<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent"&gt;March 2, 2026: Is the CIO role evolving? Or is it quietly being replaced? Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dig into the emerging CITO trend, the rise of citizen developers, and what AI-powered platforms like Epic's Agent Factory actually mean for healthcare IT leadership. The CIO of the future isn't a gatekeeper; they're the "architect of safe velocity." With 32 years in the industry, they’re also sounding the alarm on executive burnout in an era where the pace of change never lets up.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent"&gt;Key Points:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent"&gt;03:31 CIO vs CTO explained&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent"&gt;07:10 From gatekeeper to “Chief Intelligent Officer.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent"&gt;18:20 Scaling innovation fast: hackathons and building vs buying&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent"&gt;24:18 The human side of hyper-change&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent"&gt;Golf Tournament Registration:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/686801-ThisWeekHealth" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent"&gt;https://carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/686801-ThisWeekHealth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent"&gt;X&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/thisweekhealth" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent"&gt;: This Week Health&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ThisWeekHealth" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent"&gt;LinkedIn: This Week Health&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/3173454" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent"&gt;Donate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

UnHack with Drex DeFord

This Week Health

Newsday: Rapid Innovation, Safe AI, and the Chief Velocity Officer with This Week Health

MAR 2, 202631 MIN
UnHack with Drex DeFord

Newsday: Rapid Innovation, Safe AI, and the Chief Velocity Officer with This Week Health

MAR 2, 202631 MIN

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March 2, 2026: Is the CIO role evolving? Or is it quietly being replaced? Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dig into the emerging CITO trend, the rise of citizen developers, and what AI-powered platforms like Epic's Agent Factory actually mean for healthcare IT leadership. The CIO of the future isn't a gatekeeper; they're the "architect of safe velocity." With 32 years in the industry, they’re also sounding the alarm on executive burnout in an era where the pace of change never lets up. Key Points:03:31 CIO vs CTO explained 07:10 From gatekeeper to “Chief Intelligent Officer.”18:20 Scaling innovation fast: hackathons and building vs buying 24:18 The human side of hyper-changeGolf Tournament Registration:  https://carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/686801-ThisWeekHealthX: This Week HealthLinkedIn: This Week HealthDonate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer