Written by thoughtbot, your expert partner for design and development. https://robots.thoughtbot.com/ 2026-07-17T00:00:00+00:00 thoughtbot Lindsey Christensen https://thoughtbot.com/blog/join-us-building-secure-healthcare-systems 2026-07-17T00:00:00+00:00 2026-07-16T23:50:56Z <p>IT and software leaders at healthcare organizations are feeling the pressure to deliver software faster while maintaining compliance and reliability.</p> <p>Our recent healthcare software delivery research (coming soon!) found that <strong>68% of organizations struggle to increase software delivery velocity without introducing operational or governance risk.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/events/secure-health-systems">Let’s talk about it!</a></p> <p>On July 30, I’ll have the pleasure of moderating a panel featuring:</p> <ul> <li>Clarissa Borges, Development Team Lead at thoughtbot</li> <li>David Pace, Executive Director of Research Labs IT Enablement and User Experience at Merck</li> <li>Joël Quenneville, Principal Developer at thoughtbot</li> </ul> <p>Together, we’ll discuss the architectural decisions, developer workflows, and governance practices that help healthcare organizations continue to innovate while reducing risk. We’ll also explore some of the biggest blind spots emerging in architecture, AI, and data governance and share lessons from real-world experience.</p> <p><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/events/secure-health-systems">Learn more</a> about our virtual panel event and reserve your spot (or sign up to get the recording!)</p> <ul> <li>Thursday, July 30</li> <li>12pm ET / 11am CT / 9am PT</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/events/secure-health-systems"><img src="https://images.thoughtbot.com/4ai4gklfkbbvr3oq2o0kuhxdhqeb_HIMSS_1080x1080_VA.png" alt="promo banner for the virtual panel"></a></p> <aside class="related-articles"><h2>If you enjoyed this post, you might also like:</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/announcing-developer-day-boston">Announcing Developer Day, Boston</a></li> <li><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/online-presentation-with-thoughtbot-and-heroku">Online Presentation With thoughtbot and Heroku</a></li> <li><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/panel-discussion-the-developers-path">London Panel Discussion: The Developer’s Path</a></li> </ul></aside>

Register for our July 30 panel on reducing risk through better architecture, AI governance, and developer workflows, featuring David Pace of Merck and Joël Quenneville and Clarissa Borges of thoughtbot.

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