The Collective Voice of Health IT, A WEDI Podcast

In this episode, guest host Dr. Sandra Rolfe (Optum) is joined by Carrie Haverty, President of the National Society of Genetic Counselors and Vice President of Medical Affairs and Clinical Strategy at Mirvie, to explore the critical role of interoperability in advancing genetic counseling and precision medicine. Together, they discuss how standardized, structured genomic data exchange can improve...

As healthcare organizations seek to reduce avoidable readmissions and improve patient outcomes, many are exploring how AI can help bridge gaps in post-discharge care. Patty Hayward joins Michael to discuss the evolving role of AI-driven care coordination, where automation can create value, and why the human element remains critical to successful patient engagement.

Part 2 of a 2-part episode From WEDI's Spring 2026 Conference, WEDI Board Member Pam Grosze (PNC Bank) concludes her conversation with leaders from several EHR platforms, discussing 0057 updates, ecosystem readiness—how providers should assess payer and vendor performance, what governance models actually drive outcomes, and where WEDI can help establish practical standards, metrics, and playbooks...

Part 1 of a 2-part episode From WEDI's Spring 2026 Conference, WEDI Board Member Pam Grosze (PNC Bank) moderates a panel of major EHR leaders who share what’s live at scale versus still in pilots, where interoperability is breaking down in real clinical workflows, and the biggest blockers to moving from point integrations to broad payer coverage without increasing burden. The panel: Hans Buitendij...

As healthcare organizations accelerate their use of AI, questions around trust, transparency, and oversight are becoming increasingly important. Robin Roberts, Director of Health IT Regulatory Affairs at PointClickCare, discusses the key elements of trustworthy AI and why organizations that build strong governance foundations today will be best positioned for success tomorrow.

Healthcare organizations are investing heavily in AI, analytics, and automation, but are the underlying data foundations ready to support those ambitions? Michael and guest Rachel Blum of Verato discuss why patient identity and data quality are critical to trustworthy AI, better decision-making, improved patient experiences, and stronger operational performance. From interoperability challenges to...

Provider leaders Michael Marchant (Sutter Health) and Michael Westover (Providence Health) share their real-world experiences implementing HL7 Da Vinci standards referenced in CMS-0057-F Final Rule and the impact these efforts are having on prior authorization workflows, interoperability, and value-based care. The discussion explores the challenges, lessons learned, and benefits of payer-provider...

From WEDI’s Spring Conference, Amy Gleason (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and Ryan Howells (CARIN Alliance, Leavitt Partners) explore the vision behind the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem and its potential to transform how health data is accessed, exchanged, and used across the healthcare system. The discussion examines the value this approach could deliver for patients, providers, and i...

Traditionally, Medicare-focused accountable care organizations (ACOs) and long-term care have struggled to align—leaving many facilities and residents without access to the benefits of value-based care. In this episode, Mike Camacho of Sound Long-Term Care Management shares how his team is changing that—saving nearly $114 million for Medicare while reducing emergency department visits and hospital...

Healthcare AI has a trust problem—but not the one most people are talking about. Many AI-enabled clinical products lack a structured, validated clinical knowledge layer, leading to outputs that drift and can’t be reliably trusted or acted on. In this episode, David Lareau, President and CEO of Medicomp Systems, explores the rise of deterministic AI and why it’s becoming essential infrastructure fo...

As interoperability matures, the industry is shifting focus from connectivity to usability—ensuring data can move seamlessly across networks and support real-time decision-making. In this episode, Michael chats with Audacious Inquiry's Greg Farnum as he shares insights on the challenges and opportunities ahead, including the role of national frameworks like TEFCA, the importance of network-to-netw...

Melissa Ursi, CEO and co-founder of Quoris, joins Michael to discuss how health systems can better navigate implementations, optimization, and workforce challenges. Drawing on experience across more than 100 organizations, she shares key lessons, common pitfalls, and strategies for building sustainable teams and maximizing technology investments.

In this episode, from a recently concluded WEDI virtual spotlight, industry leaders share a real-time look at CMS-0057F implementation testing, exploring where organizations stand today and the gap between technical conformance and real-world workflow readiness. The discussion highlights key challenges in scaling across trading partners, integrating prior authorization into clinical workflows, and...

