Flourish with Sarah Richardson

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Technology changes fast, yet leadership is still about people. “Flourish” is your dose of inspiration, growth, and practical wisdom in healthcare IT. Hosted by Sarah Richardson—health system executive and trusted mentor, this channel shares personal stories, career journeys, and leadership lessons from across the industry. Whether it’s a rapid-fire Q&A, a culture-building conversation, or a behind-the-scenes look at someone’s career pivot, each episode helps health leaders thrive in work and life. Because in healthcare, flourishing people build flourishing systems.

Episode Date
Flourish: Extraordinary Ordinary Women and Finding Your Worth with Mandy Crosby
Apr 21, 2026
The 229 Podcast: New Host, New Format, Same Mission with Sarah and Bill
Apr 17, 2026
Flourish Soundbytes: Surviving a High Risk Pregnancy and Finding Purpose With Ashley Jester
Apr 16, 2026
Newsday: AI, EHRs, and the Fight Health Systems Can't Ignore with Jacob Hansen
Apr 13, 2026
Flourish Soundbytes: From Patient to Advocate - Healthcare Needs Your Story with Grace Vinton
Apr 09, 2026
Newsday: Healthcare Caught in the Crossfire of Iran War with Drex and Sarah
Apr 06, 2026
Flourish Soundbytes: The Only Woman in the Room - Grit and Knowing When to Leave with Lisa Davis
Mar 31, 2026
Executive Interview: How Carahsoft Connects Healthcare to What Works with Rob Courtney
Mar 25, 2026
Newsday: The Conference Nobody Can Afford to Skip with This Week Health
Mar 23, 2026
Executive Interview: Redefining the Data Platform for Healthcare with Chris Kopinski
Mar 18, 2026
Flourish: Rewriting and Overcoming the Burnout Narrative with Bree Bacon
Mar 17, 2026
Newsday LIVE at HIMSS '26: AI Agents, Workforce Reality, and the CIO Pressure Cooker
Mar 16, 2026
Newsday: Unsanctioned AI Risk, Governance, and the Path Forward with Dr. Holly Urban
Mar 09, 2026
Newsday: Rapid Innovation, Safe AI, and the Chief Velocity Officer with This Week Health
Mar 02, 2026
Newsday: Epic's Code Red - Why AI Agents Are Healthcare's Next Power Struggle with Jacob Hansen
Feb 23, 2026
Flourish: Hospitality Isn’t About Luxury, It’s About Humanity with Page Petry
Feb 17, 2026
Newsday: All About Moltbook, the Social Media for AI Agents with This Week Health
Feb 16, 2026
Flourish Sound Bytes: The Surprising Challenges of Diabetes Care with Sherita Golden
Feb 12, 2026
Newsday: CxOs Being Ignored: Why Speaking Tech Instead of Business Fails in 2026
Feb 09, 2026
Flourish Sound Bytes: Healthcare at Home is Closer Than You Think with Asim Malik
Feb 05, 2026
Newsday: Are Health Systems Falling Behind in the Innovation Race? with Jason Rose
Feb 02, 2026
Flourish Sound Bytes: 26 Years, One Hospital: Gratitude and Agility with Laurie Wheeler
Jan 29, 2026
Newsday: The ROI Ultimatum: Healthcare's New Survival Rule for 2026 with Zahid Rathore
Jan 26, 2026
Flourish Sound Bytes: Attorney Insights on Navigating Privacy with Helen Oscislawski
Jan 22, 2026
Flourish: The Healthcare System Isn't Broken, It's Just Not for Patients - with Dr. Sarah Matt
Jan 20, 2026
Newsday: OpenAI's Big Healthcare Launch and a New Age of Personal Records
Jan 19, 2026
Flourish Sound Bytes: $14M Cost Reduction and Standing up the Next Generation with Heather Nelson
Jan 15, 2026
Executive Interview: Demystifying Identity and Digital Experiences with Steve Gwizdala
Jan 14, 2026
Newsday: Epic Faces Lawsuits and the AI Proving Ground with This Week Health
Jan 12, 2026
Flourish: Leadership Here, Near, and Far with Lisa Davis, Janet Malzone, and Kristine Jarvis
Jan 08, 2026
This Week Health 2026 Snapshot: Expanding Events, Training, & Community Growth
Jan 06, 2026
Newsday: The $7B ServiceNow-Armis Deal & What's Coming in 2026 with Jason Rose
Jan 05, 2026
2025 Healthcare Recap: CIO Pressures, AI Advances, and Cultural Shifts
Dec 29, 2025
Reflecting on the 2025 AI Rush: What Worked, What Failed, and What's Next
Dec 23, 2025
Newsday: CMS ACCESS Model & Tech-Enabled Care with Laura O’Toole
Dec 19, 2025
Newsday: How PhD-Level AI Agents are Changing Healthcare with Dan Schubert
Dec 15, 2025
Newsday: Preparing for Cloud Outages and Phishing Attacks with Charles Knight
Dec 12, 2025
Executive Interview: The Importance of Community-Driven Care with Leigh Williams
Dec 10, 2025
Flourish Rewind 2025: A Year of Courage, Empathy, and Growth
Dec 09, 2025
Newsday: Streamlining Patient Access and Healthcare Abroad with Will Akers
Dec 08, 2025
Flourish Sound Bytes: From Health System to Startup and Trusting Your Gut with Candice London
Dec 04, 2025
Newsday: The AI Staffing Dilemma - The Productivity Paradox with This Week Health
