MEDITECH Podcast: Recent Episodes
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In this episode of the MEDITECH Podcast, we explore the real-world impact of interoperability on clinical workflows. Join host Allison Palltroni as she sits down with Andrea Douglas, PA-C, a Physician Assistant at Emanate Health, to discuss how the implementation of MEDITECH’s national data exchange network, Traverse Exchange, is transforming patient care.Andrea shares her firsthand experience moving away from manual data management—like chasing faxes and paper records—and into a more efficient, patient-centered workflow using the Consolidated Patient Summary. We discuss how having discrete data directly at her fingertips helps her make faster, more informed clinical decisions and why patients feel more valued when their providers arrive prepared with their full medical history. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.comfor information about our collection and use of personal data foradvertising.
Tom Leary, MA, CAE, FHIMSS, Senior Vice President and Head of Government Relations at HIMSS, joins host Rachel Wilkes to share critical insights in a time of unprecedented policy change and funding uncertainty. Tom and Rachel discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill, the Rural Health Transformation Program, potential Medicaid and Medicare cuts, AI and interoperability policies, and more. In a time of constant change, Tom Leary offers healthcare leaders advice on how to navigate evolving policies and position their organizations for success in the next era of healthcare. (Recording took place on 9/18/25). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.comfor information about our collection and use of personal data foradvertising.
Podcast host Rachel Wilkes is the Director of Corporate Brand and Lead Generation Marketing at MEDITECH. She oversees MEDITECH's corporate communications, branding, events and market research, and serves as executive sponsor of MEDITECH’s generative AI efforts. Over the course of her MEDITECH career, she has also served in various roles in Marketing and strategic Product Management. Rachel is a Certified Product Manager and holds an MBA from Bryant University.
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In this episode of the MEDITECH Podcast, host Rachel Wilkes sits down with Farhana Alarakhiya, Chief Data Innovation Officer at Aga Khan University, to explore how data insights can lead to real world results for patients. Rachel and Farhana discuss how data can be leveraged to support the critical decisions that need to be made for organizations, clinicians, and patients. With her team focused on East Africa, and Kenya in particular, Farhana advocates for what EHR data can do to improve healthcare across the globe.Farhana Alarakhiya Chief Data Innovation OfficerAga Khan University Farhana Alarakhiya is a seasoned software executive with over 25 years of experience in the realms of big data and AI. Currently serving as the Chief Data Innovation Officer at Aga Khan University, Farhana is driving impactful change in low/middle-income country settings by combining data and insights. Rachel Wilkes is the Director of Corporate Brand and Lead Generation Marketing at MEDITECH. She oversees MEDITECH's corporate communications, branding, events and market research, and serves as executive sponsor of MEDITECH’s generative AI efforts. Over the course of her MEDITECH career, she has also served in various roles in Marketing and strategic Product Management. Rachel is a Certified Product Manager and holds an MBA from Bryant University. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.comfor information about our collection and use of personal data foradvertising.
Zack Kass is an AI Futurist, keynote speaker, consultant, and the former Head of Go To Market for OpenAI. He has spent over 14 years in the field of AI with companies like Figure Eight, Lilt, and OpenAI. His mission is to ensure businesses and governments are active participants in the AI-powered future by demystifying AI, making it accessible and understandable for everyone, and helping leaders navigate the rapidly evolving environment.
While Head of Go To Market at OpenAI, Zack worked at the helm of the team key channeling OpenAI’s innovative research into tangible business solutions. Zack built the teams responsible for OpenAI’s sales, partnerships, and customer success and served as a personal advisor to countless executives deploying the technology across their business.
Today, he is considered one of the foremost thinkers in Applied AI. His thought leadership and techno-optimist views have been featured in countless publications, such as Fortune, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, AdAge, and Business Insider to name a few. Zack has also advised many top companies on AI, including Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley, and Agmen.
Beyond the corporate world, Zack is a staunch techno-optimist, an advocate for AI’s potential to revolutionize the human condition and reduce suffering. He works tirelessly to promote the promise of AI, serving as a counter-narrative to the prevailing media cynicism.
Zack received his BA from The University of California, Berkeley, and resides in Santa Barbara, California.
Rachel Wilkes is the Director of Corporate Brand and Lead Generation Marketing at MEDITECH. She oversees MEDITECH's corporate communications, branding, events and market research, and serves as executive sponsor of MEDITECH’s generative AI efforts. Over the course of her MEDITECH career, she has also served in various roles in Marketing and strategic Product Management. Rachel is a Certified Product Manager and holds an MBA from Bryant University.
