The 229 Podcast

This Week Health

Some conversations are too important to stay in the room. The 229 Podcast, hosted by Bill Russell, continues the dynamic discussions from our community events, bringing together healthcare leaders who are actively transforming the industry.

  1. Executive Interview: The Battle for Clinical AI Trust with Yaw Fellin

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    Executive Interview: The Battle for Clinical AI Trust with Yaw Fellin

    October 17, 2025: When ChatGPT entered healthcare with bold claims about clinical guidance, physicians took notice—and not always in a good way. Yaw Fellin, SVP and GM at Wolters Kluwer, discusses why expert-curated content still matters in the age of generative AI. With 7,600 clinical experts validating every recommendation, Wolters Kluwer is taking a fundamentally different approach than Big Tech's "let's see how it goes" mentality. Yaw reveals how they're grounding AI in trusted sources, keeping experts in the loop, and designing enterprise-grade clinical decision support that hospitals can actually rely on. Quality data trumps quantity every time—especially when patient safety is on the line. Key Points: 00:43 Generative AI in Clinical Decision Support04:20 Ensuring Reliable AI Systems07:50 Context-Aware Clinical Decision Support10:53 Comparing UpToDate with Competitors X: This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

    16 min
  2. The 229 Podcast: Breach Simulations and the CISO Burnout Epidemic with Anahi Santiago

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    The 229 Podcast: Breach Simulations and the CISO Burnout Epidemic with Anahi Santiago

    October 16, 2025: How do you build a cybersecurity program that lasts over a decade? Anahi Santiago, CISO at ChristianaCare, shares what separates healthcare organizations that prioritize security from those where CISOs burn out in 18 months. She reveals why bringing state agencies and the National Guard into tabletop exercises transformed her team's preparedness, how she aligned security with patient safety from day one, and why healthcare's open environments create unique challenges that other industries never face. From managing 70,000 medical devices to building operational resilience across multiple states, Anahi offers hard-won insights on creating a culture where cybersecurity thrives—not just survives. Key Points: 01:04 The Role and Longevity of a CISO04:58 Unique Challenge of Healthcare Cyber13:41 Tabletop Exercises and Preparedness19:33 Creating a Culture of Security27:36 Sports Analogies and Leadership in Healthcare X: This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

    34 min
  3. Executive Interview: EHR Competition Heats Up - What CxOs Need to Know with Polly Parrent

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    Executive Interview: EHR Competition Heats Up - What CxOs Need to Know with Polly Parrent

    October 15, 2025: Polly Parrent, SVP of EHR and ERP Services at Nordic Global, reveals why the EHR market is more competitive than many realize, with Epic, Oracle, and MEDITECH each advancing distinct capabilities that healthcare leaders need to understand. She warns that organizations sitting on the sidelines risk losing providers and revenue cycle competitiveness as AI-driven features reshape care delivery. From Oracle's semantic layer architecture to Epic's underutilized features and MEDITECH's modernization challenges, this conversation delivers critical insights for CxOs navigating their EHR strategy in 2025. Key Points: 01:25 Insights from Oracle Summit and EPIC UGM05:43 Exploring Epic's Cheers and CRM Solutions08:38 Oracle's AI-Centric EHR and Market Competition11:29 Meditech's Market Position and Client Transitions X: This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

    18 min
  4. Newsday: CIO Turnover - Leadership Challenges in a Fast-Paced Era with Laura O’Toole

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    Newsday: CIO Turnover - Leadership Challenges in a Fast-Paced Era with Laura O’Toole

    October 13, 2025: Healthcare IT leaders are exhausted, CIO positions remain unfilled for months, and the pressure keeps mounting. In this candid conversation, Laura O'Toole, CEO and Founder of SureTest, explores why traditional CIO roles are transforming faster than organizations can define them. They discuss the widening gap between leadership expectations and operational reality, the critical shift from problem-solver to coalition-builder, and why empathy may be the most underrated leadership skill in healthcare technology. From managing burnout to navigating constant organizational change, this episode reveals what it really takes to lead effectively when "busy" has become the new normal and the rulebook keeps changing. Key Points: 02:31 Managing Teams and Expectations09:57 Technology in Healthcare12:38 CIO Role and Market Dynamics20:21 The Importance of Building Coalitions26:25 Handling Global Events as a Leader31:22 Empathy and Connection in Leadership X: This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

    35 min
  5. The 229 Podcast: Exploring How Epic Cosmos is Changing Care with Phil Lindemann