Dec 01, 2025
Newsday: Merger Madness and Why Hospitals are Moving Back to On-Prem Data with Dave Dyell
Nov 24, 2025
Newsday: Doing More with Less and Budgeting Wake-Up Calls with Bill Willis
Nov 21, 2025
Flourish Sound Bytes: Ambient Operations and Hidden Waste with Sarah Pletcher and Joseph Seliski
Nov 20, 2025
Flourish: Leading with Empathy - How to Work with Jerks in Healthcare IT with Eric Williamson
Nov 18, 2025
Newsday: Security Culture Saves Hospital and Resource Gaps with George Pappas
Nov 17, 2025
Solution Showcase: Building a Successful 5-Year Digital Roadmap with Pam Austin and Chris Jenkins
Nov 12, 2025
Newsday: AWS Outage Exploration and Removing Risk from Your Data with Vik Patel
Nov 10, 2025
Flourish Sound Bytes: Recovery Made Easy and Rolling with the Opportunities with Melissa Muñiz
Nov 06, 2025
Newsday: The CxO Pulse - Insights and Lessons from 229 Summits with This Week Health
Nov 03, 2025
Flourish Sound Bytes: Stepping Away to Step Forward - Lessons From Sabbatical with Erik Howell
Oct 30, 2025
Newsday: Why Constraints Drive Innovation - AI Agents and the Jobs They Can’t Fill
Oct 27, 2025
Flourish: Brainwave Tech Exposes Healthcare's Shocking Gap in Pain Data with Martha Lawrence
Oct 21, 2025
Newsday: MFA Isn't Enough and Why Healthcare Can’t Just Hack Back with Preston Duren
Oct 20, 2025
Flourish Sound Bytes: Customer Trust, Grit, and Spartan Races with Rebekah Panepinto
Oct 16, 2025
Newsday: CIO Turnover - Leadership Challenges in a Fast-Paced Era with Laura O’Toole
Oct 13, 2025
Flourish Sound Bytes: Leadership Lessons from Women Healthcare IT Executives at SOAR 2025
Oct 09, 2025
Newsday: IT Expecting 18% Hiring Cut and Innovating Access in the AI World with Bill Willis
Oct 06, 2025
Flourish Sound Bytes: Healthcare IT Transformation - Burning It Down to Build It Back
Oct 02, 2025
Newsday: The Perfect Storm in Healthcare Cybersecurity: AI, Costs, and Risk with Russell Teague
Sep 29, 2025
Newsday: Salesforce Breach Spreads and New Liability Era with George Pappas
Sep 26, 2025
Flourish Sound Bytes: From Healthcare Executive to Entrepreneur - Kim Garrett's Bold Transition
Sep 25, 2025
Newsday: Virtual Care Integration, EHR AI, and Rural Healthcare with Jacob Hansen
Sep 22, 2025
Executive Interview: Breaking Through Healthcare's Analysis Paralysis with Rich Waller
Sep 19, 2025
Flourish: Behind Frenemy Lines - Breaking Down Toxic Workplaces with Amber Tichenor
Sep 16, 2025
Newsday: Possible Government Shutdown and Epic's Big Ambient Push with Ryan Bengtson
Sep 15, 2025
Executive Interview: Preventing Your IT Problems Before They Happen with Vik Patel
Sep 12, 2025
Flourish Sound Bytes: Teaching Daughters to Lead in AI - A Healthcare Tech Mom's Guide for Tomorrow
Sep 11, 2025
Newsday: Healthcare Under Siege - Cybersecurity Expert Ed Gaudet on AI Threats & Third-Party Risks
Sep 08, 2025
Flourish Sound Bytes: From 11 Data Centers to Zero with Healthcare IT Leader Tyler Barhydt
Sep 04, 2025
Executive Interview: Finding the Hidden Costs of Healthcare's Digital Transformation with Mitch Duff
Sep 03, 2025
TownHall is Moving
Jan 31, 2023
Extended Reality: Building the Groundwork for Community Around Emerging Technology
Jan 26, 2023
How Federally Qualified Health Centers Utilize Technology to Serve the Underserved
Jan 24, 2023
How an Organization Acted Rapidly to Adapt During the Height of the Pandemic
Jan 19, 2023
Implementing an Open Forum to Keep Your IT Team Informed & Engaged
Jan 17, 2023
How to Foster Creative Thinking and Participation in Our New Hybrid World
Jan 12, 2023
How One System is Using Robots to Remove the Routine and Decrease Nurse Burnout
Jan 10, 2023
How Governance Helps Solve the Complexities of Healthcare Data and It's Modernization
Jan 05, 2023
How to Connect Decision Support to Outcomes
Jan 03, 2023
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - Suraj Kapa, MD, CMO & SVP of Healthcare, TripleBlind
Dec 29, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Kris Nessa, VP of Product Engineering at Tivity Health
Dec 28, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - Justin Norden, MD, Partner at GSR Ventures
Dec 27, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 Charles Christian, VP of Technology at Franciscan Health
Dec 26, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Fred Mills, National Director Americas Healthcare at Veritas
Dec 23, 2022
TownHall: Five Years at This Week Health - In the Weeds with Your Community; A Look Back at TownHall
Dec 23, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Mike Detjen, COO at Mobile Heartbeat
