CIO Podcast by Healthcare IT Today
A front row seat to healthcare CIOs helping CIOs. Brought to you by Healthcare IT Today.
All episodes(25)
- StandardSummaries onlyA CEO's View on Healthcare Technology with Dr. Fatih Mehmet Gul
Published Apr 20, 2026
For the 112th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Fatih Mehmet Gul, MD, CEO at The View Hospital – Cedars-Sinai (in Doha, Qatar), to talk about a CEO’s view on healthcare technology! We kick this episode off with Dr. Fatih sharing his view of IT. Next, we talk about some of the IT effects Dr. Fatih has seen a major impact from. Then, we discuss the expectations he has of AI as a CEO – what he’s excited for, what he’s nervous of, and what he’s scared of. We
- StandardSummaries onlyNavigating the Changing World of Healthcare with Rusty Yeager
Published Mar 23, 2026
Rusty YeagerFor the 111th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Rusty Yeager, Senior VP and CIO at Encompass Health to talk about navigating the changing world of healthcare as a CIO! We kick this episode off by discussing what we think the greatest leadership challenge healthcare CIOs are facing right now. Then we debate how we think CIOs should be navigating the ever-evolving world of AI. Next, Yeager tells us more about the Palantir solution. We then get into the valu
- StandardSummaries onlyIT Efficiency with Todd Richardson
Published Mar 9, 2026
Todd RichardsonThe 110th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, is sponsored by HCTec, helping healthcare organizations optimize IT labor strategy and improve operational efficiency! This time, we are joined by Todd Richardson, Former CIO, to talk about IT! We kick this episode off by talking about how health systems are under real margin pressure right now and how that is changing the expectations of IT. Then, we debate why IT often feels like a financial burden instead of a lever for effic
- StandardSummaries onlyFractional CIO Work with Ryan Thousand
Published Feb 23, 2026
Ryan ThousandFor the 109th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Ryan Thousand, CIO at Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association, to talk about fractional CIO work! We kick this episode off with Thousand sharing some examples of where he has had to right-size his approach to IT in rural health. Rural health is often brought up when discussing the disadvantages they have, so to flip that, we are discussing some of the advantages rural health IT leaders have over larger health s
- StandardSummaries onlyImplementing Oracle with Michael Archuleta
Published Feb 9, 2026
Michael ArchuletaFor the 108th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Michael Archuleta, CIO at Mt. San Rafael Hospital and Clinics, to talk about their decision to select and implement Oracle! Mt. San Rafael Hospital and Clinics recently changed their EHR, so we kick this episode off by discussing the process they went through to select a new EHR. Then we talk about the key things that led them to their decision to go with Oracle Health and their new Oracle Health Clinical AI
- StandardSummaries onlySutter Sync with Richard Milani
Published Jan 26, 2026
Richard MilaniFor the 107th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Richard Milani, MD, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at Sutter Health, to talk about Sutter Sync! We kick this episode off with Milani explaining what exactly Sutter Sync is. Then we talk about what went into the decision-making process to do their own device with direct connection to Epic, rather than using the other available devices/RPM vendors on the market. We also get into why they chose to start with
- StandardSummaries onlyState Health Departments with Scott Martin
Published Jan 12, 2026
Scott MartinFor the 106th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Scott Martin, CIO at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, to talk about working at a state health department! We kick this episode off by talking about the unique aspects of working at a state health department. Next, Martin shares how he approaches leadership of things like strategy and execution as a CIO. Then we discuss how he and his organization take an agile/lean approach to the work t
- StandardSummaries onlyNursing Voices with Marcie Lafido
Published Dec 15, 2025
Marcie LafidoFor the 105th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Marcie Lafido, MSN, RN-BC, CNS, Chief Nursing Officer at Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital, to talk about the voices of nurses in healthcare! We kick this episode off by talking about the different workforce challenges nurses and nursing leaders are facing today, and trying to see if we can come up with any solutions for them. Next, we discuss why nurses don’t have a bigger voice in healthcare, despite havin
- StandardSummaries onlyLeveraging AI with Madhu Narasimhan
