Digital Health Leaders Podcast

Author: CHIME

Russ Branzell, President & CEO of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), interviews leaders in Digital Health from around the world. These thought leaders share their knowledge, challenges, best practices, and ideas for helping to transform health and care on a global level.
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Beyond the Buzz: Reimagining Cloud and Data Strategies in Healthcare
Tuesday, 16 December, 2025

What Keeps You Up at Night? – Tales from the Digital Frontier Russ Branzell, President and CEO of CHIME, sits down with Tim Lankes, Vice President of Healthcare at Rackspace, for a candid conversation on the realities behind cloud modernization in healthcare. Drawing on decades of experience leading large-scale healthcare technology and services initiatives, Tim shares how organizations are balancing innovation with security, cost, and continuity of care amid increasing regulatory and operational pressures.Throughout their discussion, they explore what’s driving successful cloud and multicloud strategies today, including separating hype from practical value in AI adoption to scaling pilots into enterprise-wide impact. Key Takeaways:How digital health leaders can modernize infrastructure, strengthen data accessibility, and align technology with human adoption to deliver outcomes that matter.Where multicloud strategies are creating the greatest operational value and what often gets overlooked.What it takes to move cloud and AI initiatives from pilot projects to sustained, enterprise-wide platforms.How AI is delivering practical benefits today by optimizing cloud environments and supporting data-driven decision-making.