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Risk Never Sleeps Podcast

Hosted by Ed Gaudet, CEO and Founder of Censinet, The Risk Never Sleeps Podcast highlights the people protecting patient safety in today's fast-paced, high-demand, increasingly digital healthcare environment.
Through conversations with CIOs, CISOs, and Risk Leaders we highlight their insights and best practices around one core question: What must we do to protect patient safety?
For more information and ways you can increase your risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com

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Nov. 13, 2025

Episode #146. Your AI Therapist is Here: Can Bots Really Improve Mental Health?, with Alex Frenkel, CEO and co-founder of Kai.AI

Scaling mental health support for millions starts with a conversation. In this episode, Alex Frenkel, CEO and co-founder of Kai.AI, discusses how evidence-based psychology and conversational AI are revolutionizing access to mental health services. Kai has supported over 200,000 people globally, …

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Nov. 6, 2025

Episode #145. Cancer Isn’t One Size Fits All, Why Treatment Shouldn’t Be Either, with Jim Foote, CEO and Co-Founder of First Ascent Biomedical

What if cancer treatment could be as unique as your own DNA? In this episode, Jim Foote, CEO and Co-Founder of First Ascent Biomedical, shares how his company is transforming oncology through functional precision medicine, designing personalized cancer treatments tailored to each patient’s biolo…

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Oct. 2, 2025

Episode #144. Code Blue Meets Code Red: Cybersecurity in Scrubs, with Ashini Surati, CISO at CloudWave

How do you protect rural hospitals with limited resources from today’s growing cyber threats? In this episode, Ashini Surati, Chief Information Security Officer at CloudWave, shares her journey into healthcare security and how her team supports community and mid-sized hospitals through disaster …

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Sept. 25, 2025

Episode #143. When Machines Predict, Humans Protect with Bob Berbeco, CIO of Mahaska Health

How can healthcare harness AI while keeping ethics front and center? In this episode, Bob Berbeco, CIO of Mahaska Health, discusses building a Data Science and AI Center of Excellence to advance predictive modeling, machine learning, and research with ethical governance. He also highlights the i…

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Sept. 18, 2025

Episode #142. Code Meets Clinic: Hacking Healthcare with Humanity, with Dr. Joseph Izzo, Emergency Physician for Kaiser Permanente and CMIO at San Joaquin General Hospital

The core of every healthcare innovation, whether in IT, AI, or cybersecurity, must remain the patient. In this episode, Dr. Joseph Izzo discusses his transition from programming to medicine and how that unique background allows him to bridge clinical care with technology. He shares insights on E…

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Sept. 11, 2025

Episode #141. AI’s Dark Side: Phishing, Deepfakes, and the Future of Risk ,with Ross Leo, Chief Information, Compliance, and Privacy Officer at InvisALERT Solutions

The biggest risk in cybersecurity today isn’t just technology, but how humans interact with it under constant pressure. In this episode, Ross Leo discusses the evolving threats to patient safety, from ransomware to AI-driven phishing, and how his team builds systems that resist both mistakes and…

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Reviews

Great podcast with interesting interviews

"This show captures both cybersecurity topics in healthcare as well as tells great stories about people in the field. Ed Gaudet is a great and interesting host. Definitely recommend."

Hopleaf70 | Jan. 11, 2024

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