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This Week Health: Newsroom — 199 episodes

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Newsday: Remote Patient Monitoring and Staffing Solutions with Margaret Ptacek

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2 Minute Drill: Salesforce Breach, CEO Deepfakes, and Otter AI Lawsuit with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): Cybersecurity Leadership and Rural Hospitals Under Attack with George Pappas

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2 Minute Drill: Cyber Subscriptions vs. Staff and CRM Systems Targeted with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): Summer Breach’s Surge and Hidden Security Lessons with Josh Howell

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2 Minute Drill: Hacker Infiltration, Corporate Leaks, and North Korean Updates with Drex DeFord

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Newsday: Prior Auth AI and Breaking Down Geographic Barriers with Colin Banas

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2 Minute Drill: North Korean Cyber Infiltration & Dating Site Leaks With Drex DeFord

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Newsday: Breaking Down Silos and Exploring Agentic AI With Jacob Hansen

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2 Minute Drill: SharePoint Attacks and Why Cybersecurity Training Isn't Working with Drex DeFord

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UnFake: The Velvet Sundown AI Band and YouTube's New Authenticity Policies

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Newsday: Digging Deep Into HIPAA Updates and Expectations with Josh Tacey

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2 Minute Drill: Small Clinics Under Attack and AI Governance Risks with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): The Duplicate Dilemma and Merger Instability with Kevin Day

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2 Minute Drill: North Korean Infiltration and Ransomware Gang Shutdowns with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): Reported Cyber Breach Death and the Interconnected World with Mick Coady

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2 Minute Drill: AI Takes the Lead and Scattered Spider's Airline Attack with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): The Digital Identity and Tool Overload Crisis with George Pappas

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2 Minute Drill: Scattered Spider Targets Insurance and Iran Cyber Threats Escalate With Drex DeFord

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Newsday: Mistaking Ambition for Readiness and Cultivating Talent with Samme Diaz

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UnFake: Synthetic Faces, Real Crimes - The 5 Million Dollar Deepfake Scam with Drex DeFord

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2 Minute Drill: Iran Cyber Threats, Microsoft Scams, and the 1300% Deepfake Surge with Drex DeFord

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UnFake Trailer: A Journey Down the Digital Deception Rabbit Hole with Drex DeFord

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Newsday: The Looming Hospital Capacity Crisis and Nurse Violence with Philipp von Gilsa

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2 Minute Drill: Maine Attacks, AT&T Breach, and Login.gov Vulnerabilities with Drex DeFord

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Newsday: Zombie Apps and the $65 Million IT Wake-Up Call with Jason Rose

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2 Minute Drill: Kettering's Epic Recovery and Fred Hutch $52M Settlement with Drex DeFord

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2 Minute Drill: Kettering Health Cyber Recovery and CISA Leadership Exodus with Drex DeFord

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Newsday: Imaging AI Expansion and Apple-Only Hospitals with Chris Jenkins

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2 Minute Drill: Vibe Coding Risks and AI Deepfake Threats With Drex DeFord

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Newsday: Navigating a Sea of Tech Vendors and the AI Essentials with Ryan Pfeffer

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2 Minute Drill: Kettering Health Ransomware, Scattered Spider's Campaign, and Facebook's Breach Drex DeFord

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2 Minute Drill: Kettering Ransomware, Breach $700K Penalty, and HIBP Database 2.0 with Drex DeFord

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Newsday: World Health Day 2025 and USA’s Shocking Maternal Statistics with Amy Oliver

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2 Minute Drill: VMware Vulnerabilities & Patch Tuesday Roundup With Drex DeFord

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2 Minute Drill: Rural Health Vulnerabilities and LockBit Ransomware Gang Hacked with Drex DeFord

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Newsday: Increasing Expectations and Mass CIO Job Shifts with This Week Health

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2 Minute Drill: AI Agent, Shadow AI Risks, and Expert Cyber Insurance Tips with Drex DeFord

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2 Minute Drill: Ascension Breaches, Microsoft's Passwordless Future, and More with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): VMware Price Shock and Training in Adaptability with Christian Boucher

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2 Minute Drill: Yale New Haven and Blue Shield of California Data Exposures with Drex DeFord

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2 Minute Drill: Ransomware Surge, JP Morgan's Warning, and Screenshot Breach with Drex DeFord

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Newsday: The Thin Line of Love and Fear for Automation with Laura O’Toole

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2 Minute Drill: CEO Installs Malware, Texas Cyber Attack, and WebEx Vulnerabilitys with Drex DeFord

