January 26: Today on TownHall Jake Lancaster, Chief Medical Information Officer at Baptist Memorial Health Care talks with Mark Zhang, Associate CMIO at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Medical Director at Brigham Digital Innovation Hub about the emerging technology extended reality. In this episode they discuss how Mark came to found the American Medical Extended Reality Association (AMXRA). How will its existence along with similar organizations be important to the future of the technology? How are healthcare organizations using extended reality technologies and what is next for it? What pro ..read more

January 31: Today on TownHall, Bill talks about the decision to consolidate channels and move the TownHall show to the Conference channel. You can subscribe to the Conference channel here: https://thisweekhealth.com/this-week-health-conference ..read more

January 26: Today on TownHall Jake Lancaster, Chief Medical Information Officer at Baptist Memorial Health Care talks with Mark Zhang, Associate CMIO at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Medical Director at Brigham Digital Innovation Hub about the emerging technology extended reality. In this episode they discuss how Mark came to found the American Medical Extended Reality Association (AMXRA). How will its existence along with similar organizations be important to the future of the technology? How are healthcare organizations using extended reality technologies and what is next for it? What pro ..read more

January 19: Today on TownHall Linda Yang, CIO, talks with Erin Osbourn, Former CIO for the NY Hotel Trades Council & Hotel Assoc. of NYC Employee Benefit Funds about how her team supported the organization and the effects on the organization by the critical period of the pandemic. What were some of the unexpected impacts of the pandemic that she saw? How did the pandemic affect team members? What are her thoughts on the evolution of the access and delivery of healthcare towards a more holistic approach? Join our next webinar exploring the macro challenges facing healthcare and how technolo ..read more

January 12: Today on TownHall Linda Yang, CIO, talks with Teri Cox, Consultant, Life Strategist, Author, and Speaker about her work on some key projects over the years and tips on how to keep the innovative thinking alive in a hybrid or remote setting. What key projects has she been a part of and how is one project related to her time as a caretaker? What was the most prominent topic of discussion when she attended the 2022 PharmaVoice Summit? What suggestions and ideas does she have for helping to foster brainstorming and innovative thinking in a hybrid or remote setting? You can find more ab ..read more

January 10: Today on TownHall Reid Stephan, VP and CIO at St. Lukes talks with Aaron Miri, SVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer at Baptist Health about their implementation of two Moxi robots to help alleviate their burnout and staffing issues. What was Aaron’s career path to his role at Baptist Health today? How did the implementation of the Moxi robot come to be and how did he identify the opportunity? What sort of tasks can Moxi be used for? How long did it take to train? Join our next webinar exploring the macro challenges facing healthcare and how technology will play a role in ad ..read more

January 5: Today on TownHall Linda Yang, CIO, talks with Heidi Waldschmidt, Sr. Director - IT Program Management of Tivity Health about data modernization. What does the environment look like for Tivity Health as they move into the cloud? How has working remotely impacted Tivity Health and how does Heidi work to stay connected with her team and work? What is her perspective on innovation in the current healthcare landscape? Join our next 2 webinars exploring the macro challenges facing healthcare and how technology will play a role in addressing these challenges: Register now for January 5th ..read more

January 24: Today on TownHall Reid Stephan, VP and CIO at St. Lukes talks with Ray Lowe, SVP & CIO at AltaMed about FQHCs and how AltaMed has utilized technology to increase access to care. As a former rocket scientist, does Ray see Healthcare IT as harder or easier than rocket science? What are FQHCs and why are they important? How is Ray using technology to deliver on the quadruple aim and to make sure there are viable margins? Join our next webinar exploring the macro challenges facing healthcare and how technology will play a role in addressing these challenges. Register now for Februa ..read more

January 19: Today on TownHall Linda Yang, CIO, talks with Erin Osbourn, Former CIO for the NY Hotel Trades Council & Hotel Assoc. of NYC Employee Benefit Funds about how her team supported the organization and the effects on the organization by the critical period of the pandemic. What were some of the unexpected impacts of the pandemic that she saw? How did the pandemic affect team members? What are her thoughts on the evolution of the access and delivery of healthcare towards a more holistic approach? Join our next webinar exploring the macro challenges facing healthcare and how technolo ..read more

January 17: Today on TownHall, Brett Oliver, Family Physician and Chief Medical Information Officer at Baptist Health speaks with Tricia Julian, Chief Information Officer at Baptist Health about the challenges and successes of her IT in their organization as well as a meeting method they use to keep employees informed. What has surprised her the most about leading her team and what has been the biggest challenge? What was the genesis of the birthday meetings and what do they hope to accomplish? What is one thing she would tell a new CIO ready to step into the role? Join our next webinar explor ..read more