The 229 Podcast
Season 4 • Episode 96
TownHall: Keeping Up With Washington and Building an Innovation Lab with Charles Christian
Jul 22, 2025
25:10
Episode Description
July 22, 2025: Charles Christian, VP of Technology and CTO at Franciscan Health, joins Nayan Patel, SVP of FinThrive, to discuss their healthcare innovation lab and supporting clinicians. What happens when a tech giant realizes it can't just provide a platform but must become a true partner in life-safety systems? Charles reveals how Franciscan's tech innovation lab uses donated equipment and a "fail fast" approach to test everything from ambient listening to virtual care solutions before rolling them out. How do you balance innovation with the reality that clinical staff expect technology to work seamlessly? The conversation explores application rationalization strategies that eliminated over 150 redundant systems and the ongoing challenge of measuring ROI when reimbursement rules constantly shift.
Key Points:
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- 03:49 Challenges and Solutions in Cloud Migration
- 07:17 Tech Innovation Lab and Pilot Projects
- 17:23 Application Rationalization and Cost Management
- 23:14 Final Thoughts and Fun Questions
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