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Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare IT Today

John Lynn and Colin Hung

105 episodesEN-US

Show overview

Healthcare IT Today has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 105 episodes. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 28 min and 29 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Technology show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 12 episodes already out so far this year. Published by John Lynn and Colin Hung.

Episodes
105
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
28 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

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Learn the latest news, trends, and insights into what’s happening in healthcare IT with the Healthcare IT Today podcast hosts, John Lynn and Colin Hung.

Latest Episodes

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Buy or Sell: Conference Edition - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 194

Jun 8, 202628 min

Trends in Healthcare Marketing and Patient Experience - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 193

May 25, 202627 min

Health IT Mount Rushmore: Part 2 - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 192

May 11, 202628 min

Health IT Mount Rushmore - Part 1 - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 191

Apr 27, 202629 min

ViVE and HIMSS Recap - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 190

Apr 13, 202627 min

Ep 189Colin and John Answer the Questions We're Asking at HIMSS - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 189

For the 189th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, sponsored by Swaay.Health, Colin and I are answering the questions we’re asking at HIMSS! The first question we answer is — what is a mistake that we keep making in healthcare, and how can it be addressed? Next, we take a look at AI to answer the question of what the most important lesson learned is now that AI is everywhere. Then, we give our opinions on what implemented healthcare policy gets our thumbs up and why. Lastly, we conclude this episode with sharing what song we think best represents healthcare or health IT right now and why. Be sure to check out all our videos from HIMSS 2026 for other answers to these same questions. This week’s episode is brought to you by Swaay.Health! If you are in healthcare marketing, PR, communications, or patient experience at a hospital, clinic, payer, health IT company, or agency, you need to be at our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 event, April 29 to May 2 in Foxborough. It’s the premier healthcare marketing and PR event to learn, network, and get energized. Head over to Live.Swaay.Health to learn more! Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What is a mistake that we keep making in healthcare? How can it be addressed? What is the most important lesson learned now that AI is everywhere in healthcare? What healthcare policy has been implemented that gets your thumbs up? Why? If you could pick a song that represents healthcare or health IT right now, what would it be and why? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Swaay.Health is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Mar 30, 202626 min

Ep 188Deep Dive Into Healthcare AI - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 188

For the 188th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, sponsored by Swaay.Health, we are doing a deep dive into healthcare AI! We kick this episode off with a debate on whether or not hallucinations will continue to happen and if they’ll prevent AI from being implemented/accepted. Then we theorize about whether healthcare will ever trust AI agents to work without supervision. Next, we take a look at the data healthcare AI is trained on and discuss if we think the quality and diversity will ever be a major concern. Lastly, we conclude this episode by trying to decide if we are not talking about the cost of AI enough. This week’s episode is brought to you by Swaay.Health! If you are in healthcare marketing, PR, communications, or patient experience at a hospital, clinic, payer, health IT company, or agency, you need to be at our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 event, April 29 to May 2 in Foxborough. It’s the premier event to learn, network, and get energized. Head over to Live.Swaay.Health to learn more! Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: Will hallucinations continue to (a) happen, and (b) be something that stops AI from being implemented/accepted? Will healthcare ever trust AI agents to work without supervision? Will the quality and diversity of data that healthcare AI is trained on ever be a major concern? Are we not talking enough about the cost of AI? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Swaay.Health is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Mar 16, 202628 min

Ep 187The Healthcare IT Olympics - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 187

For the 187th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, sponsored by Swaay.Health, we are doing an Olympics-inspired episode, looking at Healthcare IT! We kick this episode off by debating what 3 healthcare IT challenges would be on the podium right now. Next, we talk about what Olympic medal would be given to health IT if one existed. Then we take a look at all of the Olympic sports to pick out which one best represents what it’s like in Healthcare/Health IT right now. Lastly, we conclude this episode by discussing when it is and isn’t great to win a healthcare IT contract, just like how winning the Olympics is a huge deal for a city, but can also be a financial challenge too. This week’s episode is brought to you by Swaay.Health! If you are in healthcare marketing, PR, communications, or patient experience at a hospital, clinic, payer, health IT company, or agency, you need to be at our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 event, April 29 to May 2 in Foxborough. It’s the premier event to learn, network, and get energized. Head over to Live.Swaay.Health to learn more! Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What 3 healthcare IT challenges would be on the podium right now? If there were an Olympic medal given to health IT, what would it be? What Olympic sport best represents what it’s like in Healthcare/Health IT right now? Winning the Olympics is a big deal for a city, but it can often be a financial challenge too. When is it great and not so great to win a healthcare IT contract? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Swaay.Health is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Mar 2, 202628 min

Ep 1862026 ViVE and HIMSS Preview - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 186

