Balance HI Pod
I'm Samie, Director of Health Information Management, adjunct professor at multiple universities, and founder of Team Lo LLC. I've spent more than a decade working in health information departments, classrooms, and boardrooms, collecting the real gems this profession doesn't hand you in a textbook.
This podcast exists because health information professionals deserve more than textbooks and LinkedIn posts. You need honest conversations about where the field is going, how AI is transforming healthcare, how to pass your boards, how to lead a department, and how to build a career, not just a job.
What makes this podcast different is its unique twist on all things health data and technology, with a sprinkle of popular culture and current events. We connect what's happening in healthcare to what's happening in the world, making complex topics practical, relevant, and engaging.
Whether you're a student trying to break into the field, a coder ready to advance your career, a privacy or compliance professional, a clinical documentation specialist, or a director navigating the future of health data, this is your space.
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Episodes
13 episodes
The Beautiful Mess of Interoperability
Interoperability gets sold as the future of healthcare — seamless records, instant data sharing, no more duplicates. What we actually got is a lot closer to a bad rom-com than a tech success story.In this episode of Balance HI Podcast, S...
From Bitcoin to Bedside: The Digital Dollar Revolution in Healthcare
Healthcare has always moved at the speed of paperwork. Digital currency is not waiting for it to catch up.In this episode, Samie breaks down the GENIUS Act — the federal stablecoin legislation that has nothing to do with healthcare on p...
HANYS Middle Manager Training, Day 2 - Reflective Re-Record
This episode almost didn't happen. Samie recorded it back in Q1 right after Day 2 of the HANYS Middle Manager Training, then accidentally deleted it during a phone cleanup. Months later, here's the re-record… and honestly? It's better wit...
Data Ownership in Healthcare: Whose Record Is It, Really?
You requested your medical records… but did you really get everything? 👀In Episode 10 of Balance HI Podcast, we’re diving into one of the most misunderstood—and quietly controversial—topics in healthcare: data owners...
AI in Healthcare: The Smartest Team Member You’re Not Managing (Yet)
AI is no longer the future of healthcare… it’s already clocked in. 👀From automating documentation to supporting clinical decision-making, artificial intelligence is transforming how healthcare operates—but here’s the real question: is...
🎙️ The Big Beautiful Bill HIM Actually Wants
What would happen if Health Information Management professionals wrote the healthcare bill?In this episode of the Balance HI Podcast, we explore the Big Beautiful Bill that HIM actually wants. While lawmakers debate policy, th...
HIM Autopsy: Is Health Information Profession Really a Dying Field?
Pull out the scalpel—today we’re performing an autopsy on Health Information Management. 🩺📂 Rumor has it, HIM is a “dying field,” but spoiler alert: the patient still has a pulse (and a pretty strong one at that). From paper charts to dig...
The Parallel of the Health Information Profession
Health Information isn’t just a department — it’s the hidden operating system of healthcare.The Parallel of the Health Information Profession breaks down how HIM mirrors and connects with IT, data science, digital health, compliance, pub...
The Real Work of Leadership: What HANYS Day 1 Taught Me
Day 1 of the HANYS Middle Manager Training did not come to play. In this episode, I break down the leadership lessons that hit hard. Not just intellectually, but emotionally. We talk about leadership styles, conflict, resolution, th...
Your Patient Portal Is Talking — But Your PHR Is Listening
Your patient portal is talking… but your PHR is LISTENING. 👀📱🩺And yes — there’s a BIG difference.Most people think a patient portal and a personal health record (PHR) are the same thing. They’re not. And misunderstanding that diff...
🎧 Patient Portal 101: Slide in the DMs of Your Health (But Read the Fine Print)
Your patient portal isn’t just a login, it’s the front door to your health data. And yet… most people are using it wrong, underusing it, or trusting it a little too much.In this episode, we’re breaking down Patient...
Who Really Runs Healthcare? Meet Health Information Management
What if I told you the people quietly running healthcare… usually aren’t the doctors on TV? 👀Behind every diagnosis, insurance claim, patient portal, medical record request, AI workflow, and hospital audit is a profession most people hav...
HIM: The WiFi of Healthcare (And Why AI Just Raised the Stakes)
You don’t notice WiFi until it’s down… And that’s exactly how Health Information Management (HIM) works in healthcare.In this episode of Balance HI, we break down why HIM is the invisible infrastructure holding healthcare...