Healthcare AI in the Wild:
What's Real, Risky, and Next
- May 28th, 2025
- 2 PM CT
Bob Swaskoski
Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management and Chief Security Officer
Heritage Valley Health System
Raj Patel
Senior vCISO
Fortified Health Security
AI is running wild in healthcare, appearing in vendor tools, electronic health record (EHR) systems, and nearly everywhere else. Some uses are visible, while others go unchecked in the shadows. Either way, healthcare IT and security teams are being asked to manage the risk.
Join our panel of healthcare experts for a grounded conversation about AI in the real world. No hype or theoretical AI strategy talk. Just a practical look at what healthcare providers are facing now, and what leaders are doing.
Takeaways:
- Spot AI already in motion across vendor tools, EHR workflows, staff productivity, and security operations
- Clarify who owns the risk across governance, shadow AI, third-party tools, and accountability
- Manage AI risk with clear answers across response, prioritization, patching, and daily operations
About the presenters
Bob Swaskoski
Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management and Chief Security Officer
Heritage Valley Health System
Robert “Bob” Swaskoski is Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management and Chief Security Officer at Heritage Valley Health System. He leads enterprise risk, cybersecurity, information protection, and security governance across the organization. With more than 35 years of IT experience, Bob brings a business-first approach to technology, risk reduction, resilience, and operational continuity. He holds a B.S. from Duquesne University and is an active InfraGard member.
Raj Patel
Senior vCISO
Fortified Health Security
Award-winning strategic leader with 20+ years of IT and Cybersecurity experience in Global Fortune 500 companies and working with government and healthcare organizations. Raj previously worked as CISO at the City of Palo Alto, Director of Security Risk and Compliance at Kaiser Permanente, and, before that, headed security for Oracle and Sun Microsystems. He has solid expertise in institutionalizing organization-wide cybersecurity culture, formulating cybersecurity strategies to build and enable next-generation threat-resistant systems, including leading healthcare security governance, risk, and compliance programs.