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2 Minute Drill: Signal Gate Returns, Oracle Breach Updates, and Crosswalk Hacks with Drex DeFord

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Newsday: From EHR Burden to AI Assistant Freedom with Nikhil Buduma

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2 Minute Drill: DaVita Hit by Ransomware and Chris Krebs Resignation Update with Drex DeFord

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2 Minute Drill: Federal Cybersecurity and Personnel Updates with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): Rural Hospital Security and the HIPAA Audit Mirage with George Pappas

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Today: Important Announcement

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2 Minute Drill: The Growing Threat of Deepfakes: Legislation Gaps and AI Security With Drex DeFord

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Today: Apple's AI Health Coach Could Reshape Digital Care

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Today: AHRQ Merger Concerns Around Patient Safety

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2 Minute Drill: Oracle's Data Breach Downplay and Ukraine's Malware Tactics with Drex DeFord

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Today: Penn Medicine's Antitrust Lawsuit

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Today: Tackling the ED Boarding Crisis

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Newsday: Oracle Questions, VMware Contracts, and Mass CIO Shifts with Drex DeFord

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2 Minute Drill: Oracle Lawsuits Begin, HIPAA Rule Challenges, and Apple Vulnerabilities with Drex DeFord

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Today: Google Health Six Key Innovations

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Today: Sanford Health's AI Investment Pays Off

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Today: Breaking Transportation Barriers with Uber Partnership

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2 Minute Drill: Oracle's Double Breach Trouble

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Today: The Speed of Trust, How Healthcare Change Lives or Dies on Trust

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2 Minute Drill: Classified Military Communications & Healthcare Restructuring With Drex DeFord

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Newsday: The Healthcare Resource Dilemma with Drex DeFord and Sarah Richardson

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Today: Escape Room EHR Training: Innovative Approaches to Nurse Education

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Today: Congressional Funding Bill Impact

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Today: Physician Compensation Value Based Reform

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2 Minute Drill: Oracle Cloud Breach Allegations & 23andMe's Bankruptcy with Drex DeFord

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Today: The Consequences of Fear in Healthcare Leadership

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2 Minute Drill: Google's $32B Wiz Acquisition & CISA Employment Turmoil with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): Governance Trumps Tools and Medical Device Risks with Brad Marsh

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Today: Budget Cut Crisis or Catalyst for Healthcare Innovation?

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2 Minute Drill: CSA Budget Cuts Raise Security Concerns Amid Ransomware Threats with Drex DeFord

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Today: Microsoft CEO's AI Reality Check

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UnHack (the News): Knowing Your Cyber Threats and X Takedown Impact with Troy Ament

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Today: Epic's AI Integration - Transforming EHR Workflows & Clinical Documentation

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UnHack (the News): User-Centric Guardrails & the $75 Million Cyber Gap with John Kirkman

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2 Minute Drill: Microsoft's Zero-Day, Black Basta, and X DDoS Attack Mystery with Drex DeFord

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Today: Preparing for Critical Telehealth Changes on April 1st

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Today: NYU Langone Health Introduces Amazon One Palm Scanning for Patient Check-ins

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Newsday: AI Agent Collaboration and Vendor Partner Integration with Jacob Hansen

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2 Minute Drill: Twitter Taken Down - Massive DDoS Attack With Drex DeFord

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Today: Security Guards Injured in Hospital ER Shootings

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Newsday: AI Cyberthreats and Giving the Power Back to the Patient with This Week Health

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2 Minute Drill: VMware Zero-Day Exploits, Black Basta, and Concerningly Realistic Voice AI with Drex DeFord

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Today: Eight Critical Issues Facing Healthcare's Workforce

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Today: Ohio Leads Nation with Mandatory Hospital Price Transparency Law

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UnHack (the News): Building Clinician Trust and Beyond Keeping the Lights On with Christian Boucher

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Today: Banner Health Transforms Patient Feedback with "Text the CEO" Initiative

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Newsday: Making the Most of your Conference and What Makes a Salesman with Laura O’Toole

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2 Minute Drill: Healthcare Wins Most Breached Industry of 2024 with Drex DeFord

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Today: Navigating Healthcare's Response to New HHS Leadership

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2 Minute Drill: DIY Phishing, Warby Parker's $1.5M Fine, and CrowdStrike CSO Retirement

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Today: Health Systems Deploy Innovation Solutions to Combat Physician Shortage

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Newsday: Virtual Care Evolution and Patient Privacy Unlocked with Jacob Hansen

