This Just In Radio: Live at HIMSS25 with Rasu Shrestha, MD MBA and Hal Wolf

On this episode host Justin Barnes recorded live at HIMSS25 in Las Vegas. He sits down with Rasu Shrestha MD MBA, Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer at Advocate Health, and Hal Wolf, President & CEO of HIMSS, for two insightful conversations packed with visionary leadership, innovation best practices, and global collaboration.

In this episode, we cover:

🔹 How Advocate Health is accelerating care transformation with #AI, #GenAI, and experiential healthcare models.

🔹 The launch of Charlotte’s new medical school, innovation district, and IRCAD North America — a global surgical simulation and robotics destination.

🔹 The global expansion of #HIMSS and why HIMSS25 marked a return to pre-COVID levels of energy, attendance, and executive engagement.

🔹 The four themes shaping HIMSS's global strategy: digital health transformation, responsible AI, #cybersecurity, and workforce development.