Join host Ben Hilmes for thought-provoking conversations on leadership with some of the industry’s brightest minds. We talk with healthcare CIOs, CEOs, and thought leaders on topics that range from organizational culture and change management to technical innovation and healthcare modernization.
You’ll learn from their successes and take away valuable insights to fuel your own leadership journey each week on Leader to Leader.
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Ben Hilmes brings unique industry insights to each conversation based on his own senior healthcare leadership experience. Prior to joining Healthcare IT Leaders as President and now CEO, he spent 22+ years in executive roles at Cerner Corporation, capping his tenure as Senior Vice President – Client Relationships, where he was responsible for nearly $3 billion of the company’s U.S. portfolio of Cerner customers. After leaving Cerner in 2021, Ben served as SVP/Chief Integration Officer for Adventist Health. He holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration and a BS in Biology from the University of Missouri and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
In this episode, Scott Arnold, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at Tampa General Hospital, shares how his team leverages cloud technology, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence to improve patient care and streamline operations.
Northwell Direct is helping employers keep their teams healthier through a suite of worksite and virtual care offerings. Chief Growth Officer Chelsea Glenn explains how Northwell Direct innovates under the larger Northwell health system umbrella.
It's time for healthcare to adapt to digital consumerism or get left behind, says Tressa Springmann, Chief Information and Digital Officer at LifeBridge Health. In this episode, Tressa discusses the health system's embrace of digital tools, and the origins of its mantra to "Care Bravely."
From biochemist to CIO, Paul Brian Contino joins the podcast to discuss his fascinating career journey and discuss his management style as a senior IT leader for University Health, a large urban teaching hospital in Newark, NJ.
Health systems are doubling down on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions, seeking greater agility, savings, and efficiency. To understand what's driving investments in ERP, we talk to Shannon McGovern, GVP for Healthcare at Workday.
As Chief of Virtual Care and Digital Health at Providence, Eve Cunningham, MD, looks at the future of healthcare delivery with an eye toward expanding access. Listen in as we discuss the latest innovations in virtual care and the potential impact on workforce shortages.
On this episode of the podcast, Chris Paravate, CIO of Northeast Georgia Health System talks to host Ben Hilmes about the role of core values in building a strong IT team. "Every single person in IT connects to our purpose," explains Chris. "It's because we're not only providers of care. We're receivers of care."
In the aftermath of the cyberattack on Change Healthcare that caused severe industry disruption, we're joined by Dan Dodson, a leading cybersecurity expert and the CEO of Fortified Health Security. Dan explains what happened and predicts the future impacts on healthcare industry regulation and cybersecurity.
As Chief Transformation Officer and a family physician at Community Health Network, Patrick McGill, MD, views medical innovation from a unique vantagepoint. Dr. McGill describes his role as a change agent at Community Health working to eliminate "points of friction" that patients encounter as they move through the health system.