This Week Health

Happy Thanksgiving from us to you! 🍂 In the spirit of the season, we at This Week Health along with some of our friends wanted to share some festive spirit with all of you. From music to meals to fond memories, it is a season of thankfulness and reflection. We are beyond grateful for our healthcare technology community, to our viewers, and to our colleagues who are working everyday to make the world a better place. Thank you! What is a fun Thanksgiving tradition that you have? Share below. Drex DeFord Sarah Richardson Holly Russell Meghan Trevorrow Jairus Williams Stacey Williams Landon Williams Bill Russell Katherine Russell Kate Gamble Laura O'Toole Frank Nydam David Bensema Sue Schade Karla Arzola Daniel P. Olexa, MCC, CIHt

Does phishing training actually reduce risks, or are healthcare organizations investing in a false sense of security? Preston Duren VP of Threat Defense at Fortified Health Security discusses Microsoft's latest cybersecurity innovations and the surprising findings of a UC San Diego phishing study. Explore the challenges healthcare IT faces in balancing security and compassion in this #unhackthenews: https://loom.ly/KvV6kcA #TWH #HealthIT Drex DeFord

How do military values translate into healthcare leadership? In this powerful article by Kate Gamble, Rusty Yeager and Shannon Becker BS, MS, ACHE share their journeys from service to healthcare IT, highlighting lessons in self-reliance, discipline, adaptability, and communication. Discover how their unique experiences shaped their careers, offering fresh insights into leadership during times of rapid change and mounting pressure in healthcare. 🔗 Read the full story here: https://loom.ly/PTIU2Rs #Leadership #HealthcareIT #Veterans #HealthcareInnovation #TWH

How do we balance confidence with humility? Andrew Kerr, CEO and Managing Partner at FortyAU, joins Sarah to discuss the role of values like humility and partnership in driving success. They explore the challenges healthcare systems face with AI integration, the balance between innovation and risk, and the philosophy that shapes FortyAU’s approach to consulting. Don’t miss this thought-provoking #TownHall episode, hosted by Sarah Richardson: https://loom.ly/6WW4xHg #TWH #HealthIT #Leadership #AIinHealthcare #Innovation #Partnership

Are healthcare leaders falling victim to analysis paralysis? Paul Annastas, Head of Information Security Risk Management at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute dives into tactical patience. Don’t miss this deep dive into leadership in this #unhackthepodcast: https://loom.ly/ZY-aynE #TWH #HealthIT Drex DeFord

What does it take to secure funding for your cloud, data, and cybersecurity initiatives? Jason Rose, CEO of Clearsense, Inc, explores how ROI-driven strategies, application decommissioning, and financial use in this #newsday: https://loom.ly/THVbdBc #TWH #HealthIT Sarah Richardson

🦃 Here is another moment of This Week Health's #thankfulness from our very own Meghan Trevorrow: A big grateful cheers to Joy Grosser! This past June everyone was wrapping up lunch and heading off in their different directions and Joy sat and spoke with me for an hour. An hour! She answered all my questions on leadership, team and culture and not only shared insights that I’m still writing about and pondering to this day - but she also shared with honesty - pain points, learning curves, ah ha moments, courageous decision making. If the impact she had on me in one hour is was it is - I can’t imagine the impact she has on the team and leaders she’s around every day! Sarah Richardson Drex DeFord Bill Russell

How does virtual health transform traditional care models? MariJo Rugh, VP and CIO of UCHealth, discusses the virtual health center, tackling integration challenges, and empowering virtual nurses. Explore how these changes are impacting bedside care in this #keynote: https://loom.ly/I8B6lek #TWH #HealthIT Sarah Richardson

How will New York’s new hospital cybersecurity regulations reshape healthcare? Kate Pierce, MSMIIT, CHCIO, CHISL, CDH-E of Fortified Health Security to discuss mandatory CISOs, HIPAA gaps, and the 72-hour incident reporting rule in this #unhackthenews: https://loom.ly/ZSbYrjI #TWH #HealthIT Drex DeFord

🦃 Continuing with This Week Health's time of Thankfulness, here is Drex DeFord: I’m thankful for hare-brained ideas that help raise money to fight childhood cancer. Not long after I joined This Week Health, Bill Russell, Sarah Richardson, and the crew were talking about how to hit our crazy $50,000 goal for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. Somebody in the group pointed at Bill’s yellow hat, and said, “Donate $500, get a yellow hat.” And I specifically remember the coughs and eyerolls in the room. But in our team’s spirit of “everything starts with a crappy first draft” — we decided to try it at the next #229Summit… We sold EVERY hat we had with us at that event. Bill flew home afterwards and had dozens of new hats made. Beth became Chief Mailbox Runner. Our partners decided to match EVERY donation. BTW, the hat guy is on retainer now. The “yellow-hat-club” was born from what could have been dismissed as a dumb idea. Turns out it was actually a pretty great “first draft”. Can’t wait to tell you what we’ve got planned for 2025. (By the way, you can join the yellow-hat-club right now, don’t scroll away — CLICK HERE: https://loom.ly/apkmxNg — donate $500 — we’ll ship your hat — and you’ll know that EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR of your donation, AND THE PARTNER’S MATCH, goes directly to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation fighting kid’s cancer) Thanks! Happy “Yellow-Hat-Thanksgiving” — Drex Meghan Trevorrow, Sarah Richardson, Bill Russell, Peter Marks, PhD, PMP, CPHIMS, CDH-E, Kirk Davis, Wes Wright, Russell Teague, Dennis Egan, Adam Rosen, CISSP, CHISL, CDH-E, Chris Carmody, Matt Sullivan, Bobby Zarr, Akhtar Chaudhri, Jeffrey Cleveland, David O'Brien, MBA, CHCIO, HCISPP, Sonney Sapra MBA CHCIO, Viral P. Mehta, MD, FACP, Christopher Niekamp, Tony Douglas, Josh Wymer, DNP, RN, FHIMSS, FACHE, FAAN, Andy Crowder, CHCIO, CDH-E