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Today: Major Health Systems Unite to Transform Nutrition-Based Care

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Newsday: DeepSeek Shakes the Industry and Energy Grid Alternatives with Toby Eadelman

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Today: Healthcare Billionaires Impact on Innovation and Digital Transformation

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2 Minute Drill: CISA Shake-up, Palo Alto Vulnerability, and HealthNet's $11.2M Fine with Drex DeFord

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Today: Growing Uncertainty around Medicaid and UPMC's Report

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2 Minute Drill: OmniGPT Breach Claims, Italian Defense Minister Deepfake, and Hacking Collaborations with Drex DeFord

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Today: Hospital Systems Rush to Acquire Urgent Care Centers: Strategic Analysis

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Today: UH's $3M Housing Investment: Healthcare Beyond Hospital Walls

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UnHack (the News): Upcoming HIPAA Update and Third-Party Risk Next Steps with George Pappas

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Today: It's All About the Heart: Cardiac Care and Valentines Day

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2 Minute Drill: Deepfake Job Applicants, OpenAI's Non-Breach, and iOS Updates with Drex DeFord

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Today: How CIOs Can Foster Trust and Collaboration with Humble Leadership

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Today: AI Goes Largely Unchecked for Accuracy and Bias in Hospitals

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Today: IT Needs More Women and They Need to be Treated Better

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2 Minute Drill: Device Security, Federal System Concerns, and Employee Targeting with Drex DeFord

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Newsday: DeepSeek AI Shakes the Industry and Security Counters with Drex DeFord and Bill Russell

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2 Minute Drill: Ransom Payments Drop, SecureWorks Acquisition, and DeepSeek Risks with Drex DeFord

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Today: Health Systems Ramp Up IT Hiring

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Today: The Decline of Pediatric Hospital Units

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Today: Boosting Nurse Retention with Tech-Driven Group Mentoring

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2 Minute Drill: 2025 Breaches Surface and Response Advice with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): 2025 Acquisition Trends and Power School Breach Implications with John Kirkman

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Today: The Payer Denial Crisis and What the CXO Can Do

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2 Minute Drill: DeepSeek AI, Innovation or Security Nightmare?

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Today: Protecting Physician Mental Health

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Today: UCHealth Revolutionizes EHR Training with Virtual Learning

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2 Minute Drill: DeepSeek Shakes the Industry and Ivanti Exploits with Drex DeFord

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Today: HHS Flags Risks of Private Equity in Healthcare

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Today: Walgreens Sued for Contributing to the Opioid Crisis

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2 Minute Drill: Shadow IT, Hacker Mistakes, and the First Ransomware Attack with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): AI’s Blistering Pace and Chinese Hacks Continue with Cristian Rodriguez

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2 Minute Drill: HPE Hack, AI Data Risks, and Ascension Health Breach with Drex DeFord

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Today: Virtual Healthcare’s Pandemic Promises

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Today: Women in Healthcare IT: Be Seen, Be Heard, Be Valued

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Today: Embracing Practice Over Perfection in Healthcare IT

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2 Minute Drill: Microsoft's Massive Patch and the Future of HIPAA Security with Drex DeFord

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Today: Shaping Careers and Solving the Workforce Crisis

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UnHack (the News): Increasing Efficiency While Setting Security Guardrails with Christian Boucher

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2 Minute Drill: Record Cyber Attacks, Holiday Threats, and HIPAA Rule Updates with Drex DeFord

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2 Minute Drill: Shadow IT AI Issues and Medical Device Security with Drex DeFord

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Today: How to Make Everyone Great with Data

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Today: Leadership Priorities for Healthcare Leaders in a Disruptive Era

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2 Minute Drill: 23andMe Data Security, Amazon's Cyber Tactics, and CISA Support with Drex DeFord

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Today: HSS proposed HIPAA Updates

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Today: Disaster Preparedness in Healthcare IT

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2 Minute Drill: Arctic Wolf Acquires Cylance and Cyber Attacks For the Holidays With Drex Deford

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Newsday: Maintaining Efficiency while Ensuring Quality and Secure Data with Jason Rose

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2 Minute Drill: A Poetic Cyber Reminder Leaving the Holiday Season with Drex DeFord

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2 Minute Drill: Era of Accountability, Supply Chain Breaches, and the Cyber Trust Mark with Drex DeFord

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Today: Leadership - Quadrant 4

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2 Minute Drill: Windows Update Looms, International Hacks, and Treasury Breached with Drex DeFord

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Today: Leadership - Quadrant 2 and 3

