InteropNow! at ViVE Podcast

In this episode, host Sandy Vance chats with Jason Sherwin , the Director of Healthcare Business Development at CLEAR , and James Lindgren , Executive Director for Revenue Cycle Optimization at the University of Miami about identity and healthcare. One problem with identity verification in healthcare is its inefficiency. The friction lies in the number of times consumers and patients have to verif...

Today Sandy talks with Mo Weitnauer , the chief product officer for MRO Corporation . MRO’s partnership with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield unlocks the potential of payer-provider data exchange for organizations to improve financial performance and healthcare delivery. Cutting-edge automation techniques and standardized APIs are being used to enhance accuracy and optimize performance for both paye...

One of the most significant challenges in healthcare delivery is the sharing of clinical datasets across multiple services and disparate systems. In this episode, Sandy talks with executive vice president of the dbMotion business unit of Altera Digital Health , Richard Strong and Kristen Short, the Director of Partnerships and Innovation for the South Western Sydney Primary Health Network , about...

It’s time to get connected! CommonWell Health Alliance has selected ELLKAY as its Technical Service Provider: CommonWell Health Alliance — powered by ELLKAY. ELLKAY will support health data exchange nationwide to 200 million+ patients across its network of over 34,000 provider organizations. In today’s episode, host Sandy Vance chats with Josh Evenson the VP of Software Engineering at ELLKAY, and...

Join host Sandy Vance and guest Sean Kennedy from Salesforce for a conversation on the importance of interoperability in healthcare. They explore Salesforce's vision and strategy to enable an integrated and personalized care experience for patients and care teams. Sean talks about what they are doing to transform the industry and give it new capabilities. What is the future of interoperability...

In this episode host Sandy Vance talks with Kristen Valdes, Founder and CEO of b.well Connected Health, who has dedicated her career to empowering consumers with the tools and data necessary to take control of their healthcare journey. With a focus on leveraging technology to drive interoperability and improve patient outcomes, Kristen's expertise in healthcare data and consumer empowerment ha...

In this episode, host Sandy Vance talks with Patrick Schiess, President and Chief Information Security Officer of Darena Solutions, about how they are helping technology providers streamline the complexity of interoperability in healthcare. Electronic Health Records (EHR) integration poses complex challenges that can often slow the pace of app development in the healthcare sector. Technical varian...

In this episode, host Sandy Vance chats with Bevey Miner from Consensus Cloud Solutions about the problems in the paperwork side of the healthcare industry. For so long, the healthcare field has fallen behind in technology, which has forced hardship on the staff. Not only do the nurses, doctors, and administrators suffer, but–most of all–patients are the ones getting the short end of the stick. Th...

In this episode of the InteropNow podcast, Sandy Vance interviews Bo Dagnall, the Chief Product Officer of Smile Digital Health. They discuss Bo's background and history with Smile, his involvement in the FHIR® standards community, and the power of FHIR in healthcare. They also explore the concept of interoperability as a continuum and the role of Smile's product in advancing healthcare. B...

In this episode, host Sandy Vance talks with Andre Sublett and Mike Stover from Concord Technologies about the idea of “practical interoperability” - technology solutions that you can implement today to help future-proof document and data exchange as we drive health data sharing. The word “interoperability” is thrown around quite a bit - but sometimes it seems out of reach for the average healthca...

In this episode host Sandy Vance talks with Sam Schifman, Principal Architect for Innovation at Availity about how healthcare organizations should be approaching the use of artificial intelligence in their organizations as health data becomes plentiful due to evolving standards and the implementation of national networks.  Sam says that healthcare providers are going to have to think differently a...

There is a constant struggle to maintain data accuracy for patient safety, and national data exchange is going to require a much higher level of rigor for most healthcare organizations. Many healthcare providers are finding that their current data management efforts are not yielding the results they need, leading to potential errors. Instead of seeing improved data quality, they may be experiencin...