In this episode, Brian Robertson, Founder and CEO of VisiQuate, discusses why many healthcare organizations struggle to turn data into meaningful action and how to bridge the gap between analytics and real-world impact. He also shares insights on revenue cycle optimization, the realities of AI in healthcare, and what it takes to align data, operations, and strategy for better decision-making.

From the recently concluded Winter Forum, Michael is joined by Adam Harrison, Chief Business Development Officer at Manifest MedEx, and Dan Chavez, Executive Director of the Serving Communities Health Information Organization (SCHIO), to discuss their organizations’ new strategic affiliation and what it means for the future of data sharing in California. Together, they explore how SCHIO and Manife...

From WEDI’s 2026 Winter Forum, Michael concludes this 2-part episode on how access APIs are improving the patient experience by making data easier to access, use, and share across care journeys. Tom Loomis, Enterprise Architecture- Interoperability, Evernorth Nancy Bevin, Director, Provider Connectivity, Medica Ron Wampler, Executive Director, Interoperability, Aetna, a CVS Health Company

From WEDI’s 2026 Winter Forum, Michael chats with three payer representatives who discuss how access APIs are improving the patient experience by making data easier to access, use, and share across care journeys. Tom Loomis, Enterprise Architecture- Interoperability, Evernorth Nancy Bevin, Director, Provider Connectivity, Medica Ron Wampler, Executive Director, Interoperability, Aetna, a CVS Healt...

Michael is joined by Erin Richter Weber (Chief Policy & Research Officer) and Kristine Burnaska, PhD (Sr. Director, Insights Research and Measurement) from CAQH to unpack the 2025 CAQH Index Report, exploring where administrative simplification is delivering real results, where inefficiencies persist, and what the data signals for payers, providers, and health IT leaders. Erin and Kristine als...

Part 2 of a 2-part episode on Information Blocking From a December 2025 WEDI virtual spotlight, a panel of health IT leaders break down the current state and the future of regarding information blocking, and how organizations can stay compliant while moving interoperability forward. The panel: Rebekah Fiehn, Strategic Partnership Developer, American Dental Association Andrew Tomlinson, Senior Dire...

This is a 2-part episode: From a December 2025 WEDI virtual spotlight, a panel of health IT leaders break down the current state and the future of regarding information blocking, and how organizations can stay compliant while moving interoperability forward. The panel: Rebekah Fiehn, Strategic Partnership Developer, American Dental Association Andrew Tomlinson, Senior Director, Regulatory & In...

Michael Lunzer , Founder and CEO of Itiliti Health visits the podcast to break down the real-world impact of CMS-0057, the challenges of turning interoperability policy into practice, and where healthcare organizations can unlock value beyond compliance—today and in the years ahead

From WEDI’s 2025 National Conference and moderated by Sequoia Project’s Zoe Barber, leaders from Epic, eHealth Exchange, and KONZA discuss their progress as designated QHINs, highlighting key milestones, lessons learned, and the real-world challenges of standing up TEFCA infrastructure. The conversation explores operational realities such as onboarding, identity management, and governance, along w...

From WEDI's 2025 National Conference, Beth Davis from Veradigm Payerpath moderates a discussion on the role of intermediaries in CMS-0057F. The participants: Pam Grosze, Board Chair, the Cooperative Exchange Denny Brennan, Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Data Consortium Sherry Wilson, Executive VP, Compliance Officer, Jopari Crystal Ewing, VP, Product Management, Waystar

Happy New Year from WEDI! Michael offers some quick bites from our top 3 most downloaded episodes of 2025: #3: Rethinking Value-Based Care: Why Children Can't Be Left Behind (Taylor Beery, Imagine Pediatrics, Ep 219) #2: Electronic Health Records- An Integral Partner in Health Care Accessibility (Prerana Laddha, Epic, Ep 189) #1: Bridging the Data Gap- The Role of Standards & Technology in Gen...

In this episode (from our National Conference), moderated by WEDI Chair Merri-Lee Stine (Aetna) and featuring Steve Berkow (InterSystems), Anna Taylor (MultiCare), and Stephan Rubin (Optum), we dive into the real-world state of CMS 0057 implementation, bringing together perspectives from payers, vendors, providers, and the HL7 Da Vinci implementer community. Our guests unpack where progress is bei...