Published Dec 1, 2025
Madhu NarasimhanFor the 104th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Madhu Narasimhan, CIO at DaVita, to talk about leveraging AI! We kick this episode off by discussing how being a CIO is different in healthcare than in other industries and what is required to be successful in this high-stakes environment. Next, Narasimhan shares some of the ways that she’s been leveraging AI from an operational perspective. Then, we talk about how AI is being applied for clinical impact. We
- StandardSummaries onlyCIO Perspective on AI with David Tucker
Published Sep 22, 2025
David TuckerFor the 103rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by David Tucker, Former CIO, to discuss a CIO’s perspective on AI! We begin this episode by discussing what the biggest changes are from when Tucker was a CIO to today. As a former CIO, Tucker has been through the Best of Breed vs All-in-One cycle. So, as we prepare to go through it with AI, we discuss how a CIO should be approaching this challenge. Then Tucker shares how to stay patient with both your users an
- StandardSummaries onlyData Cleaning and Standardization with Cornerstone AI
Published Sep 19, 2025
We’re excited to be back for another episode of the Life Sciences Today Podcast by Healthcare IT Today. My guest today is Viraj Narayanan, CEO at Cornerstone AI. Cornerstone uses AI to clean and standardize healthcare data. Cleaning healthcare data is a non-sexy job that consumes staggering amounts of resources in the industry. When Narayanan was at McKesson, he had 25 PhD biostatisticians who spent 70% of their time on data cleaning. Cornerstone AI reduces data cleaning time from 8-12 weeks to
- StandardSummaries onlyClinical AI Agent with Jordan Ruch
Published Sep 8, 2025
Jordan RuchFor the 102nd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Jordan Ruch, Chief Information Officer at AtlantiCare, to talk about Oracle Health’s Clinical AI Agent! AtlantiCare is one of the first users of Oracle Health’s Clinical AI Agent, so we kick this episode off with Ruch sharing his organization’s experience with it. Then, we discuss the workflow implications the Clinical AI Agent had. Next, Ruch shares his experience with the evolution of Oracle Health and dis
- StandardSummaries onlyDigital Messaging with Tom Gillette
Published Aug 25, 2025
Tom GilletteFor the 101st episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Tom Gillette, CIO at Mount Sinai Medical Center, to talk about digital messaging! We kick this episode off with Gillette sharing his experience with using Epic’s ART for InBasket messages. Then we take a look at the increase of digital messaging since COVID to debate whether or not we think this growth will continue to trend upwards, as well as share where we think all of this messaging is headed. Mount Sina
- StandardSummaries onlyKLAS Arch Collaborative with Mark Mabus
Published Aug 11, 2025
Mark MabusFor the 100th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Mark Mabus, MD, CMIO, and VP EHR at Parkview Health, to talk about their part in the KLAS Arch Collaborative! We kick this episode off by first discussing the motivations behind the decision to join the KLAS Arch Collaborative. Next, Mabus shares what he learned from this collaborative and how he is acting on those learnings. We then take a look at Epic Signal to talk about how Mabus is leveraging it to bett
- StandardSummaries onlyEpic's Honor Roll Good Maintenance Grant with Michael Mainiero
Published Jul 28, 2025
Michael MainieroFor the 99th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Michael Mainiero, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer at Catholic Health, to talk about Catholic Health being awarded Epic’s Honor Roll Good Maintenance Grant! We kick this episode off by first discussing what being recognized by Epic’s Honor Roll Good Maintenance Grant Program meant to Mainiero and his team. Then, Mainiero shares some of his achievements that came from this program an
- StandardSummaries onlyCIO in Retrospection with Rich Temple
Published Jul 14, 2025
Rich TempleFor the 98th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Rich Temple, Former CIO! We kick this episode off with Temple sharing his greatest career achievement and what he is most proud of. Then we discuss how meaningful use was for Temple since he had already implemented the EHR pre-meaningful use. Next, we break down the project Temple worked on that taught him the most, to discuss what he learned. Hindsight is always 20/20, so now that Temple is entering retireme
- StandardSummaries onlyClinical Documentation Improvement with Faisal Hussain
Published Jun 16, 2025