Dec 22, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Jim Feen, CIO, CDO & SVP at Southcoast Health
Dec 21, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Audrius Polikaitis, CIO & AVP of Health Information Technology at UI Health
Dec 20, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Kevin Starnes, CIO, The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care
Dec 19, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - Lee Shapiro, Managing Partner at 7wire Ventures
Dec 16, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Michael Saad, CIO & SVP at University of Tennessee Medical Center
Dec 15, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - Three Startups from Cedars Sinai Accelerator
Dec 14, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Nick van Terheyden, MD, Principal ECG Management Consultants, & Podcast Host
Dec 13, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Mike Luessi, GM Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Business at ServiceNow
Dec 12, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Shakeeb Akhter, CIO & SVP, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dec 09, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Christian Carmody, CTO & SVP at UPMC
Dec 08, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - Glen Tullman, CEO, Transcarent
Dec 07, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - Dedi Gilad, CEO, Co-Founder, TytoCare & Monique Reese, DNP, SVP, Highmark Health
Dec 06, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - John League, Managing Director, Digital Health Research, Advisory Board
Dec 05, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - Hass Saad, MD, CEO at Detroit Medical Informatics
Dec 02, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - Peter Durlach, CSO at Nuance Communications
Dec 01, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Tressa Springmann, CIO, CDO, & SVP at LifeBridge Health
Nov 30, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - Paul Muret, VP & GM, Google Health
Nov 29, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - Don Woodlock, Vice President of Healthcare Solutions at InterSystems
Nov 28, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - Jay Mervis, Healthcare Sales Director, Fortinet
Nov 25, 2022
Interview in Action @ HLTH '22 - David Baker, CIO & CDO at Pacific Dental Services
Nov 24, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Tim Zoph, Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company
Nov 23, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Terri Couts, CIO & SVP at The Guthrie Clinic
Nov 22, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Beth Cooper, Vice President, Enterprise Data Services, Tivity Health
Nov 21, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Ray Lowe, CIO & SVP, AltaMed Health Services
Nov 18, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO, Damo Consulting
Nov 17, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Brian Lancaster, CIO & SVP, Children's Mercy Kansas City
Nov 16, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Matt MacVey, CIO & EVP, Children's National Hospital
Nov 15, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Theresa Meadows, CIO & SVP, Cook Children's Health Care System
Nov 14, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Lyle Berkowitz, CEO, Keycare
Nov 11, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - CT Lin, CMIO, UCHealth
Nov 10, 2022
Interview in Action @ CHIME '22 - Saad Chaudhry, CIO, Luminis Health
Nov 09, 2022
How to Craft a Digital Roadmap With Clarity and Collaboration
Nov 08, 2022
From CIO to COO: A Former CIO's Words of Wisdom Gained On the Journey to Her New Role
Nov 03, 2022
Why the Pervasiveness of APIs Leads to New and Unexpected Security Concerns
Nov 01, 2022
How One System Maintained Accurate Patient Medication History Across Seven EHRs
Oct 27, 2022
Life or Death Situation: Effective Defenses to Ransomware and Why It's so Crucial in Healthcare
Oct 25, 2022
Sprint by Sprint: How Remaining Agile Helps Build IT Teams Adaptability
Oct 20, 2022
The Gateway to Your Organization: Why it's so Important to Have a Mature Patient Access Center
Oct 18, 2022
The Challenges and Barriers Encountered by the Hispanic Community in Healthcare and Beyond
Oct 13, 2022
"With a Lowercase R": How to Transition to Retirement While Staying Engaged and Involved
Oct 11, 2022
Prioritizing Clinical Communication: Replicating the Human Messaging Experience
Oct 06, 2022
Implementing Genetic Medicine into the EHR: Why are Health IT Leaders Targeting Behavioral Health?
