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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Oct 2, 2025 • 10min
HIMSSCast: How TEFCA is poised to thrive (brought to you by athenahealth)
Seamless digital onboarding, longitudinal record sharing and AI-assisted care navigation is voluntary, but not optional., according to Bob Watson, CEO of Health Gorilla.
Oct 1, 2025 • 16min
Trend Micro presents: Anticipate and thwart evolving AI-powered cyberattacks
From phishing to prompt injecting to PHI leaks via consumer AI models, AI tools are reshaping healthcare cyber risks. Learn how frameworks like OWASP can help CISOs and IT teams bolster their defenses to protect organizations’ AI, data and cloud assets.
Sep 26, 2025 • 17min
HIMSSCast: A frontline understanding of the Trump AI Action Plan (brought to you by athenahealth)
Lora Sparkman, VP of patient safety and quality at Relias, explains why healthcare orgs should join federal 'sandboxes' to help shape policy, prepare the workforce and stay on top of compliance and ethics.
Sep 25, 2025 • 20min
SmarterDX presents: Discover a smarter, AI-enabled fix for billing waste
Healthcare is losing some $250 billion a year to billing inefficiencies. Smarter Technologies President Michael Gao, MD, explains how blending advanced AI with human expertise can turn revenue cycle from a liability into a strategic asset.
Sep 19, 2025 • 16min
HIMSSCast: 2025 and beyond: AI, cloud tools, RPM and wearables (brought to you by athenahealth)
Michael Orlando, corporate and IP transactions attorney at Sheppard Mullin and a member of the firm's digital health team, offers a deep dive into where he sees these technologies headed – and challenges healthcare organizations must overcome.
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Sep 12, 2025 • 20min
HIMSSCast: New survey shows how AI is helping clinicians manage admin overload
In this discussion with Erez Druk, co-founder and CEO of Freed, the challenges faced by clinicians due to administrative overload are laid bare. Druk shares insights from a recent survey on AI's role in alleviating these stressors and enhancing work-life balance. He highlights how AI can streamline tasks, allowing healthcare providers to focus more on patient care. The conversation also addresses obstacles to AI adoption, including the need for leadership engagement and trust-building in the healthcare sector.
Sep 5, 2025 • 11min
HIMSSCast: How states can make Medicaid programs more cost-efficient
In light of federal Medicaid cuts, states need greater efficiency to stretch every Medicaid dollar.
Aug 29, 2025 • 14min
HIMSSCast: A look at the new 340B rebate model issues by HRSA’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs
What hospitals need to do to prepare.
Aug 22, 2025 • 13min
HIMSSCast: What insurer modernization efforts look like for providers
Payers have committed to streamlining the prior authorization process, but will this make a difference in the revenue cycle?
Aug 15, 2025 • 19min
HIMSSCast: Previewing the HIMSS AI Leadership Strategy Summit in Chicago
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.
