The Collective Voice of Health IT, A WEDI Podcast

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 what organizations must prioritize now to prepare for broader adoption. Participants: Denny Brennan, Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (Moderator) Timothy Bennett, Director of Strategic Healthcare Initiatives, Drummond Vineeth Attoor, Senior Manager, Product Management, Trizetto Tom Loomis, Enterprise Architecture- Interoperability, Evernorth Cody Ebberson, Co-Founder, CTO, Medplum

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 Manifest MedEx are building a more connected, person-centered data ecosystem—integrating clinical, behavioral, social, and claims data to support whole-person care. The conversation highlights the real-world impact on communities across Santa Cruz, the Bay Area, and beyond, including improved care coordination, greater health equity, and a more seamless patient experience.

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 Health Company

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 also introduce CAQH's Index Pro tool, an interactive analytics platform that turns Index data into personalized business intelligence.

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 Director, Regulatory & International Affairs, AHIMA Arna Meyer, Technical Product Manager, Stedi Alisa Kuehn, VP, General Counsel & Privacy Officer, Indiana Health Information Exchange Chelsea Arnone, Director, Federal Affairs, CHIME Sasha TerMaat, EHRA’s Information Blocking Compliance Task Force The moderator is Jeff Coughlin, Director, Federal Affairs, American Medical Association

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 & International Affairs, AHIMA Arna Meyer, Technical Product Manager, Stedi Alisa Kuehn, VP, General Counsel & Privacy Officer, Indiana Health Information Exchange Chelsea Arnone, Director, Federal Affairs, CHIME Sasha TerMaat, EHRA’s Information Blocking Compliance Task Force The moderator is Jeff Coughlin, Director, Federal Affairs, American Medical Association

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 with the tangible value participants are beginning to see from nationwide exchange. The panel also shares current and emerging TEFCA use cases and looks ahead to the policy and technical advancements needed to scale adoption and fully realize the promise of interoperable, trusted data exchange. Participants: Jody Denson, CTO, KONZA Dennis Sherba, Senior VP, eHealth Exchange Nihit Bejaj, Technical Services Team Lead, Epic