Oct 04, 2022
Advancing Health Through Information Sharing: A Conversation about HIE
Sep 27, 2022
Imposter Syndrome in Healthcare and IT: Can we Reduce Burnout by Normalizing the Common Experience?
Sep 22, 2022
Making Waves in Media: What Ways can Mental Health be Part of a First Responder in the Community?
Sep 20, 2022
An Unorthodox Journey to Becoming CIO: How a Different Perspective Led to Leadership in Health IT
Sep 15, 2022
How Have Vendors Adapted Their Communication Practices with Health IT Professionals Since COVID-19?
Sep 13, 2022
Engaging Employees on Health Coverage: How can Employers Manage Behavioral Health Needs?
Sep 08, 2022
Going Green: What Factors Does a Sustainability Initiative Involve for Healthcare and IT?
Sep 06, 2022
A Look Back: Reid Stephan and Todd Dunn on Curiosity In Leadership
Sep 01, 2022
Lasting A Lifetime: What Supporting Technologies Make a Lifetime Guarantee Possible in Orthopedics?
Aug 30, 2022
What Illness are Infection Intervention Teams Fast Tracking to Boost Treatment & Automate Detection?
Aug 25, 2022
What has a Partnership with Yale's School of Medicine Bloomed for the Healthcare Innovation Hub?
Aug 23, 2022
Realm of Radiology Meets AI: What are the Challenges with AI Algorithms in Healthcare?
Aug 18, 2022
Situational Awareness: Assessing how to Comply with Both the 21st Century Cures Act & HIPAA
Aug 16, 2022
The Hospital at Home Model: Why Could Hopping Back in Your Own Bed be Safer Than the Hospital’s?
Aug 11, 2022
Medication List Interoperability & Adherence in Health IT: What are our Successes & Challenges?
Aug 09, 2022
A Highlight Reel of TownHall's Greatest Health IT Moments of 2022
Aug 04, 2022
A CIO’s Journey to Helping People: Entering the Industry, Community Outreach, & a Solid Foundation
Aug 02, 2022
Effectiveness of Synergies and Governance in Collaborating CIO Teams Working Towards Implementation
Jul 28, 2022
New Age of Interoperability: Transitioning from a Fragmented Pharmacy World to Simple Semantic Data
Jul 26, 2022
A Health IT Entrepreneur’s Guide to Breaking into the Investment Side of Innovation
Jul 21, 2022
The Real Risk in Cybersecurity: Staffing Shortages and Capable Talent
Jul 19, 2022
During the Covid 19 Outbreak, What Significant Tool Could Small Local Hospitals Turn to?
Jul 14, 2022
How does a CIO and CMIO Team Come Together to Create a High Functioning Data-Driven Organization?
Jul 12, 2022
Health IT Ventures: Reimagining & Envisioning a Better Future for “Hospital at Home” & Virtual Care
Jul 07, 2022
The 7 Myths About Medical Devices & Cybersecurity with Former Lead Biomedical Engineer Steven Rubino
Jul 05, 2022
How the Pandemic Escalated the Implementation of Communication Tools in Communities Behind Digitally
Jun 30, 2022
Interoperable Data: How to Become a Better Physician & Curate Insightful Thinking
Jun 28, 2022
How Support and a Willingness to Learn Strikes as Success in Adapting into the New Role of CMIO
Jun 23, 2022
How are Clinical Informatics Fellowships Setting up Hospital Systems for Success?
