February 12, 2026: Dr. Sherita Golden, Physician Quality Improvement Strategist & Consultant at Johns Hopkins Medicine, reveals why insulin ranks alongside opioids and anticoagulants as one of the most dangerous medications in a hospital setting. From deadly transition-of-care failures to the surprising ways hospitals inadvertently create glucose emergencies, Sherita explains how thoughtful IT system design can mean the difference between patient safety and catastrophic outcomes. She shares how one simple EHR fix prevented dangerous double-dosing and why the most successful diabetes programs measure something most hospitals ignore: litigation costs from glucose mismanagement.

Key Points:

• 01:10 Challenges in Inpatient Insulin Care
• 14:21 Addressing Health Disparities
• 20:21 Lightning Round

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February 9, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dissect J.P. Morgan healthcare presentations to reveal what's really being asked of technology leaders in 2026. The era of transformation talk is over; executives want friction reduced, margins improved, and growth enabled. Bill shares insights from CMIO conversations showing leaders moving beyond EHR optimization to solve real business challenges around patient access and clinical workflows. Drex and Sarah debate whether the shift toward operational excellence means CIOs should prepare to run pharmacy and lab departments next.

Key Points:

04:26 Challenges and Opportunities in Healthcare IT

10:17 Cybersecurity and Operational Focus

17:17 EHR Systems and Operational Efficiency

23:11 Hostage Crisis and Final Thoughts

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February 5, 2026: Asim Malik, VP of Health System Partnerships at DispatchHealth, joins Sarah to explore how high-acuity care is moving beyond traditional hospital walls. From pneumonia to COPD exacerbations, discover why this isn't just about convenience; it's about solving capacity constraints, improving margins, and giving patients back control. Asim breaks down the technology infrastructure, command center requirements, and clinical buy-in needed to make these programs succeed at scale.

Key Points:

• 02:01 Challenges and Solutions in Home-Based Care
• 06:53 Technological and Operational Requirements
• 09:46 Overcoming Barriers and Misconceptions

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February 2, 2026: Are health systems being sidelined from healthcare's innovation revolution? Jason Rose, CEO of Clearsense, joins This Week Health fresh from the J.P. Morgan Conference to challenge the narrative that providers are absent from innovation discussions. Jason reveals what really happened inside JPM's exclusive health system presentations, from CEOs prioritizing AI transformation to CFOs rising as the new power players driving technology strategy. The conversation explores why app rationalization remains the unglamorous financial lever that unlocks innovation budgets, and why simplification might be healthcare's most underrated competitive advantage in 2026.

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Key Points:

• 02:20 JPM Conference Insights
• 07:07 CEO and CFO Perspectives
• 13:54 Application Rationalization Challenges
• 22:40 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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January 29, 2026: Laurie Wheeler, COO - IS&T of MultiCare Health System, is a leader whose philosophy centers on curiosity, humility, and genuine human connection. Laurie shares about her 26 years at MultiCare through listening tours, transforming employee engagement, and leading without ego. From teaching high-reliability courses to creating clinical super user groups, Laurie demonstrates how operational excellence and compassionate leadership create workplaces where people want to build careers they're proud of.

Key Points:

• 02:18 Mentorship and Trust
• 09:57 Healthcare and Hospitality
• 13:00 Leadership and Humility
• 20:15 Speed Round and Final Thoughts

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January 26, 2026: Fresh from J.P. Morgan 2026, the This Week Health team joins Zahid Rathore, Senior Partner at Chartis, to dissect healthcare's new reality. With Epic and Microsoft topping CFO spend lists and unpredictability replacing planning cycles, one thing is clear: vendors must prove bankable ROI immediately or lose the deal. The conversation explores how healthcare leaders are protecting the core while navigating AI agents, third-party risks, and the compression of innovation timelines from three-year returns to prove-it-tomorrow expectations.

Key Points:

• 02:44 Hotel Experience and Healthcare Lessons
• 04:13 JP Morgan Conference Highlights
• 16:35 Operational Challenges in Healthcare
• 22:11 Security Concerns and Future Outlook

January 22, 2026: Healthcare privacy laws just got flipped on their head, and most leaders don't realize it. Privacy Law Attorney Helen Oscislawski, Founder and Managing Partner at Attorneys at Oscislawski, reveals how information blocking rules fundamentally changed the game. But here's the twist: this shift is creating massive unintentional risks. Helen shares why even she had to escalate to legal when trying to access her own mother's medical records as a proxy, exposing the gap between policy and practice. From consumer apps that aren't actually HIPAA-compliant to de-identification mistakes that could trigger lawsuits, this conversation uncovers the privacy paradox every healthcare leader needs to understand right now.

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Key Points:

• 01:26 The Privacy Paradox in Healthcare
• 06:34 Challenges in Data Governance
• 12:03 Consumer Apps and Data Privacy
• 19:07 AI in Healthcare: Risks and Opportunities

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January 20, 2026: Dr. Sarah Matt, Healthcare strategist and national best-selling author of “The Borderless Healthcare Revolution," joins Sarah Richardson to explore how business becomes the common language for nonpartisan healthcare progress. Dr. Matt shares why America's multi-payer system works exactly as designed, and why that's the problem. From roller derby injuries to rural fire departments, her unconventional portfolio keeps her grounded in the real-world challenges of healthcare delivery while building technology solutions that actually serve people.

Key Points:

• 00:33 Dr. Sarah Matt's Book
• 04:22 Redesigning Healthcare Systems
• 19:11 Building Resilient Teams and Embracing Chaos
• 26:01 Balancing Personal and Professional Life
• 37:18 Final Thoughts and Takeaways

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