For the 186th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are doing a preview of this year’s ViVE and HIMSS conferences! We kick this episode off by discussing the differences between HIMSS and ViVE. Then we talk about whether we would pick one conference over the other, or if we would do both. Next, we theorize what topics will be discussed in the hallways at ViVe and HIMSS. We then talk about what topics we are the most interested in covering at ViVE and HIMSS. Lastly, we share our tips and tricks for not only surviving but thriving at both of these conferences. At ViVE, Colin and I will be in the Media Village doing paid and earned interviews. At HIMSS, we will have a big booth in the back corner where we will have our on-site interview studios – come visit us at 6453. If you are looking to showcase your thought leadership, build brand awareness, or tell an important customer or product story, you may want to consider one of our sponsored interview packages. Reach out on our contact us page to learn more. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: So what’s the difference between HIMSS and ViVE? Would you pick one over the other, or would you do both? What are the topics that will be discussed in the hallways at ViVE and HIMSS? What are the topics you are most interested in covering at ViVE and HIMSS? What are your tips for surviving and thriving at both these conferences? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Feb 16, 202629 min

Ep 1854 Intriguing Healthcare IT Stats - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 185

The 185th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast is sponsored by Swaay.Health, be sure to join us at our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 Event, April 29 to May 2, in Foxborough. This time, we are talking about 4 intriguing healthcare IT stats! The first intriguing statistic we discuss is that 1 in 4 active weekly users of ChatGPT ask it health-related questions. Next, we talk about two very interesting things that happened with healthcare technology investment in 2025 – the total amount invested was $47 billion, which is 12% lower than in 2024, and nearly half (46%) of it was put into AI. Then, we take a look at how 60% of patients reported delaying or skipping medical care because of the cost. Lastly, we end this episode with the intriguing stat of generative AI being used in RCM workflows by 80% of health systems. Thank you again to this episode’s sponsor, Swaay.Health! If you are in healthcare marketing, PR, communications, or patient experience at a hospital, clinic, payer, health IT company, or agency, you need to be at our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 Event, April 29 to May 2, in Foxborough. It’s the premier event to learn, network, and get energized. Head over to live.swaay.health to learn more. Here’s a preview of the stats we discuss in this episode which were pulled from our various healthcare IT Bonus Feautures articles: 1 in 4 active weekly users on ChatGPT ask it health-related questions – OpenAI 46% of healthcare technology investment in 2025 is AI – 2025 investment was $47 billion (12% lower than 2024) – Silicon Bank 60% of patients report delaying or skipping medical care because of cost – Alphaeon Survey 80% of health systems are using generative AI in RCM workflows – HFMA Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Swaay.Health is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Feb 2, 2026

Ep 184How Will Consumer Health Tech Impact Provider Organizations? - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 184

For the 184th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about how we think consumer health tech will impact provider organizations! We kick this episode off by sharing what consumer health tech has us most excited. Next, we talk about what consumer health tech we think won’t last. Then, we debate how we think the adoption of consumer health tech will impact provider organizations. Lastly, we end this episode by theorizing how long we think it will be until we have an AI doctor at our beck and call. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What consumer health tech has you most excited? What consumer health tech do you think won’t last? How will consumer health tech’s adoption impact provider organizations? How long until we all have an AI doctor at our beck and call? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Jan 19, 202628 min

Ep 1832026 Healthcare IT Predictions - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 183

We’ve been posting our wonderful Healthcare IT Today Community’s predictions for Healthcare IT in 2026, and we were feeling a little left out, so for the 183rd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we wanted to share our own predictions! We kick this episode off by sharing our predictions for AI scribes in 2026. Then we predict what AI will do in healthcare in 2026. Next, we predict what technologies we think we will all be talking about this year. And lastly, we share our predictions on what companies and organizations will be news-makers. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What is your prediction for AI scribes in 2026? What is your prediction for AI in healthcare in 2026? What other technologies will we be talking about next year? What companies or organizations will be news-makers in 2026? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Jan 5, 202627 min

Ep 1822025 Year in Review - Healthcare IT Today Podcast 182

With the 182nd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast being one of the last episodse we do this year, we are taking a look back at 2025! We kick this episode off by discussing some of the top changes, trends, and innovations we saw this year. Then, we share what news item or event stood out to us the most in 2025. Next, we talk about what 2025 story surprised us. Last, we conclude this episode by taking a look back at all of the conferences we attended in 2025 to share which conference experience stood out the most. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What are some of the top changes, trends, or innovations you saw in 2025? What news item or event in 2025 stood out to you the most? What 2025 story surprised you? What conference experience stood out the most to you in 2025? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Dec 22, 2025

