Episodes

Technology is a tool for care delivery but never a replacement for those who provide it.In this episode, John Halamka, emergency medicine physician, medical informatics expert, and president of the Mayo Clinic Platform, talks about healthcare transformation leveraging AI and ML technologies to augment human intelligence in a private, ethical, and safe way. John was passionate about analog and digital technologies in his childhood, which led him to envision healthcare’s technological evolution, which guided him through emergency medicine and innovative technologies. From the Mayo Clinic platform, he works with many organizations worldwide to assemble a big secure de-identified data set that enables innovation and model development, considering patients’ requirements. He also speaks about the Unity Farm Sanctuary, a place he and his wife built from the ground up that has served the community, his knowledge of mushrooms and plants, and his experiences ice-climbing.Tune in to lear…

Cybersecurity should also seek the organization’s resilience.In this episode, Erik Decker, Vice President, and Chief Information Security Officer for Intermountain talk about healthcare cybersecurity within his organization and at a national scale to protect the system from potential threats. He explains how the Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council deploys several task groups to cover a wide range of security issues nationwide, specifically how the 405(d) task group focuses on threats attacking the healthcare system and practices to mitigate them. Finally, he discusses the pleasure of doing “nerdy” things, a huge risk he took scuba diving in Cozumel, and reflects on his past limitations while recognizing there is a wide array of things he can do. Tune in to this episode to learn more about Erik's work at Intermountain and the HSCC task group!

Welcome to Risk Never Sleeps!For the first episode of this podcast, host Ed Gaudet welcomes Drex DeFord, Executive Healthcare Strategist at CrowdStrike, who shares deep insights about cybersecurity in healthcare, taking risks, and even his personal life. Drex wound up in cybersecurity after a long career in healthcare with an Air Force background. There, he was able able to witness how the United States' infrastructure and small-sized healthcare organizations have long relied on systems that lack good cybersecurity programs, a problem he believes can be approached by building sustainable cyberculture. He reflects on his past self, how risks have shaped him into who he is today, and three key items when responding to incidents: perspective, experience, and resilience. Drex also chats with Ed about the value he finds in his family, his dog Jackpot, the Pacific Northwest, and the creative process behind EDM music.Tune in to learn more about Drex DeFord and his thoughts on healthc…