    9 OCT

    The 229 Podcast: Exploring How Epic Cosmos is Changing Care with Phil Lindemann

    October 9, 2025: Phil Lindemann, VP of Data and Research at Epic, reveals how Cosmos has grown to 300 million patient records, transforming clinical decision-making through AI-powered insights. Discover how physicians now access precision cohorts and outcome-driven treatment recommendations at the point of care, backed by over 1,000 automated quality checks per query. Phil discusses the evolution from manual analytics to AI-assisted tools, the explosive growth in healthcare research with two peer-reviewed papers published weekly from Cosmos data, and breakthrough applications like Christ Hospital's 25% improvement in early-stage lung cancer detection. Learn why data literacy remains the critical challenge even as AI revolutionizes healthcare analytics, and how Epic's closed-loop system ensures patient data drives better care without being sold. Key Points: 01:39 Journey at Epic: From CDs to Cosmos15:27 Research and Innovation with Cosmos23:29 AI's Role in Transforming Healthcare26:35 Challenges and Innovations in Data Analytics31:31 Ensuring Data Privacy and Future Prospects X: This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

    42 min
  6. Executive Interview: Where Will AI Focus First and Huntzinger Announcement with Bob Kitts

    7 OCT

    Executive Interview: Where Will AI Focus First and Huntzinger Announcement with Bob Kitts

    October 7, 2025: Bob Kitts, CEO and Founding Partner of Avarion (formerly Huntzinger Management Group), shares insights on navigating healthcare IT transformation in an era of unprecedented change. From AI integration strategies that vary dramatically between rural hospitals and academic medical centers to the coming revolution in revenue cycle management, Bob explains why successful technology adoption starts with business needs, not buzzwords. Learn how CTOs are already embedding AI into security and operational tools, why digital roadmapping and analytics must work together, and how healthcare organizations can deliver real ROI during times of intense economic pressure. Key Points: 00:37 Background and Evolution of Huntzinger Management Group02:41 Industry Trends and AI Integration09:22 Major Announcement: Huntzinger Rebrands to Avarion11:40 Conclusion and Future Outlook X: This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

    13 min
  7. Newsday: IT Expecting 18% Hiring Cut and Innovating Access in the AI World with Bill Willis

    6 OCT

    Newsday: IT Expecting 18% Hiring Cut and Innovating Access in the AI World with Bill Willis

    October 6, 2025: New research reveals an expected 18% reduction in hiring over the next two years, but this isn't about downsizing—it's about strategic reallocation. Bill Willis, CTO of IDMWORKS, joins to discuss these new breaking statistics. With 62% of organizations prioritizing AI skills over traditional development experience, the industry faces a critical choice between reducing headcount or upskilling existing talent. Meanwhile, cybersecurity experts warn that the traditional network perimeter has vanished, requiring a fundamental rethink of identity management and password-free authentication. Discover why data governance has never been more crucial for successful AI implementation and how smart leaders are preparing for this seismic shift in healthcare technology. Key Points: 01:04 Scarcity in IT Hiring 11:38 The Evolving IT Security Perimeter 18:21 HIPAA Security Rule Updates 26:54 Conclusion and Final Thoughts X: This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

    28 min
  8. Executive Interview: The AI-Enabled Vendor Problem and Necessary Transparency with Ed Gaudet

    3 OCT

    Executive Interview: The AI-Enabled Vendor Problem and Necessary Transparency with Ed Gaudet

    October 3, 2025: Healthcare leaders are sitting on a cybersecurity time bomb, and most don't even know it. Censinet CEO and Founder Ed Gaudet reveals that 80% of healthcare vendors have quietly AI-enabled their products while organizations still rely on outdated SOC 2 certificates for risk assessment. Drawing lessons from the Change Healthcare crisis, Ed explains why hope has become the default security strategy and how single points of failure are hiding throughout health system operations. From building a $7M ARR startup to transforming third-party risk management, this conversation exposes the uncomfortable truth about vendor compliance and offers a blueprint for healthcare leaders ready to stop playing cybersecurity roulette with patient care. Key Points: 00:35 Challenges of Founding a Healthcare Startup07:43 Addressing Third-Party Risk in Healthcare15:49 The Critical Role of Business Processes 18:21 Challenges in Vendor Risk Management25:55 Personal Insights and Podcasting X: This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

    28 min
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Some conversations are too important to stay in the room. The 229 Podcast, hosted by Bill Russell, continues the dynamic discussions from our community events, bringing together healthcare leaders who are actively transforming the industry.

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    This Week Health
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    2018 - 2025
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