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title: 'Join us: Building Secure Healthcare Systems'
teaser: 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.
tags: news,events,health tech
author: Lindsey Christensen
published_on: 2026-07-17
---

IT and software leaders at healthcare organizations are feeling the pressure to deliver software faster while maintaining compliance and reliability.

Our recent healthcare software delivery research (coming soon!) found that **68% of organizations struggle to increase software delivery velocity without introducing operational or governance risk.**

[Let’s talk about it!](https://thoughtbot.com/events/secure-health-systems)

On July 30, I'll have the pleasure of moderating a panel featuring:

* Clarissa Borges, Development Team Lead at thoughtbot
* David Pace, Executive Director of Research Labs IT Enablement and User Experience at Merck
* Joël Quenneville, Principal Developer at thoughtbot

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.

[Learn more](https://thoughtbot.com/events/secure-health-systems) about our virtual panel event and reserve your spot (or sign up to get the recording!)

* Thursday, July 30
* 12pm ET / 11am CT / 9am PT

[![promo banner for the virtual panel](https://images.thoughtbot.com/4ai4gklfkbbvr3oq2o0kuhxdhqeb_HIMSS_1080x1080_VA.png)](https://thoughtbot.com/events/secure-health-systems)