Ep 181Buy or Sell - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 181

We are back again for another exciting round of buy or sell for the 181st episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast! In case you are unfamiliar with how these episodes work, or if you just need a refresher, Colin and I sit down to discuss a variety of trends and topics in health IT. We then decide whether we believe it will happen (aka we ‘buy’ it) or we think it won’t happen (aka we ‘sell’ it). Here’s a preview of the topics and trends we discuss in this episode: AI is going to solve a lot of problems in healthcare in the next 12 months. Cost reductions will have a major impact on Health IT spending in the next 6 months. The government shutdown will have a big impact on healthcare. Data quality is the biggest threat to AI. Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Dec 8, 202527 min

Ep 180Healthcare Job Market - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 180

For the 180th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about the healthcare job market! We kick this episode off by discussing what is currently happening with the healthcare workforce. Then, we list out the trends we think are going to continue to impact the healthcare workforce. Next, we share some advice to anyone who’s trying to navigate this job market. Lastly, we wrap this episode up by talking about the job search tactics that worked for us. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What’s happening with the healthcare workforce today? What trends are going to continue to impact the healthcare workforce? What advice do you have to navigate this job market? What job search tactic worked for you? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Nov 24, 202530 min

Ep 179Contradictions in Healthcare - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 179

For the 179th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about contradictions in healthcare! We kick this episode off by first examining how we are striving for more personalized care while we are implementing more and more chatbots that remove people from the loop. Then, we take a look at how we say we want more interoperability and data sharing, only to have more data silos than ever. And on this point, we debate if that will ever be solved. Next, we discuss how we often talk about the shortage of clinicians, only to hesitate to adopt innovative technologies that could streamline care delivery. We conclude this episode on the contradiction that hardly any patients are involved in the design of health IT solutions, despite how much we say that we are patient-centered. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: We say we want more personalized care, yet we are rushing to implement more chatbots that remove people from the loop. We say we want more interoperability and data sharing, yet we have more data silos than ever. Will this ever be solved? We say there is a shortage of clinicians, yet we hesitate to adopt innovative technologies that streamline care delivery. We say we are patient-centered, yet hardly any patients are involved in the design of health IT solutions. Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Nov 10, 202528 min

Ep 178Healthcare Startups and Founders - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 178

For the 178th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about healthcare startups and founders! We kick this episode off by debating whether or not now is a good time for founders to start a business in healthcare. Then, we examine the aspects of healthcare that we find are the most underestimated by startups. Next, we share the startups that we have been impressed by recently. Lastly, we offer some advice for healthcare startups. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: Is this a good time for founders to start a business in healthcare? What aspect of healthcare do you find startups underestimate the most? Have there been any startups that have impressed you recently? What advice do you have for healthcare startups? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Oct 27, 202532 min

Ep 175Big Deal, Little Deal, No Deal - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 177

For the 177th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are doing another round of big deal, little deal, no deal! For these episodes, we discuss a variety of hot and trending topics to discuss whether we think they are a big deal, a little deal, or no deal at all. Here’s a preview of the topics we discuss in this episode: Quest Selects Epic for Project Nova $100k H1B visa RevSping Acquires Kyruus Health AI – MIT Studies – “95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing” and “ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills” Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Oct 13, 2025

Ep 176Enforcement of Information Blocking - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 176

For the 176th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announcement to enforce information blocking! We kick this episode off by sharing our personal reactions to HHS’s crackdown on health data blocking. Next, we debate whether or not this is going to be effective in stopping information blocking. Then we discuss if patients are getting the right information shared with them. Lastly, we focus our attention on health IT vendors to discuss if they have access to the right patient information. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What’s your reaction to HHS’s crackdown on health data blocking? Is this going to be effective at stopping information blocking? Is the right information being shared with patients? Do health IT vendors have access to the right patient information? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Sep 29, 202529 min

Ep 175Digital Front Door and Epic UGM - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 175

For the 175th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, I am joined not only by our usual co-host, Colin Hung, but also by Brittany Quemby to discuss the digital front door experience and Epic UGM! We kick this episode off with Brittany sharing a recent experience she had in the ER for a personal look at the digital front door experience. We also analyze whether there was any automation during her ER stay. Next, we share what digital front door tech we wish our providers had. Epic’s annual UGM conference ended a couple of weeks ago, and thankfully, I was able to attend. I share my experience being at the conference, as well as what the big takeaway from a digital front door perspective was. Lastly, we conclude this episode by discussing our thoughts on Epic’s announcement for a single sign-on for patients into MyChart (See also our interview with Epic about MyChart), allowing you to log in with the same credentials no matter which provider you go to. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: Brittany, you recently had to go into the ER and see your family doctor because your son had a medical issue. What was your digital front door experience like? Was there any automation at all? What digital front door tech do you wish your providers had? John, you just got back from the Epic UGM. What was that like? What was the big takeaway from a Digital Front Door perspective? There is a lot of buzz about Epic’s announcement for a single sign-on for patients into MyChart – so no matter which provider you go to, you can log in with the same credentials. What’s your take on that? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

Sep 15, 2025