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The 229 Podcast

This Week Health
Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare
Cybersecurity
Healthcare IT
AI In Healthcare
Healthcare Technology
Patient Care
EPIC
Patient Experience
Healthcare Innovation
Cloud Computing
Digital Transformation
Leadership
Mergers and Acquisitions
Operational Efficiency
Nursing
Generative AI
Electronic Health Records
Healthcare Systems
Health Systems

Some conversations are too important to stay in the room. The 229 Podcast, hosted by Bill Russell, continues the dynamic discussions from our community events, bringing together healthcare leaders who are actively transforming the industry.

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In 2022, a furious insider leaked more than 300,000 internal messages from Conti, one of the most notorious ransomware gangs on the planet, and it read like the group chat from hell.

Buried in the gossip and office politics was a message that should... more

July 20, 2026: A new Nature of Medicine study claims general-purpose LLMs outperform specialized clinical AI, but is that the right benchmark to begin with? Bill and Drex are joined by Yaw Fellin, General Manager of UpToDate at Wolters Kluwer, and Ma... more

Sebastian Estades, Senior Account Executive for Enterprise Platforms and Devices at Google, brings 15 years of healthcare software experience to a conversation that starts with a hard question: do you actually know what AI tools your clinicians are u... more

July 16, 2026: Dr. Everett Weiss, Medical Director, Health Informatics at Rochester Regional Health, has been a clinician, a vendor, and a health system informatics leader -- and that full arc is exactly what makes this conversation different. In thi... more

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Recent Guests

Andy Rollo
Senior Customer Engineer at Google Chrome Enterprise
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Episode: Why the Browser Is Your Health System's Biggest Security Gap | Google Fridays with Andrew Rollo
Scott D'Entremont
CEO of Parlance Corporation
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Episode: Fable Goes Dark and The Demo Derby Problem| Newsday with Scott D’Entremont
Shiv Rao
Founder and CEO of Abridge
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Episode: Innovating at the Speed of Trust and Fixing the Rev Cycle | The 229 Podcast with Shiv Rao
Peter Barker
Chief Product Officer, Ping Identity
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Episode: Creating a World without Passwords and Beating Social Engineering | Executive Interview with Peter Barker
Bree Bacon
Business leader, keynote speaker, and best-selling author of Your Elite Energy
Self-employed / Author
Episode: Rewriting and Overcoming the Burnout Narrative | Flourish Rerelease with Bree Bacon
Adnan Iqbal
Co-founder and CEO of Luma Health
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Episode: End the Wait: How AI Is Finally Fixing Patient Access | Executive Interview with Adnan Iqbal
Crystal Broj
Dynamic IT executive focused on translating strategy into action and leading change in health care
Health care / IT executive
Episode: Leading Change, Growing Leaders, and When AI Actually Works | Flourish with Crystal Broj
Asim Malik
health care leader focusing on hospital at home and ER at home
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Episode: Healthcare at Home is Closer Than You Think | Flourish Rerelease with Asim Malik
Krista Arndt
CISO, St. Luke's University Health Network
St. Luke's University Health Network
Episode: Innovating Beyond Frustration | UnHack the Podcast with Anahi Santiago and Krista Arndt

Hosts

Bill Russell
Host of This Week Health executive interview; also associated with health IT discourse across shows
Sarah Richardson
Host of Flourish segment and interview host for 229 Project content

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 76 ratings
  • Awesome Podcast!!!

    Bill, host of the This Week in Health IT Podcast, highlights all health, tech and more in this can’t miss podcast! The host and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone that listens!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    roweereyes
    Philippines5 years ago
  • Great show!

    Bill, host of the This Week in Health IT podcast, highlights all aspects of health technology and more in this can’t miss podcast! The host and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone that listens!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    malfoxley
    United States5 years ago
  • Empowering

    It’s important to understand intersection of IT and healthcare and the insight in this podcast gives me hope for the future of healthcare!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    NH party of 5
    United States5 years ago
  • Must for healthcare tech founders :)

    Love the weekly insights and learning from this podcast. Extremely practical and useful for a healthcare tech founder like myself.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MJ Hyr
    United States6 years ago
  • Entertaining, insightful and actionable! 👏👏👏

    Whether you’re well established as someone innovating in the world of healthcare, or just getting started as a catalyst for reimagining the future of IT - this is a must-listen podcast for you! Bill does an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of navigating an ever changing healthcare ecosystem - from leaders who’ve actually walked the path. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JoshCrist
    United States6 years ago

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Many find the host's leadership in guiding technical discussions valuable for CIO/CTO audiences.
Listeners praise practical, actionable healthcare IT insights and guest diversity.
Some criticism around overly technical depth for non-IT executives.

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Project Glasswing Updates and Wrangling Hidden AI Agents | Unhack the Podcast with Jason Elrod
Q: Do you use any agents?
Yes, I do—agents are part of how I prep for the show, research people, and manage information. They're increasingly integrated into how executives operate and how security programs function.
Three CIOs, one MIT AI course - Governance, ROI, and the Right Use Case| The 229 Podcast with Lisa Johnson & Tamara Havenhill-Jacobs
Q: How has the MIT AI course changed your approach to governance and implementing AI in your organization?
It reinforced the need for deliberate governance that can adapt to different use cases, ensuring data quality, accountability, and a balance between innovation and safety.
Three CIOs, one MIT AI course - Governance, ROI, and the Right Use Case| The 229 Podcast with Lisa Johnson & Tamara Havenhill-Jacobs
Q: Tell me about the most important mindset shift that you experienced from taking this class and how it's shown up for you personally and professionally.
The course reinforced what I already knew, boosting confidence and enabling me to engage more boldly with AI discussions, especially about how it fits within human-centered care.
Rewriting and Overcoming the Burnout Narrative | Flourish Rerelease with Bree Bacon
Q: How did the cancer journey reshape your perspective on advocacy and leading a team?
Cancer forced me to recalibrate priorities, reinforce the importance of boundaries, and advocate for myself and others with greater empathy and clarity, which then translated into how I coach teams to protect their energy.
Rewriting and Overcoming the Burnout Narrative | Flourish Rerelease with Bree Bacon
Q: When did you first realize that the way we define success might be unsustainable?
I began to see it clearly after becoming a mother and realizing I could not physically sustain the “always-on” tempo; the strain showed up as panic attacks and the sense that something had to change.

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What is The 229 Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show focuses on practical, high-level discussions around health technology, data governance, AI in healthcare, and large-scale IT transformations in health systems. Episodes frequently cover cloud migrations, private AI, data architecture, clinical data workflows, staffing models, interoperability, and governance—often with executives from health systems, healthcare tech vendors, and consulting groups. A standout theme is translating complex tech concepts into actionable strategies for CIOs and other leaders, with real-world examples of cost savings, security, and patient care improvements. The format tends to be concise, executive-focused, and leadership-oriented, making it useful for listeners who steer technology choices in health ca... more

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2. Scott D'Entremont
3. Shiv Rao
4. Peter Barker
5. Bree Bacon
6. Adnan Iqbal
7. Crystal Broj
8. Asim Malik

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