In today’s episode of the InteropNow! Podcast, host Sandy Vance talks to GP Singh and Lauren Cooke from ELLKAY and Paul Wilder from the CommonWell Health Alliance as they discuss CommonWell’s infrastructure transition to the ELLKAY platform in preparation to become a Qualified Health Information Network in early 2024. CommonWell serves over 34,000 healthcare service providers and aims to create ne...

In this episode, host Sandy Vance explores the critical role of certification in the Health IT industry with John Valutkevich from the Drummond Group. The process of certification not only serves to ensure the correct and efficient functioning of healthcare systems but also helps build trust in the products offered. The Drummond Group aims to facilitate this process by introducing a new certificat...

 In this episode, host Sandy Vance talks with Viet Nguyen, MD, Health Level Seven International’s Chief Implementation Officer about how HL7 FHIR is enabling better healthcare by convening the industry around technology standards. As the marketplace of healthcare applications explodes, Dr. Nguyen talks about how healthcare benefits from technology standards and why all healthcare stakeholders shou...

In this episode,  Kristen Valdes , Founder & CEO of b.well Connected Health,   Hon Pak, MD, MBA,  Global Head of Digital Health at Samsung and  Ryan Howells , Program Manager for the CARIN Alliance share how their partnership will completely transform the way consumers access and utilize their healthcare data. Samsung users will soon have the power to make informed decisions and provide the hi...

In this episode Sandy Vance talks to Civitas Networks for Health CEO Lisa Bari and Jolie Ritzo, VP of Strategy and Network Engagement about the importance of building alliances across the country to help health information exchange and health improvement networks share resources.  Listen in to hear more about: Join the Civitas’ approach to convening members through work groups and councils to coll...

In a world where healthcare data privacy is a constant concern, Kristen Valdes has emerged as a champion of compliance and trust. On this episode of the InteropNow! Podcast Kristen talks about a hidden threat to health data sharing that has been lurking beneath the surface. Kristen will share how b.well and other Health IT providers must navigate uncharted waters to protect healthcare consumers. ...

In this episode of the podcast, Cory Wiegert, Chief Operating Officer at Integra Connect shares his ambition to bring precision oncology and value based care to the forefront.  Corey will share how Integra Connect is navigating the complexities of data aggregation, privacy, and commercialization in order to make better oncology care a reality. “We are about putting the data back to work.” Cory Wie...

With years of experience in healthcare technology, Carm has been instrumental in developing solutions that allow providers to concentrate on patient care rather than getting bogged down in data. In this episode, Carm discusses Credo's approach to using machine learning models for diagnosis identification, exploring the potential advantages and challenges that come with this technology. Carm&#3...

In this episode host Sandy Vance interviews Bo Holland, an accomplished entrepreneur and the driving force behind AllClear ID, a software company that aims to revolutionize the way application builders handle customer identity and data security. With prior successes in the banking sector, Bo ventured into the healthcare industry to address the challenges of outdated technology and security concern...

In this episode, Todd Crosslin, Industry Principal, Healthcare & Life Sciences shares Snowflake’s unique approach to interoperability. Snowflake uses a unified platform for healthcare data to improve patient outcomes and streamline decision-making processes. By offering a comprehensive solution that addresses all types of data, Snowflake remains an excellent choice for organizations wanting to...

In this episode host Sandy Vance is joined by Viet Nguyen, MD, Chief Standards Implementation officer for Health Level Seven International (HL7). They talk about the FHIR Accelerator community, a collaborative initiative focused on finding innovative ways to apply core FHIR standards across various domains. This model centers around creating a robust networking environment, with a founding group o...

Sumitro Sarkar, EY Americas Health Care Data & Analytics Practice Leader and Kirk Anderson – VP and Chief Technology Officer for Cambia Health Solutions  join host Sandy Vance for a robust discussion on the key drivers for healthcare organizations to embark on an interoperability journe. They discuss business ROI, technical implications, compliance and adoption of interoperability solutions. “...

Carm Huntress, Founder and CEO talks about what it will take for healthcare providers to meet enormous challenges around data quality, retrieval, and readability and how AI and machine learning will be key to the solution. In this episode we talk about How healthcare is finally getting rid of paper and at the point of full record digitization  Why providers should be enabled to focus on their high...