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Healthcare Consumerism
Cost Of Healthcare
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Oracle Health
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David Goldhill
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Maternal Mental Health
Precision Medicine
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AI Automation
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The Beat, powered by HLTH, is a weekly interview series dedicated to paving a better path forward for the future of health. Each week a variety of hosts bring you authentic conversations with prominent thought leaders. Through these interviews with people at the forefront of change in healthcare, we hope to spark new ideas and encourage new collaborations among listeners.

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About Katie Whalen:

Katie Whalen is a payments and partnerships leader with deep experience across financial services, digital payments, and merchant solutions. She currently serves as Head of SMB Sales & Partnerships for Merchant Solutions at Fiser... more

In this episode, host Sandy Vance sits down with Adam Kamor, Co-founder and Head of Engineering at Tonic.ai, to tackle one of the most pressing challenges in healthcare's AI adoption: what to do with sensitive data you legally cannot access.

Adam br... more

Artificial intelligence in healthcare isn’t just about futuristic diagnostics or robots assisting surgeons. It’s also transforming the operational backbone of the healthcare industry.

In this episode, host Sandy Vance sits down with Anand Kumar, Vic... more

In this episode of the Cybersecurity at ViVE series on The Beat Podcast, host Sandy Vance sits down with Chad Alessi, Managing Director of Cybersecurity at CTG, for a wide-ranging conversation about what it really takes to protect healthcare organiza... more

How can health systems help nurses confidently adopt and trust AI? We’ll explore how nurse-led design, clear guardrails (policy, consent, privacy), and intentional change management strategies help when implementing AI solutions that reduce cognitive... more

By 2030, prior authorization as we know it will be unrecognizable. The convergence of CMS-0057, WISeR pilots, and nationwide interoperability mandates—paired with breakthroughs in AI—will transform prior authorization from a costly administrative bur... more

In this episode, host Sandy Vance chats with Frank Toscano, the new Senior Vice President of Product and Engineering at Amplify. They talk about the continued relevance of fax technology in healthcare, the challenges of interoperability, and how Ampl... more

In this episode, Rajkumar Thirunavukkarasu, SVP & Head of Healthcare Provider Business at Tech Mahindra , and LaDonna Sweeten, EHR Practice Lead at The HCI Group, a fully owned subsidiary of Tech Mahindra, discuss how health systems can transform the... more

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Anand Kumar
Vice President of Healthcare for Genpact
Genpact
Episode: What Healthcare Leaders Are Getting Wrong About AI
Chad Alessi
Managing Director of Cybersecurity for CTG
CTG
Episode: Why Healthcare Needs Cyber Resilience, Not Just Cybersecurity
Angie Curry
Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Microsoft
Microsoft
Episode: Restoring Joy to Nursing Through Ambient AI
Dr. Jeremy Freese
Founder and CEO of Humata Health
Humata Health
Episode: Why Prior Authorization Needs a Reset
Frank Toscano
Senior Vice President of Product and Engineering at Amplify
Amplify
Episode: The Future of Interoperability in Healthcare Isn’t Just “New” Technology
Rajkumar Thirunavukkarasu
SVP and head of healthcare provider business at Tech Mahindra
Tech Mahindra
Episode: From EHR Aspiration to Measurable Impact: Turning Investment into Sustained Enterprise Value
LaDonna Sweeten
EHR practice lead for HCI Group
HCI Group (a Tech Mahindra company)
Episode: From EHR Aspiration to Measurable Impact: Turning Investment into Sustained Enterprise Value
Jim Ducharme
Chief Technology Officer at ClearDATA
ClearDATA
Episode: At the Intersection of Healthcare Innovation & Security: Cloud Governance and Data Interoperability
Anupriyo Chakravarti
Chief Technology Officer of Verisma
Verisma
Episode: How Intelligent Automation Is Changing Healthcare Informatics

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Sandy Vance
Host of a series focused on the future of health, delivering insights from experts in healthcare technology and policy.

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Why Healthcare Needs Cyber Resilience, Not Just Cybersecurity
Q: What technologies or strategies are shaping healthcare cybersecurity in the near term?
AI-assisted security operations, agentic AI for behavior analysis, and broader rollout of zero-trust architectures (including enterprise-wide MFA and segmentation) are expected to define the next generation of protections and resilience.
Why Healthcare Needs Cyber Resilience, Not Just Cybersecurity
Q: What role does identity play in improving detection and response times?
Identity-first security, including MFA and privileged access management, helps detect unusual behavior quickly by monitoring who is acting in the system and whether their actions align with normal patterns, thereby shortening dwell time and improving triage.
Why Healthcare Needs Cyber Resilience, Not Just Cybersecurity
Q: How does cyber resilience differ from traditional cybersecurity in healthcare?
Cyber resilience focuses on maintaining operations and rapid recovery in the face of a cyber event, whereas traditional cybersecurity emphasizes preventing breaches through protections; the goal is to minimize downtime and ensure patient care is not disrupted.
Restoring Joy to Nursing Through Ambient AI
Q: How does nurse trust and workflow integration influence AI adoption?
Trust hinges on fitting AI into existing workflows, ensuring the nurse remains in control, and integrating with the EHR so there's no need for separate apps or logins, which historically hindered adoption.
Restoring Joy to Nursing Through Ambient AI
Q: What are the primary use cases for ambient listening in inpatient nursing?
The main use case is reducing documentation time by transforming conversations into discrete data that populate flow sheet rows, with emphasis on mobile, hands-free workflow to support nurses on the go.

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This series focuses on transformative discussions surrounding the future of healthcare, with an emphasis on innovative technologies and the integration of artificial intelligence. Frequent themes include improving patient engagement, enhancing healthcare efficiencies, and addressing pressing issues such as cybersecurity and data management. Through interviews with leaders in healthcare technology and policy, the series aims to provide insights into how AI and other advancements can redefine the healthcare landscape, making it more accessible and effective for various stakeholders. Unique elements include in-depth explorations of pressing challenges in healthcare and practical solutions proposed by experts working on the forefront of these i... more

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2. Chad Alessi
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