The Collective Voice of Health IT, A WEDI Podcast

Matthew sits down with RxRevu CEO Kyle Kiser to discuss the importance of price transparency, driving positive patient experience and other valuable lessons he can share from the prescription drug world. RxRevu is an industry leader in Real-Time Prescription Benefit services. By partnering with physicians, health plans, IT vendors, and health systems, RxRevu is driving data transparency and better patient care nationwide

Matthew welcomes Dr Hannah Galvin, CMIO from Cambridge Health Alliance and Laura Hoffman, Assistant Director, Federal Affairs with the AMA. Dr. Galvin is the founder of the Protecting to Promote Interoperability Workgroup (PP2PI), a group that is developing technical standards and policy recommendations to advance interoperability and privacy protections by prioritizing data segmentation development, testing, and policymaking. This work is also expected to also help physicians comply with aspects of the information blocking regulations. Learn more about PP2PI from their website, Protecting Privacy to Promote Interoperability (PP2PI) Workgroup – Drummond Group and their interest form- Protecting Privacy to Promote Interoperability (PP2PI) Interest Form (google.com)

This week we are honored to welcome former National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. Vindell Washington to the program. Dr. Washington is Chief Clinical Officer of the Verily Health Platforms group and CEO of Onduo. We discuss various aspects of health disparities including motivation, technology and the importance of receiving the right kind of data to aid patients.

Use the code PODCAST to save 20% off our Virtual Spotlight on Healthcare Privacy & Security, taking place January 13-14, 2022 on Zoom. Visit wedi.org to sign up. Matthew welcomes David Finn, VP with the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and has a frank discussion about data security in healthcare; where are we failing and what can we do? David references CHIME's 2021 CISO Survey along with their recent Most Wired Survey, showcasing excellence in the use of digital technology in America's health systems.

This episode is sponsored by MCG. MCG’s transparent assessment of the latest research and scholarly articles, along with its own data analysis, gives patients, providers and payers the vetted information they need to feel confident in every care decision, as well as providing a means to have collaborative discussions about care. Matthew sits down with Raj Godavarthi, AVP of Technology and Interoperability and Marivie Lanter, Director Product Management and discusses the pending CMS rule on PA and FHIR mandates, MCG's participation in the HL7 Da Vinci Project and how MCG has developed assistive AI and NLP solutions to facilitate the utilization review process,, identify the appropriate level of care for patients, and support evidence-based decision-making

In its early stages, how has the New Healthcare App Economy delivered a streamlined and transparent experience for consumers? This week we chat with two CEOs at the forefront of this new economy; Jennifer Blumenthal, Co-Founder and CEO of OneRecord and Kristen Valdes, Founder and CEO of bWell. This session is moderated by John Kelly, Principal Business Advisor with Edifecs, WEDI Board Member and Co-Chair of WEDI's Education Committee and was recorded during WEDI's national conference in October.

In recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness month, WDEDI is pleased to present a cybersecurity session from our recently concluded national conference. An excellent "CISO Summit" featuring Jacki Monson of Sutter Health, Erik Decker of Intermountain and Omar Khawaja from Highmark Health. The panel was moderated by Marilyn Zigmund Luke (AHIP) and Tina Grande (Healthcare Leadership Council), WEDI's Privacy and Security Workgroup Co-Chairs.

Matthew talks about how COVID has helped consumers drive the future of healthcare with Joseph Gonzalez, Co-Founder of CLX Health. CLX Health’s TrustAssure platform allows consumers to upload the paper vaccine cards and convert them into digital credentials. The currently process 25,000+ vaccine cards daily for their clients and their specific use case applications.

From our 2021 Quest for Health Equity event, we hear from Priya Bathija, Vice President of Strategic Infinitives with the American Hospital Association. Priya makes the case for Health Equity, not only from the moral perspective, but for the benefits of hospitals, the ECONOMIC perspective.

We welcome Caryn Marks, Policy Advisor, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of HHS and Rachel Abbey, Public Health Analyst with HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Caryn and Rachel discuss the societal, health-based and data-based challenges of pregnancy-related mortality and maternal morbidity in the US.

