The 229 Podcast
Season 9 • Episode 32
Healthcare IT Is Drowning in Projects, Here’s Why | Newsday
Apr 27, 2026
23:00
Episode Description
April 27, 2026: Drex DeFord and Bill Russell are back on Newsday, and fresh off the 229 Summit, they're not pulling punches. Healthcare IT has a demand problem. Too many projects, not enough capacity, and an industry that's chronically bad at saying no. From the 229 Summit's sharpest takeaways to the Salesforce headless CRM announcement, the vl.js hack, and why Bill thinks Claude Code's "genesis key" is about to change everything, this episode covers the stories that matter most right now. If your project list is longer than your resources, this one is for you.
Key Points:
- 00:32 Summit takeaway priorities
- 06:41 Build vs buy with AI
- 10:49 Personal AI assistants speed
- 16:56 Headless CRM future UX
- 18:26 Security hacks fundamentals
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