Jun 21, 2022
Is Simple Data in Digital Health the Answer for Hospital Systems?
Jun 16, 2022
A Physician Informaticist's Take on Where Big Data, Predictive Models, and Analytics are Going
Jun 14, 2022
How can Digital Health Reach Beyond Hospital Systems out into the Community?
Jun 09, 2022
How does a CIO for Sixteen Years Transition into A Chief Strategy Officer Role in Health IT?
Jun 07, 2022
What IT Innovations can Future Hospitals Implement to Enhance Patient and Clinician Experience?
Jun 02, 2022
How are we Building Inclusive Leaders in Healthcare?
May 31, 2022
How can AI be Utilized to Help Alleviate Clinician Burnout?
May 26, 2022
Entrepreneurship in Health Systems and Digital Health
May 24, 2022
What’s Likely to be Impactful in Health IT in 10 Years?
May 19, 2022
Perspective Shifts in Health IT with Young Digital Natives Utilizing Digital Health and Analytics
May 17, 2022
AAMI on IT and Health Technology Management (HTM) Collaboration Benefits in Healthcare Ecosystems
May 12, 2022
Device Vulnerability In Hospitals and Working with Partners to Deliver Better Healthcare
May 10, 2022
Brett Oliver and Michael Erickson on Cybersecurity Protection and Digital Health
May 05, 2022
Jake Lancaster and Priya Ramaswamy on Developing Sustainable Healthcare with Informatics Solutions
May 03, 2022
Brett Oliver and Coleman Smith on 21st Century Cures Act, EHI Regulation, and TEFCA
Apr 21, 2022
Jake Lancaster and Mark Zhang on Brigham and Women’s Hospital Informatics and Digital Innovation Hub
Apr 19, 2022
Why Experience is King: Patient Access, Disruptive Innovation, and Vendor Partnerships
Apr 14, 2022
Jake Lancaster and Jayson Marwaha on the Difficulties of Implementing, Adapting, and Maintaining AI
Apr 12, 2022
Closing the Gap Between Providers and Payers to Create Patient-Centric Healthcare
Apr 07, 2022
Jake Lancaster and CIO Tom Barnett on their Top Three Priorities for Technology
Apr 05, 2022
John League on Digital Health: Have Startups and Systems Overlooked the Patient Experience?
Mar 31, 2022
Clinical Informatics Fellowship Opportunities and the Benefits to the Healthcare Community
Mar 29, 2022
Craig Richardville interviews Bill Russell on Role Models, Health IT Predictions and The CIO Role
Mar 24, 2022
Jake Lancaster and Nathan Yung on Governance, Remote Patient Monitoring and AI Integration
Mar 22, 2022
Reid Stephan and Carrie Liken on Data in EMR's and Interoperability for 2022
Mar 17, 2022
Brett Oliver and Aaron Miri on Exciting Technology, Telehealth and Meaningful Use Downfalls
Mar 15, 2022
Jake Lancaster And Peter Hong On Clinical Informatics, Disruptive Innovation, And App Maintenance
Mar 10, 2022
Lee Milligan and Allison Graffis On The Path To Clinical Informatics And Work-Life Balance
Mar 08, 2022
Dr. Brett Oliver and Andy Truscott On IT Trends, Social Connections, and COVID's Effects On Health
Mar 03, 2022
Jake Lancaster and Matthew Sakumoto On Hybrid Care Coordination Through Virtual Primary Healthcare
Mar 01, 2022
Prepare for HIMSS & ViVE: NVIDIA Democratizing Access to AI with VMware, iCAD, and Rhino Health
Feb 25, 2022
Prepare for HIMSS & ViVE: Nuance’s Dragon Medical One Conversational AI
Feb 24, 2022
Prepare for HIMSS & ViVE: Exploring Patient Room Next with Sirius, Artisight, and NVIDIA
Feb 23, 2022
Reid Stephan and Todd Dunn on Curiosity In Leadership
Feb 17, 2022
Lee Milligan and Mark Stockwell on Data Governance, 21st Century Cures Act, and Mentorship In Health IT
Feb 15, 2022
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