Faisal HussainFor the 97th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Faisal Hussain, MD, MHIIM, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, Executive Director, CDI at Wellstar Health System, to talk about Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)! We kick this episode off as Hussain details the aspects that many CIOs and healthcare leaders don’t understand about CDI but should. Next, we debate over whether RCM or more clinical quality efforts are driving the most CDI. Then, Hussain shares the keys
- StandardSummaries onlyThe Role of CIOs with Christopher Kunney
Published Jun 2, 2025
Christopher KunneyFor the 96th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Christopher Kunney, Managing Partner at IOTECH Consulting, to talk about the role of CIOs! We kick this episode off by discussing how the role of CIO has changed since Kunney first started. Then we talk about the skills CIOs need to develop today. Next, we take the opposite approach and discuss what has not changed about the role of CIOs. We then take a look at some areas of healthcare, such as health equity,
- StandardSummaries onlyPrivate 5G Networks with Christian Lindmark
Published May 19, 2025
Christian LindmarkFor the 95th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Christian Lindmark, CTO at Stanford Health Care and Stanford School of Medicine, to talk about private 5G networks! We kick this episode off by discussing the importance of connectivity in Lindmark’s hospital and some of the challenges he faced. Then, Lindmark shares with us what led him to implement a private 5G network at his organizations. 5G in healthcare has been discussed before, but to make sure we’re
- StandardSummaries onlyLessons from Rugby with Albert Oriol
Published May 5, 2025
Albert OriolFor the 94th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Albert Oriol, Former CIO, to talk about the different ways rugby can be applied to healthcare IT! We kick this episode off by discussing what lessons from rugby can be applied to healthcare IT. Next, we take a look at the culture the All Blacks have created in rugby to see what parts of their culture we should apply to healthcare. We then move up to the leadership lessons we can learn from rugby that healthca
- StandardSummaries onlyCalifornia Laws and Regulations with David T. Ford
Published Apr 7, 2025
For the 93rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by David T. Ford, VP of Health Information Technology at California Medical Association (CMA) to talk about some of California’s laws and regulations for health IT! We kick this episode off by discussing what is happening at the state level in California to regulate AI. Then, we talk about what other states can learn from California’s experience in this regulation. Looking at the bigger picture, we theorize what
- StandardSummaries onlyChange Management with Bradd Busick
Published Mar 24, 2025
Bradd BusickFor the 92nd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Bradd Busick, SVP, Chief Information Officer at MultiCare Health System to talk about change management! We kick this episode off by discussing how Busick has been thinking about and approaching digital transformation in his organization as an action rather than just a buzzword. Next, we talk about some of the keys to successfully managing change as a leader. Then with change often being a topic that people a
- StandardSummaries onlySustainability Through Technology with Her Excellency Dr. Mubaraka Ibrahim
Published Mar 10, 2025
For the 91st episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Her Excellency Dr. Mubaraka Ibrahim, CEO of AI and Acting CIO at Emirates Health Services to talk about sustainability through technology! We first kick this episode off by taking a look at how Dr. Ibrahim and her team have been approaching digital transformation. Then we discuss how to look at sustainability from a healthcare perspective and Dr. Ibrahim shares what she is currently doing to make healthcare m
- StandardSummaries onlyAI Use Cases with Barry Stein
Published Feb 24, 2025
Barry SteinFor the 90th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Barry Stein, MD, MBA, VP and Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at Hartford HealthCare to talk about AI use cases! We kick this episode off as Stein shares how Hartford HealthCare has been approaching AI. Then we discuss what went into their decision to partner with Aidoc and implement their platform. Stein then updates us on where they’re at with the implementation, what it looks like, and what areas it will
- StandardSummaries onlyHealthcare IT Data with John Lee
Published Jan 27, 2025
John LeeFor the 89th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by John Lee, MD, FAAEM, FAMIA, FHIMSS, Founder at HIT Peak Advisors and Former CMIO to talk about healthcare IT data! We kick this episode off by discussing how the consumer has evolved in healthcare and its impact on the IT and services we need. Next, we evaluate the data in healthcare to determine three things — how good it is, where we are at with it, and what will happen if we don’t improve it. Lee then talk