Healthcare IT Today
Learn the latest news, trends, and insights into what’s happening in healthcare IT with the Healthcare IT Today podcast hosts, John Lynn and Colin Hung.
Recent Episodes
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Oct. 26, 2026
Healthcare IT Over Under - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 204
For the 204th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are making over/under bets on different healthcare IT topics! We have created a list of hot topics in healthcare IT, such as new health IT regulations, AI agent use, prior auth automation, etc., and assigned them a number or percentage. We then bet on whether we think what will happen will be over that number or if it will be under that number! Here’s a preview of the topics we bet on in this episode: Over/Under the number of new heal
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Oct. 12, 2026
Is Healthcare Vulnerable to Runaway AI? - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 203
For the 203rd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, sponsored by Rhapsody, we are debating if healthcare is vulnerable to runaway AI! We kick this episode off by discussing whether we are worried about AI Armageddon or if we think it’s overblown right now. Next, we talk about if healthcare should be concerned given the recent rash of runaway AI incidents. Then, we share what we ideally think we should (or shouldn’t) do relative to AI in healthcare. Lastly, we conclude this episode by debat
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Sept. 28, 2026
Health IT Fall Conference Pre-Season Preview - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 202
For the 202nd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are doing a preview of the upcoming health IT fall conferences! We kick this preview off by discussing what topics we think will rise to the top of the conferences this fall. Next, we share our ‘dark horse’ topics, the topics that may surprise us. Then, we talk about what topics are overhyped and verging on tired. Lastly, we conclude this episode by debating which of the conferences will have the most impact or which we will be talking
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Sept. 14, 2026
Epic UGM and Health IT Australia - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 201
For the 201st episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, sponsored by Rhapsody, we are talking about Epic UGM and Health IT Australia! We kick this episode off by comparing the general vibe of this year’s UGM to the previous one. Then we discuss the signs or portents of things to come that we noticed, as well as the areas where people were focusing their attention. Next, we share the announcements that stood out to us at Epic UGM. Then we dig into Australia being an EMR greenfield market. Final
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Aug. 31, 2026
What's Holding Healthcare AI Back? - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 200
For the 200th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, I am joined by a very special guest host— Sagnik Bhattacharya, CEO at Rhapsody, the sponsor of this episode— to discuss what is holding AI back in healthcare! We kick this episode off by sharing what has surprised us most about AI adoption from the years of AI experimentation. Then we discuss where healthcare really is today. Next, we dig into why so many AI initiatives are succeeding in pilots but are struggling to scale. We then debate
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Aug. 17, 2026
Healthcare AI Pet Peeves - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 199
For the 199th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about our healthcare AI pet peeves! Don’t get us wrong; in general, we’re big supporters of AI in healthcare. But like all technology, it’s not perfect. There are things here and there that irk us just a bit or get under our skin, and that is the focus of this episode. We made a list of healthcare AI topics and we share our pet peeves with them! Here’s a preview of the topics we discuss in this episode: Use of AI in Health