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Today: Leadership - Quadrant 1

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Today: Rethinking the Team with AI

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UnHack (the News): Salt Typhoon Impact and Smart TV Data Concerns with Mick Coady

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2 Minute Drill: Machine Identities and Top Security Insights for 2024 with Drex DeFord

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Today: Leader's in Isolation are Sure to Fail

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Today: How CIOs See the Future

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Today: Wearables and Wellness Tools Driving the Future of Employee Health

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Newsday: End of Year Recap and Looking to the Future with Bill, Drex, and Sarah

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Today: UnitedHealth Tragedy Sparks Industry-Wide Scrutiny on Security and Trust

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Newsday: Retaining Clinicians and Incremental Interoperability with Melissa Pettigrew

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2 Minute Drill: Medical Device Attacks and the Krispy Kreme Incident with Drex DeFord

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Today: How Health Systems Are Using Hospitality to Revolutionize Patient Experience?

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Today: Why Doctors Are Hesitant About Wearable Health Technology

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Newsday: Private Equity Risks, AI Bias, and Imaging Evolution with Lindsey Jarrell

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2 Minute Drill: Brian Krebs, Walmart’s Data Grab, and AI Grandma Daisy with Drex DeFord

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Today: Female Leadership Takes Center Stage in 2024

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Newsday: Educating Clinicians, Downtime Resilience, and Clinical Collaboration with Brad Marsh

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2 Minute Drill: Uncovering Chinese Hacker Infiltrations in U.S. Telecoms With Drex DeFord

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Today: Unlocking Human Connection Through Kindness and Music in Health IT

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Today: Balancing Compassion and Technology Inside the Future of Elder Care

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2 Minute Drill: FBI Holiday Warning, AI Clinical Trials, and VHA Data Breach with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): New Legislation, Unifying Health Systems, and CISO Protection with George Pappas

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Today: Empowering Family Caregivers to Improve Hospice Patient Outcomes

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2 Minute Drill: NHS Attacks, CISO Stress, and AI Voice Cloning with Drex DeFord

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Newsday: Leading the Charge In Personalised Patient-Centered Care with Scott D’Entremont

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Today: Oracle Health’s EHR Challenging the Status Quo

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Today: Happy Thanksgiving From This Week Health

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2 Minute Drill: Staying Safe During High-Risk Weekends with Drex DeFord

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UnHack (the News): Microsoft’s Resiliency Plan and Phishing Training Debunked with Preston Duren

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Today: Unlocking the Future of Healthcare with Microsoft’s MagneticOne

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Newsday: Driving Change Through Practical ROI and Data Enablement with Jason Rose

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Two Minute Drill: Windows Resiliency, Phobos Arrest, and Easterly's Exit with Drex DeFord.

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Today: Genetic Data Risks Inside the Crisis Facing 23andMe and Atlas Biomed

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2 Minute Drill: Salt Typhoon Hacks, Palo Alto Zero-Day, and Security Training with Drex DeFord

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Today: New Research Uncovers Surprising Healthcare Implications in Patient Empathy for Robots

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UnHack (the News): New York Cyber Mandate, HIPAA’s Future, and Workforce Inclusion with Kate Pierce

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Today: Transforming Maternal Mental Health Through Tech MCPAP

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Newsday: AI in Drug Development, Complex Care, and Tech-Driven Safety with Laura O'Toole

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2 Minute Drill: DNA Data Privacy and Atlas Biomed with Drex DeFord

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Today: A New Era for Nuclear Energy, Breaking Down the Three Mile Island Revival

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Today: Protecting Rural Hospitals from Cyber Threats Key Strategies and Insights

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2 Minute Drill: Third-Party Risk, New Breaches, and ‘Advanced Persistent Teenagers’ with Drex DeFord

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Today: Rural Healthcare in Crisis Why Key Services Are Disappearing

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Today: Navigating Misinformation How TikTok is Reshaping Healthcare Communication

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2 Minute Drill: CrowdStrike, Health Catalyst, and a New Digital Currency with Drex DeFord

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Newsday: Practical AI, Data Governance, and Tech Modernization with Vik Patel

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Today: Finding Balance How Health IT Pros Recharge and Set Boundaries

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Today: Hospital M&A Trends What Health IT Leaders Need to Know

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UnHack (the News): Unmanaged Credentials, CISO Role Shifts, and Chaos Engineering with George Pappas

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2 Minute Drill: Disinformation, Election Threats, and Healthcare Preparedness with Drex DeFord

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Today: Election Day 2024