Visit the MUSE International website for Sherry's complete interview, as well as other "MUSE Views" podcasts.
Come hear about exceptional advances made in genomic medicine and how they can help health care organizations deliver transformative and personalized care, with our guests: practicing physician and medical geneticist Marsha Fearing, MD, MPH, MMSc; Anna Dover, doctor of pharmacy and director of product management at First Databank; Dr. Ray Lorenz, associate medical director; and Pat Rice, clinical director of precision medicine and genetics at Frederick Health in Frederick, Maryland.
Patient data has evolved from being static notes written on paper to a much more dynamic and fluid source of information for patients, providers, and health systems.Jennifer Mueller, MBA, RHIA, SHIMSS, FACHE, FAHIMA, Vice President and Privacy Officer at Wisconsin Hospital Association and President/Chair at American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), has seen that shift first-hand in her professional career and volunteer efforts with the Wisconsin Health Information Management Association (WHIMA), where she currently serves as president. Hear how Jennifer’s passion for using health data to support patients has been informed by her own experiences, particularly helping her father navigate his healthcare plans.
What does a top 50 accounting firm have to do with home care? Find out when you listen to our latest guest, Lindsay Doak, MBA, Director of Research at BerryDunn. Lindsay is a seasoned healthcare leader, with over 15 years experience in healthcare education, business intelligence, and patient satisfaction initiatives. In her role at BerryDunn, Doak helped drive the advancement of healthcare as part of the firm's services and dedicated home health and hospice team, who work with agencies to strengthen their care delivery methods and patient outcomes. Doak has also had the unique opportunity to spearhead the 2021 National Healthcare at Home Best Practices and Future Insights Study. Learn more about these important initiatives here on the MEDITECH Podcast.
DCH Health System is at the forefront of innovation, and CIO Billy Helmandollar and his team are leading the way. Hear how Billy's approach to continous improvement helped earn him Alabama Chapter ORBIE CIO of the Year, and yielded DCH a spot among Digital Health's Most Wired organizations.
The MUSE community of independent MEDITECH users is celebrating 40 years of sharing their knowledge and experience. Join us for an engaging discussion with its CEO Alan Sherbinin.
We all want to overcome barriers to good healthcare, but how are we going to get there? We asked Vivian S. Lee, President of the health platforms unit of Verily, and author of “The Long Fix: Solving America’s Health Care Crisis with Strategies that Work for Everyone." You won't want to miss hearing from this inspiring changemaker. She may even share which book she might be working on next.
In Part 3 of our series, we take a high level view of creative ways nurses are shaping their challenging, yet successful and satisfying careers. Hear from Dr. Jane Englebright, very recently retired senior vice president and chief nurse executive for Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services. And we have MEDITECH’s Associate Vice President Cathy Turner. Cathy is a nurse and member of HIMSS and ANIA, as well as director of MEDITECH’s Nursing Informatics Program.
In Part 2 of our series, prepare to be inspired by three strong, passionate nurse leaders from Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar Missouri. What fuels their passion for the nursing field? What are some creative ways they’ve advanced their careers? Where do they find resilience during these challenging times? Listen and find out here!
In this three-part series, we explore the nursing profession from a variety of perspectives—covering interesting career trajectories for nurses, what they are most passionate about, where they find resilience during challenging times, and how nurses in the field are being supported by their organizations and communities.
We begin by exploring the latest innovations in HIM education–for students, healthcare professionals, or clinicians–with John Richey, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
If artificial intelligence helps people in their everyday lives, why shouldn’t healthcare utilize this technology too? Listen to find out how AI is helping shape the future of healthcare, with our guest Jayson Marwaha, MD, MSc, a general surgery resident and postdoctoral fellow in surgical AI at Harvard Medical School.
Julia Hanigsberg, President & CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, explains how advocating for patients with disabilities and other marginalized groups informs her leadership at the largest children’s rehab hospital in Canada. Recognized as one of the country’s most powerful CEOs by the Women's Executive Network (WXN), Julia also discusses tech innovations that can help expand healthcare access, as well as her personal involvement in Holland Bloorview’s flagship fundraiser, Capes for Kids.
Tom Kurtz, Chief Administrator Officer at Memorial Healthcare shares how his organization was able to steer clear of merger or acquisition and maintain their 100 years of independence. By working with a variety of partners, focusing on their most important goals, and targeting those service lines that best met their vision, Memorial Healthcare became a destination neurology hub, bringing in patients from across 26 states. Today, his organization continues to see steady growth and high quality scores, most recently achieving a Five-Star Quality rating from CMS.
