March 25, 2026: How can healthcare organizations move faster on adopting new technology while navigating complex procurement processes? Rob Courtney, Healthcare CTO at Carahsoft, joins Sarah Richardson at HIMSS to share how Carahsoft is bridging that gap.

By acting as a master aggregator, Carahsoft helps vendors access the healthcare market while giving providers vetted solutions that solve real problems. From driving demand through events and marketing to simplifying contracting with pre-built agreements, the model accelerates both discovery and decision-making.

Rob also highlights emerging innovations, including AI-powered revenue cycle tools and clinical solutions that improve outcomes and reduce costs—showing how the right partnerships can deliver measurable impact across healthcare.

Key Points:

• Carahsoft’s Model Explained
• What CIOs Should Look for in Vendors
• AI Driving Financial and Clinical Outcomes
• Reducing Procurement Friction and Sales Cycles3

March 23, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson are back with a packed Newsday covering three big conversations: the AI security crisis no one is talking loudly enough about, what HIMSS 2026 actually delivered for healthcare leaders, and the real question facing every CIO and CMIO right now: Is your time worth attending two major conferences each spring?

Key Points:

• 01:03 AI Chatbot Security
• 04:25 MIT AI Strategy Class
• 06:55 HIMSS Takeaways and Trends
• 10:40 Conference Value and Wrap Up

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March 18, 2026: Pure Storage just became Everpure, and the timing couldn't be more intentional. In this executive interview recorded live at HIMSS, Chris Kopinski, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Everpure, unpacks what the rebrand really means and why it matters for health systems navigating AI acceleration, cybersecurity pressure, and relentless margin compression.

Key Points:

• 01:12 EverPure Rebrand Explained
• 03:09 Healthcare Priorities AI Cyber Costs
• 05:15 Data Foundation for AI at Scale
• 07:06 Partnership Model and Wrap Up

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March 17, 2026: Bree Bacon doesn't just talk about burnout; she survived it. Author, Speaker, & Elite Energy™ Coach, Bree spent years giving 110% to everything until panic attacks and her miscarriage forced her to crash. What she discovered in the aftermath became a life-saving framework that challenges everything healthcare leaders think they know about performance, capacity, and sustainable success. Elite Energy isn't just a theory; it’s tested through fertility loss, chemotherapy, and the impossible choice between career and survival.

Key Points:

• 02:54 The Reality of Burnout
• 07:37 Bree's Personal Journey with Healthcare
• 10:52 The Elite Energy Framework
• 21:07 Overcoming Cancer and Embracing Life

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March 16: What are healthcare leaders really talking about at HIMSS? Bill Russell sits down with Sarah Richardson and Drex DeFord to share insights from the executive and cybersecurity forums—and the hallway conversations in between. AI dominates the discussion, but not just in clinical care. The hosts highlight the overlooked opportunities in operational workflows, patient outreach, and administrative efficiency. They also confront uncomfortable realities around workforce displacement, escalating infrastructure costs, and whether large technology vendors can maintain their value as AI lowers the barrier to building solutions internally. For CIOs, the challenge is clear: manage today’s operations while preparing for an AI-driven future that’s evolving faster than any roadmap.

Key Points

• AI Arms Race in Cybersecurity
• Where AI Delivers the Fastest ROI
• Workforce Disruption and Leadership Responsibility
• Vendor Pricing Pressure and Infrastructure Costs
• The Future of Build vs Buy in Healthcare IT

March 9, 2026: What happens when well-meaning clinicians use AI tools that no one approved? Bill Russell and Drex Ford are joined by Dr. Holly Urban, Vice President of Business Development at Wolters Kluwer, to unpack a revealing new survey on shadow AI in healthcare. From radiologists sharing PHI over Dropbox to tumor board transcripts sent to unauthorized recipients, the risks are real and growing. With 57% of staff aware of unsanctioned AI use, the question isn't whether shadow AI exists in your health system. It's what you're going to do about it.

Key Points:

01:28 Shadow AI is everywhere (and why it’s familiar)

11:18 Governance in the AI era

18:41 Patients, liability, and the road ahead

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March 2, 2026: Is the CIO role evolving? Or is it quietly being replaced? Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dig into the emerging CITO trend, the rise of citizen developers, and what AI-powered platforms like Epic's Agent Factory actually mean for healthcare IT leadership. The CIO of the future isn't a gatekeeper; they're the "architect of safe velocity." With 32 years in the industry, they’re also sounding the alarm on executive burnout in an era where the pace of change never lets up.

Key Points:

03:31 CIO vs CTO explained

07:10 From gatekeeper to “Chief Intelligent Officer.”

18:20 Scaling innovation fast: hackathons and building vs buying

24:18 The human side of hyper-change

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February 23, 2026: Jacob Hansen, Chief Product and Technology Officer at AvaSure, joins Bill, Sarah, and Drex for a critical conversation about healthcare's looming AI battleground. As Epic launches its agent factory and ambient listening wars intensify, health systems face an existential question: Will they outsource innovation to EHR vendors or build their own agentic workforce? Jacob reveals why AvaSure's virtual care platform positions them as the Switzerland of healthcare AI, while the panel debates whether CIOs should embrace "reverse meaningful use" and reclaim control, or risk becoming order-takers in someone else's automation revolution.

Key Points:

05:21 Vendor Consolidation and AI Use Cases

09:55 Epic's Code Red Moment

14:54 The Future of AI in Healthcare

33:11 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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