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Episode Description
May 18, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dig into Stanford Health Care's bold agentic AI strategy, and what it means for every healthcare IT team right now. From naming the fear of job loss head-on to redefining what innovation actually means, the trio breaks down why standing still is the bigger risk. Drex reports from Utah on the Great Trust Recession and the deepfake dangers reshaping how we verify everything. Sarah brings leadership lessons from Nashville on EQ, distributed thinking, and leading through uncertainty. The analyst of the future is a workflow architect.
Key Points:
01:46 Fear and Job Security Reframe
08:20 Tech Debt as AI Opportunity
12:50 Cutting Anchors with Five Whys
16:33 Measuring Success and Burnout
19:49 Conference Takeaways and Wrap
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