Ingram Micro HIMSS Ep#8 The Data Problem Underneath Every Healthcare System Nobody Talks About

Behind every hospital's technology stack is a data infrastructure most people never think about — until something breaks, a merger happens, or an AI initiative stalls because the data underneath it is a mess.In this episode of Health Reimagined, host Jon Myer (Myer Media, powered by Ingram Micro) sits down with Jeff from Keystone Technologies, a boutique healthcare IT firm with 25 years of experience helping health systems manage, migrate, and unify their most critical data.From EMR conversions and merger integrations to the SaaS trap and cybersecurity fundamentals, Jeff gives a frank and practical look at what's really happening underneath the hood of healthcare IT — and why the organizations that start unifying their data sooner will get to value faster.Topics covered:Why healthcare data infrastructure is generally described as "a mess"The difference between transactional data and analytics-ready dataWhat EMR data conversions actually look like step by stepHow mergers and acquisitions create winners and losers in healthcare ITThe difference between data and information and why it matters for AIWhy SaaS can become a data silo problem for larger organizationsThe case for virtual private data centers over fragmented SaaS stacksKeystone's four pillar security approach and why it is baked into every engagementWhy the human element is the weakest link in healthcare cybersecurityWhat the first conversation with Keystone looks like for a health system in transitionYouTube Timeline0:00 — Introduction — Data is the foundation everything else depends on0:23 — Meet Jeff from Keystone Technologies and the problem they exist to solve0:47 — The state of healthcare data infrastructure today — generally a mess1:27 — Physical distribution vs. logical silos — where the real problem lives2:27 — What mergers and acquisitions do to the healthcare data landscape3:06 — What an EMR data conversion process actually looks like step by step4:18 — The pressure to modernize for AI and what is actually under the hood5:37 — Data unification as the new frontier in healthcare IT6:34 — Why going deep matters more than going wide after 25 years7:41 — The difference between data and information and why it changes everything8:19 — EMR migrations and why clinical staff must be involved throughout9:13 — The honest take on SaaS — where it helps and where it creates problems10:47 — Security is baked into everything Keystone does — the four pillar approach11:53 — Why security awareness training is the most important defense in healthcare13:58 — Where healthcare data migrations are headed and why activity is ramping up🔔 Don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and hit the notification 🔔 ✔ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/jonmyer/?sub_confirmation=1📱 Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/_JonMyerWebsite: https://jonmyer.comLinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-myer/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wjJzdIwctq4o4pTXM2KSFLike my sounds? Here's my audio source: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/fj9o9k#aws #awscloud #podcast #podcasting #costoptimization #finops #cloudcost #cloudoptimization