From our December 2020 virtual event on Ransomware, we have John Klimek from NCPDP and Andrew Fitzpatrick from X12 discussing their respective cyber attacks from earlier that year. This is moderated by WEDI's Privacy and Security Workgroup Co-Chairs, Marilyn Zigmund Luke from AHIP and Tina Grande from the Healthcare Leadership Council

Moderated by Edifecs' John Kelly, we present part 2 of our TEFCA stakeholder panel, featuring Hans Buitendijk (Cerner), Tim Pletcher (MiHIN) and Danielle Lloyd (AHIP). The panel was originally broadcasted live on September 1 on Zoom as part of WEDI's Spotlight on TEFCA.

Part 1 of a great roundtable discussion on TEFCA and how it will affect the industry from numerous perspectives. Moderated by WEDI board member John Kelly, we welcome: Hans Buitendijk, Director, Interoperability Strategy, Cerner Tim Pletcher, Executive Director, Michigan Heath Information Network, MiHIN Danielle Lloyd, Senior VP, Private Market Innovations & Quality Initiatives, AHIP

Matthew welcomes Evelyn Gallego, CEO and Founder of EMI Advisors and Program Manager for HL7 Gravity Project, a multi stakeholder public collaborative that develops consensus based data standards for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). Evelyn discusses the history of the project, it's successes and challenges they face as it helps the industry marry social services and clinical services.

From WEDI's July Summer Forum, we present our keynote from ONC's deputy national coordinator, Steven Posnack. Over the summer, ONC launched a new initiative to plot out interoperability goals to drive the industry forward this decade. Through its Health Interoperability Outcomes 2030 project, ONC plans to publish a prioritized set of "aspirational and achievable" interoperability goals that align with the 2020 to 2025 version of ONC's federal health IT strategic plan. We welcomed Steven to the forum to discuss the project, his initial findings and how the industry's feedback will help ONC coordinate and focus collective actions toward interoperability outcomes.

Recorded from WEDI's Summer Forum in July, Matthew talks about the first interim final rule issued by CMS to implement the provisions of the No Surprises Act with Stanley Nachimson of Nachimson Advisors. Upcoming WEDI Educational Events: TEFCA Presentation with ONC's Micky Tripathi PHD and Sequoia Project's Mariann Yeager- FREE to the industry, August 26 on Zoom WEDI National Conference, October 18-21, 2021 on Zoom. Use the code PODCAST for 15% off your registration fee Visit www.wedi.org to register

From July's Summer Forum, a session focusing on the work the HL7 FHIR Da Vinci Project is conducting on Payer to Payer Data Exchange. We welcomed Jocelyn Keegan, Program Manager of HL7's Da Vinci Project and Payer Practice Lead for Point-of-Care Partners and Michael Gould, Business Lead-Interoperability with BlueCross BlueShield Association

Matthew welcomes John Klimek, Senior Vice President, Industry Information Technology with the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP). John discusses NCPDP's latest work with real-time transactions, specialty pharmacies and the Universal Patient Identifier (UPI).

This week we speak with WEDI's Privacy and Security Workgroup Co-Chairs, Marilyn Zigmund Luke from AHIP and Tina Grande from the Healthcare Leadership Council. The workgroup meets monthly to identify and work towards resolution on all implementation issues related to securing, and protecting health information across the industry.. They facilitate the review of privacy and security beyond HIPAA/HITECH in the growing areas of EHR, HIEs, HIX’s and interoperability. Interested in joining WEDI and/or a workgroup? Visit wedi.org

This week, Matthew welcomes Amy Bassano, Deputy Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Created 10 years ago through the ACA, the Center (CMMI) is tasked to test alternative payment models in Medicare and Medicaid. Amy offers a review of the past 10 years, how the pandemic affected value based care, and addressing the future through innovation, specifically artificial intelligence. Recently the center completed its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health Outcomes Challenge. Listen to the winner of the million dollar challenge, ClosedLoop.ai, at WEDI's annual Summer Forum, July 27-29 on Zoom. Register at wedi.org and enter the code PODCAST for 15% off the registration rate.