QuickHITs

QuickHITs

Brought to you by Health Data Movers, the QuickHITs podcast wants to bring you inside the world of healthcare technology. We'll cover industry trends, news, conferences as well as interviews with leaders in the industry.

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July 22, 2026 38 mins

In this episode of QuickHITs, Tyler Smith sits down with Simon Nazarian, System EVP and Chief Digital and Technology Officer at City of Hope, and guest co-host Maroussia Petryk.

Simon shares how one of the nation's largest cancer research and treatment organizations i...

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In this episode of QuickHITs, Tyler Smith sits down with Dr. Nicholas Gavin, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at Mount Sinai, and Dr. Robbie Freeman, Mount Sinai's Chief Digital Transformation Officer.

Nicholas and Robbie unpack what it actually takes to move a digital health tool from a small pil...

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In this episode of QuickHITs, Tyler Smith sits down with Nitin Agarwal, CIO of Wayne Memorial Health, a rural health system in northeastern Pennsylvania serving patients who, in many cases, have nowhere else to go.

Nitin shares how he climbed to the C-suite by learning t...

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In this episode of QuickHITs, Tyler Smith, CEO of Health Data Movers, sits down with Dr. Bill Winkenwerder, Chairman of CitiusTech, for a wide-ranging conversation spanning four decades at the highest levels of healthcare leadership. Dr. Winkenwerder's career began with a simple but powerful realization: that the physician-patient relationship, while ...

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On this episode of QuickHITs, Tyler Smith sits down with Andrew Thompson, management board member at the Estonian Multiomics Company (EMC), to explore how healthcare can evolve from a system focused on treating illness to one designed to prevent it.

Andrew shares his journey building technology-enabled life sciences companies and h...

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On this episode of QuickHITs, Tyler Smith sits down with Josh Wilda, Associate Vice President for Information Systems and Chief Information Digital Officer at University of Iowa Health Car...

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In this episode of QuickHITs, Tyler Smith sits down with John Henderson, VP, CIO & Digital Officer at Rady Children's Health, for a timely conversation on leadersh...

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In this episode of QuickHITs, hosts Tyler Smith and Ken Booth sit down with Scott Becker, founder of Becker's Healthcare and partner at McGuireWoods, for an in-depth conversation on entrepreneurship, healthcare transformation, and the futur...

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In this episode of QuickHITs, we're excited to welcome Mohammed Abdelaziz, MD, MPH, FACP, Hospital Medicine Medical Director at Bon Secours Mercy Health King Mills Hospital. Dr. Abdelaziz brings deep experience navigating the real-world challenges of healthcare data, strategy, and execution.

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In this episode of QuickHITs, Tyler Smith and Ken Booth sit down with Luis Taveras, SVP & CIO at Jefferson Health, for a deep and engaging conversation about what modern technology leadership in healthcare truly requires. Luis shares how he approaches building IT cultures rooted in trust, curiosity, and accountabil...

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In this episode of QuickHITs, hosts Ken Booth and Tyler Smith talk with J.D. Whitlock, Chief Information Officer at Dayton Children's Hospital, about what makes pediatric healthcare IT uniquely challenging, and where innovation is heading next.

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In this episode of QuickHITs, we sit down with Alex Romillo, CEO, and Oscar Perez, Chief Applications and Innovation Officer at Health Choice Network (HCN). Together, they share how HCN is using technology, data, and mission-driven leadership ...

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In this episode of QuickHITs, we're joined by Amber Schuetz, Director of Clinical Systems at Boys Town National Research Hospital. Amber's story is one of transformation. Starting her career as a registered nurse in critical care and clinics, she stepped into healthcare IT to become a leader who bridges clinical insight with digital innovation.

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In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Nneka Sederstrom, Chief Health Equity Officer at Hennepin Healthcare. As the organization's first leader in this role, Nneka shares how Hennepin responded to the death of George Floyd by creating a system-wide strategy to confront racism in healthcare and build lasting trust with the community.

Nneka reflects on the challenge...

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In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Anita Harris-Brown, Vice President, CNIO, and Clinical Applications leader at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. A former pediatric critical care nurse turned healthcare IT leader, Dr. Harris-Brown shares her journey from paper-based workflows to shaping one of the nation's top children's hospitals through technology and innovation.

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In this episode of QuickHITs, we're joined by Rebecca Woods, Founder and CEO of Bluebird Leaders, a vibrant and fast-growing community on a mission to empower women in healthcare IT. Rebecca shares what inspired her to create the organization, how it's evolved into a powerful network of nearly 5,000 followers and 250+ members, and why community and mentorship are essential to changing the leaders...

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In this episode of QuickHITs, we're joined by Dr. Nirav Shah, Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer of AI and Innovation at Endeavor Health. With a clinical background in infectious diseases and a career spanning quality, analytics, and digital transformation, Dr. Shah shares how Endeavor is navigating the complex yet urgent task of scaling AI responsibly ...

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In this episode of QuickHITs, Tyler Smith sits down with Olegas Niaksu, Head of Digital Health at AME International GmbH, researcher at Vilnius University, and digital transformation advisor to governments and global health organizations.

Olegas shares how he unexpectedly entered the healthcare space and became fascinated by th...

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In this episode of QuickHITs, we're joined by Dr. Alistair Erskine, Chief Information and Digital Officer at Emory Healthcare and Emory University. With a background that bridges clinical care and digital transformation, Dr. Erskine offers a candid and practical perspective on how healthcare systems can utilize technology to enhance, rather than complicate, care delivery.

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