Kelsey Reed, nurse practitioner and director of patient care at Phoebe Putney Health System shares how her personal experience speaking out about violence against healthcare workers earned her a spot on a Georgia Senate Committee responsible for looking into the problem. Kelsey also shares Phoebe Health's strategies to protect their workforce and ways employees are supporting one another.
INTRODUCTIONS
1:00 - 2:15
THE IMPORTANCE OF GENOMICS
2:15 - 4:12
USE CASES
4:12 - 7:08
CHALLENGES TO ADOPTION
7:08 - 18:19
PHARMACOGENOMICS/DRUG-GENE INTERACTIONS
18:19 - 20:35
UPDATING EVIDENCE/GENETIC FINDINGS
20:35 - 26:03
THE VALUE OF STORING GENETIC DATA IN THE EHR
27:24 - 29:10
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
29:10 - 31:10
ACTIONABLE DATA & ALERTS
31:10 - 35:56
A GROUNDBREAKING APPROACH TO GENOMICS IN THE EHR
35:56 - 37:40
PROTECTING GENETIC DATA
37:40 - 42:35
When healthcare is everywhere, so is health data. Keeping that data both accessible and secure is a challenge that all providers are facing, says Esteban Lopez, MD, MBA and physician thought leader at Google Cloud. Hear Dr. Lopez discuss the importance of cloud solutions, as a way of giving clinicians the “superpowers” they need to meet patient care demands.
CNO Dr. Jane Englebright is committed to easing clinical documentation burdens. Hear her strategies for separating meaningful data from noise, so clinicians and patients can get the most from their time together.
In Part 3 of our series Dr. Ahmed and Dr. Mativa of Aga Khan University and Hospitals speak to the value that millions of discretely housed patient records provide in advancing medical research in the region and the global impact they will have in identifying best practices for the treatment of regional diseases and chronic conditions.
In Part 2 of our series, Dr. Ahmed and Dr. Mativa discuss how Aga Khan University and Hospitals will leverage their EHR to ensure clinicians at remote regional outreach centers have the same access to patient records and decision support as those at the University Hospital, for consistent patient care and better management of chronic conditions.
Many patients across the underserved communities of East Africa and South Asia lack equitable access to quality care. Dr. K. Nadeem Ahmed, CMIO of Aga Khan University and Hospitals and Dr. Boniface Mativa, Acting CMO at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi share how their organization is on a mission to change that.
Colin Hung, CMO and Editor of Healthcare Scene as well as co-host of the Healthcare IT Today podcast, shares his insights on how the pandemic has changed all of us and why social media is poised to lead the health IT community towards a brighter future. You’ll also hear Colin's top picks for healthcare thought leaders to follow, and what technologies he believes are rising to meet today’s challenges.
There are islands of exceptional healthcare everywhere, but can we make them accessible to all patients? CEO Jennifer Zelmer of Healthcare Excellence Canada shares her top three priorities for facilitating more equitable care in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn how Citizens Memorial Hospital’s early deployment of Virtual Visits helped them to stay connected with patients throughout the pandemic. You'll hear about their creative use of this technology in their mental health, maternity, and long term care settings, as well as the expanded role virtual care and patient engagement solutions will have in their IT strategy moving forward.
Learn from Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences about how different apps are helping to support psychological health in Canada, as well as globally.
Hear how Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences in Whitby, Ontario engages patients (and their care providers!) with technology and humanity.
Located only one hour outside of New York City, The Valley Hospital was hit hard by COVID-19 early on. Hear how they used predictive analytics to reduce nurse burnout and support staff during times of extreme stress.
Find out how Firelands Regional Health System in Sandusky, OH have been using their COVID-19 dashboards to track patients, as well as monitor vaccinations and assess their effectiveness.
Take a listening journey and pick up some tips from St. Luke’s, as they describe making their way towards meaningful patient engagement.
By offering COVID-19 vaccine self-scheduling, St. Luke’s in Duluth, MN sharply increased the number of patients using their portal. But it didn’t happen overnight. Listen in, as our guests reveal their strategies.
Part 1: Navigating the disaster response challenges of COVID-19.
Part 2: Vaccination strategy.
Special guest(s):
CMIO Dr. William Sewell, and VP and CIO Jesse Diaz, at Phoebe Putney Health System
Part 1: Navigating the disaster response challenges of COVID-19.
Part 2: Vaccination strategy.
With special guests CMIO Dr. William Sewell, and VP and CIO Jesse Diaz, from Phoebe Putney Health System