

HIMSSCast
HIMSS Media
HIMSSCast is a podcast produced by the HIMSS Media editorial team behind Healthcare IT News, MobiHealthNews, and Healthcare Finance News. In each episode, our editors are joined by special guests from around the health tech industry to discuss major news stories or trends in the space. The aim of the show is to add depth, analysis and color to our ongoing coverage of the digital health, health tech and healthcare finance realms, as well as to facilitate lively conversations about hot health tech topics.
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Aug 4, 2023 • 12min
HIMSSCast: Could data modernization initiatives lead to public health transformation?
Dr. Oscar Alleyne, managing director of the public health division inside the health federally funded research and development center operated by MITRE, talks technology, equity, workforce and policy.

Jul 28, 2023 • 18min
HIMSSCast: Medical devices’ operating systems leave hospitals and patients open to cyberattacks
More than 50% of medical devices have known vulnerabilities that are published and available to cybercriminals, says Mark Bowling, chief risk, security, and information security officer at ExtraHop.

Jul 25, 2023 • 34min
Dell Technologies presents: How is image management evolving in the cloud and AI era?
Move beyond PACS-based strategies to leverage cloud capabilities

Jul 21, 2023 • 18min
HIMSSCast: What CDC needs to do to rebuild public trust in the health data ecosystem
Eddie Ades, executive advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton and former associate director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, offers his perspective on data modernization imperatives.

Jul 15, 2023 • 16min
HIMSSCast: New frameworks for interoperability and data sharing beyond TEFCA
Craig Behm, CEO of CRISP and CRISP Shared Services, explains how health information exchanges, regional health networks and other organizations building out the data sharing ecosystem. And he explains how hospitals and health systems should be partnering with those groups to broaden interoperability and advance the movement of key clinical and public health data.

Jul 7, 2023 • 17min
HIMSSCast: The incredible role technology plays in managing labor issues and other costs
Premier’s holistic balance dashboard brings together elements of hospital operations to reveal gaps, says President and CEO Mike Alkire.

Jun 30, 2023 • 13min
HIMSSCast: Ambient intelligence reduces physician time in the medical record
A reduction in clinical note taking leads to better outcomes for both patients and physicians facing burnout, says Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli, co president and CEO of Cooper University Health Care.

Jun 23, 2023 • 19min
HIMSSCast: How does man trust machine when AI is involved in decision making?
Dr. Blackford Middleton, a preeminent figure in health IT who now is working on learning health systems, talks what provider CIOs and other health IT leaders must consider while moving forward with AI.

Jun 16, 2023 • 12min
HIMSSCast: Conversational AI allows for a two-way conversation for people to take action
MPulse Mobile is a digital engagement platform for payers to engage members and improve outcomes, says CEO Bob Farrell.

Jun 9, 2023 • 2min
Top Stories: Mount Sinai develops AI for electrocardiograms
The AI approach could vastly improve the efficacy and accuracy of ECG assessment, as the model enables interpretation of cardiac readings as language.


