Best HIMSS Media Podcasts (2025)

The forum, scheduled for Sept. 18-19 in Chicago, will focus on AI strategy for the healthcare C-suite. For the first time, HIMSSCast will be simulcasting from the event, with the Straight Outta Health IT podcast. Host Christopher Kunney joins us for a preview.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Unpacking the EMR experience in Australia's public health sector 19:58

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In the second episode of our conversations with APAC health IT leaders on their EMR experience, we dive into the complexities of the technology's implementation down under. Our guests share insights on navigating challenges like interoperability, third-party integrations and data exchange journeys. They also discuss the impact of statewide consulta…

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HIMSSCast: Integris Health gets huge urgent care wins with AI 10:28

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Chief Ambulatory Executive Blake Windham shows how urgent care visit time has been driven down, patient experience has been improved and overall expense-per-visit is down thanks in part to artificial intelligence.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: An innovative new AI algorithm is transforming precision pediatrics 23:50

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The application, developed at Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, can search EHRs and uncover data to identify kids who may have undiagnosed or rare conditions – and then refer them for genetic testing, helping them and their families find answers and get necessary care sooner.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: What we learned at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum 22:33

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From Brooklyn, HIMSS leaders discuss the excitement and challenges facing artificial intelligence as its healthcare applications evolve at a rapid clip.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Personalizing Cedars Sinai's virtual visits with AI 22:46

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When patients complete Cedars-Sinai's artificial intelligence-assisted virtual urgent care clinic intake questions via structured chat, the AI provides clinicians with diagnoses and treatment plan recommendations.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Five strategies for sustaining momentum with AI investments 13:48

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Ernst & Young Health AI and Data Leader Sezin Palmer explains how healthcare organizations should be strategic and selective, use what they have first, build with value and scale in mind, retool available talent, and partner effectively.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Finding EMR success in Malaysia 26:14

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Kicking off a six-part series on EMR implementation in APAC, this first episode features guests from two Malaysian hospitals sharing lessons and successes from their organizations’ decades-long digital transformation journeys.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: How care operating systems help health systems improve efficiency and care delivery 14:00

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Josh Clark, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's VP of quality and safety operating systems, targets the problem care operating systems aim to solve and explains how they also help improve workforce engagement and satisfaction.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Don't be afraid to train nurses with VR and genAI 29:16

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Dr. Tina Scott, North Carolina Central University's director of experiential learning for nursing, explains how a flexible virtual reality platform leveraging artificial intelligence improves nursing students' confidence, case prioritization skills and more.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Texas university physician pioneering MD/MS in AI dual degree 20:12

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Dr. Ronald Rodriguez of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio discusses why AI is so important to medical education today and how he foresees his groundbreaking dual degree program influencing the industry.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Explore nursing data’s value across the organization 21:17

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Nurses may underestimate the importance of the data they collect every day, from vital signs to treatment responses; however, this information goes beyond supporting immediate care to impacting workflows and protocols throughout the hospital. Learn how nurses can better understand data and use it to improve patient care and drive innovation in this…

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HIMSSCast: How the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification rules affect healthcare transactions 12:16

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FTC, DOJ now requiring more information about mergers and acquisitions before they occurBy HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Three key areas of healthcare cybersecurity defense 9:29

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Peyman Zand, chief strategy officer at healthcare consulting firm CereCore, dives into artificial intelligence boosts, virtual CISOs' expertise and device management tactics.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Investing in primary care that delivers results for employers 13:07

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The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance makes new models of coordinated care attractiveBy HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: What Trump's first 100 Days suggest for AI and health IT regulation 25:16

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With a big restructuring at HHS, a new executive order on AI and plenty of other changes in policy and regulation, a healthcare attorney offers some perspective for health IT developers trying to chart a strategic course for the years ahead.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Breaking down silos by uniting primary and specialty care 12:07

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How a personal experience with the healthcare system created a new focus on technology and integration in pediatric care.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: How tech dealmaking can help with the labor shortage and much more 12:38

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James McHugh, managing director of research and consulting firm BRG, discusses his firm's new research that shows providers considering deal activity to address challenges and opportunities with AI, cybersecurity and digitization.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Building trust between doctors and data analysts 24:06

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Dr. Vinay Vaidya, Phoenix Children's Hospital's CMIO and Dr. Wendy Bernatavicius, division chief, explain how collaboration improved patient care by surfacing EHR data in dashboards that clinicians helped build.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: The big AI findings in Accenture's TechVision 2025 report 9:55

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Accenture's Global Health Technology Lead Andy Truscott discusses integrating data and AI to improve decision making and patient experiences, training staff to lead AI adoption, creating trustworthy AI, and much more.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Should all healthcare organizations have an AI plan? 27:19

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A recent WSJ journal op-ed made the case that not all businesses need to be embracing AI – in fact, some shouldn't. Does the same hold true for healthcare? A look at the pros and cons of artificial intelligence adoption from a biz school academic's perspective.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: The key to patient engagement is personalization 11:54

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Upfront Healthcare worked with Hartford Healthcare to hyper-personalize digital outreach, closing gaps in care.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: The top priorities of the combined ATA Action and DTA 18:17

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Kyle Zebley, head of ATA Action, and Andy Molnar, head of digital health at ATA Action, dig into four of their top concerns after ATA Action recently acquired the former Digital Therapeutics Alliance.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: How health systems can find AI's opportunity and promise 16:21

