. Andrew Brooks →