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In our latest episode, we're excited to welcome Melissa Brannon, Executive VP, Quality & Experience, to the podcast! In this episode Steffany Whiting sits down with Melissa to talk about what happens behind the scenes to make sure the experience we promise is the experience our clients and consultants actually have. From ongoing feedback and engagement data to continuity, cultural fit and real-time course correction, Melissa shares how iMethods approaches quality as more than a process or a score. It’s part of how we build trust, maintain stability and stay accountable to the outcomes our clients depend on.

Following our most recent Women's Thought Leadership Group event, our host Steffany Whiting, EVP of Marketing at iMethods, sits down with Dr. Anita Brown, CNIO, and Dr. Nikki Blaze, AVP of Clinical Enterprise Systems, both from Cincinnati Children's Hospital.  Together, they explore how these two leaders are shaping healthcare through intentional leadership, cross-organizational mentorship and a commitment to meaningful collaboration.

We're excited to welcome Karen Roeske, Director Downtime Preparedness & Business Continuity, at United Health Services Hospital to the podcast! In our latest episode, Karen and our host (Steffany Whiting) discuss the critical world of IT downtime preparedness and business continuity.  From stress-testing assumptions and running hands-on drills to addressing the human toll on care teams, this episode highlights what it truly takes to prepare for, and recover from, prolonged downtime.

Welcome back to Connecting Healthcare IT! We're excited to welcome Gemma Lowery, (MBA, FACHDM, CATC) CVH Technology Manager of Digital Solutions at ChristianaCare.  For decades, access has been measured by traditional markers: availability of providers, proximity to care, wait times and insurance coverage. In this episode, Steffany and Gemma discuss how healthcare executives can look inward to fundamentally redefine what healthcare access truly means.

In our latest episode, we're excited to welcome Dr. Nicole Fox, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director of Pediatric Trauma at Cooper University Health Care. Steffany Whiting, Executive VP of Marketing, and Dr. Fox discuss the use of professional development programs within health system to support new and tenured physicians and how this can be applied across other departments and industries as well.

In our latest episode, Steffany Whiting is joined by Nitin Agarwal, Director of IT at Englewood Hospital, to discuss how digital transformation is reshaping healthcare.  From patient engagement and AI-driven innovations to cybersecurity, supply chain efficiency and ERP implementations, Nitin shares strategies and lessons learned that are driving better outcomes for both patients and providers.

We're thrilled to welcome Inder Kohli, most recently VP and Chief Information Officer at Englewood Hospital to the show. With more than 25 years of industry experience, and also serving in leadership roles for Hospital for Special Surgery and Columbia University Medical Center,  he shares his thoughts and experience on the importance of digital innovation and AI enablement.

We're excited to welcome Matt Buttelwerth, Information Systems Manager Radiology/Cardiology/Third-Party Applications of United Health Services located in Binghamton, New York. In this episode, Matt brings his deep understanding of how technology shapes patient care and operational efficiency as we discuss the intricacy and importance of managing third-party applications into the complex healthcare environment.

In this special episode, we're excited to welcome Kade Haviland, incoming President of the Utah Chapter of HIMSS and Program Manager at Intermountain Health, and Desiree Dunston, President of the Triad Chapter of ACHE and Surgery Center Administrator at a large integrated delivery system in the Southeast. This episode speaks to the importance of getting involved in your local or regional healthcare IT affiliate organization, but also how we can work towards aligning efforts across those various organizations.

We're thrilled to welcome Ashley Weber, Vice President of IS Ancillary Services, and Kristin Milano, AVP, IS Clinical Systems from Ochsner Health to the podcast! After presenting at our 2024 iMethods Healthcare Education Summit in New Orleans, we are excited to have them continue their conversation around how  Ochsner is managing AI in the health system and leveraging smart governance policies to ensure the safe implementation of tools.

We are excited to welcome Amy Trainor, System Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Ochsner Health, to the podcast! In this episode, Amy continues the conversation from her presentation at our 2024 Healthcare Education Summit about the innovative and collaborative initiatives happening at Ochsner and how they've built an incredible culture.

In our latest episode, we welcome David Winn, Vice President of Parkview Connect and Corporate HIM Operations to the podcast. David joined us in New Orleans for our 2025 iMethods Healthcare Education Summit where he spoke about the Parkview Connect program and how his team has been able to collaborate with rural health systems with their Epic Community Connect Program.

Expanding on her panel discussion from our 2023 Healthcare Education Summit, our guest, Julianne Dearinger-Smith (Director of Clinical Application Support) at Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, FL, discusses her passion for employee development and professional growth and some of the tools she uses to engage her teams.

After a meaningful Women in Healthcare IT Leadership panel discussion at our 2023 Healthcare Education Summit,  we're pleased to welcome two incredible partners and female leaders to the show.   Our host, Steffany Whiting, is joined by Kat Hasanovic, (Senior Director of Clinical EHR Applications at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, FL.) and Ingrid Napoletano, (AVP of Information Technology Applications at UConn Health in Farmington, CT.)

In this episode, we're pleased to welcome Chief Information and Security Officer at Baptist Health Jacksonville, James Case, to the podcast! In this episode, James and our host, Steffany Whiting, discuss best practices from the frontlines in assessing readiness, planning, response and managing recovery for cybersecurity threats to health systems. Resources from the episode: Free Cybersecurity Services and Tools | CISA  405(d): Home (hhs.gov)  405(d): HICP 2023 Edition (hhs.gov) (healthcare focused) HSCC - Health Sector Council