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Tom Kiesau, chief innovation officer and leader, digital and technology transformation, at healthcare consulting firm Chartis, shows how AI will address the nation's rapidly aging population amidst ever-increasing financial pressures.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: A consultant expert on improving the patient experience and practitioner workflows 12:08

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Chris Whelchel, CEO of HealthTok, discusses overcoming challenges healthcare organizations face in adopting new technologies and how emerging technologies like AI are transforming healthcare.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: The innovations and barriers of genomics 17:02

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The cost versus the clinical insightsBy HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Lessons from UNC, Part 3 - How data governance paves way for AI success 32:26

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In the third episode of our three-part series, UNC analytics director Greg Kuhnen is joined by his colleague Ram Rimal for a discussion about artificial intelligence must-haves.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Lessons from UNC, Part 2 - Governance as a Strategic Force 20:49

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Once you've got a handle on your data – where it is, who needs it and how it can be accessed – it's time to put it all to work. Greg Kuhnen, system director for analytical solutions at UNC Health Care, offers some insights.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Lessons from UNC, Part 1 - Data Governance Fundamentals 20:18

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Greg Kuhnen, system director for analytical solutions at UNC Health Care, offers an up-close look at the health system's years of hard work to make the most of its data – and explains how HIMSS Analytics maturity models have helped.By HIMSS Media

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Ping Identity & ProofID presents: How to build stronger identity and access management strategies 14:43

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Bridging your organizational silos can help drive digital modernizationBy HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Cutting-edge digital health tech enhances brain health 18:09

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Casey Bennett, chair of the health informatics program at Chicago's DePaul University, runs a lab creating technology to aid brain health – everything from robots to wearables and IOT devices to virtual reality and AI to adaptive robotic pets.By HIMSS Media

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Trend Micro presents: Get a look at 2025’s upcoming cybersecurity trends 23:46

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AI has been a major factor in cybersecurity strategies in 2024, and that will continue into 2025. However, cybercriminals are also continuing to pursue traditional phishing and social engineering methods to exploit vulnerable users. Jon Clay, Trend Micro’s VP of Threat Intelligence, offers insights into how organizations can strengthen their defens…

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Concord Technologies presents: How intelligent processing and AI can streamline payer workflows 21:41

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Explore high-yield, low-risk solutions for modernizing prior authorizationsBy HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: How AI is impacting nurse practitioners 12:46

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Stephen Ferrara, DNP, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and associate dean for AI at Columbia University School of Nursing, offers a deep dive into the tech and its role with NPs. He also presents an AI/wearables use case.By HIMSS Media

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FinThrive presents: Looking ahead to 2025’s RCM cybersecurity challenges 15:01

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2024 shone a spotlight on healthcare RCM’s need for strong cybersecurity and resilience strategies. FinThrive CISO Greg Surla recommends best practices for guarding your vital systems and data against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: AI as an overlay to hospital operations 17:10

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Qventus solves problems before they happen for greater hospital efficiency.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: AI assurance labs could improve health equity 28:22

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Industry transparency and testing by artificial intelligence assurance labs could provide opportunities to develop tools and technologies that address healthcare inequities, says Brigham Hyde, CEO of Atropos Health.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: How digital health can lower costs, streamline ops and much more 17:52

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PwC U.S. Health Services Advisory Leader Thom Bales goes into top healthcare challenges, advancements in care delivery, digital health lowering costs, and how health systems should consider addressing diverse patients via digital health.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Looking ahead to 2025 26:44

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A change in administration and health policy shifts will be worth watching over the next 12 months, and so will an array of new developments for AI, cybersecurity, virtual care, devices and digital therapeutics, reimbursement and more.By HIMSS Media

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TNS presents: Protect your brand and increase your call answer rate 19:51

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Restore patients’ trust in voice calls with branded call authenticationBy HIMSS Media

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Ingram Micro & Vantiq present: How agentic AI can support clinical and operational teams 28:25

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Discover practical applications that are driving measurable outcomesBy HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Reinventing clinician work with generative AI 9:11

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How technology, especially generative AI, can help healthcare organizations with the ongoing clinician shortage, and examples of successful use of digital tools to free up clinician time and improve access, experience and outcomes.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Considering the appropriate use of AI in nursing 13:00

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"We're at this place where we're still in the early days of what this technology looks like," says Oriana Beaudet, the American Nurses Association's VP of nursing innovation. ANA is watching the space closely.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Rethinking clinical trials 18:29

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The challenge of achieving clinical trials that are both accessible and scalable.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: More hospitals are using enterprise resource planning 19:32

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ERP connects to the EHR to tie financial records and patient information and create efficiencies in staffing and inventory control.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Practical guidance for enhancing cybersecurity posture 11:56

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Cybersecurity expert Scott Alldridge of the IT Process Institute/IP Services discusses zero trust and micro-segmentation in healthcare, leadership's role in a security culture, and much more.By HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: AI as tool or care provider 42:05

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Trust takes center stage in a conversation about data on how people feel about doctors and AI with Mark Polyak, president of analytics at IPSOS, and Dr. Lukasz Kowalczyk, a physician at Peak Gastroenterology AssociatesBy HIMSS Media

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HIMSSCast: Getting caregivers involved in allocating investment dollars 15:45

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A physician VC exec talks about this kind of clinician involvement, as well as explores hybrid care models in telemedicine, the next 12 months in healthcare AI, and much more.By HIMSS Media