Posts by mmcnutt@wedi.org

Knowledge Center Episode 248: From Planning to Production: Real-World Provider Experiences with CMS-0057-F May 29, 2026 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem May 22, 2026 From WEDI’s Spring Conference, Amy Gleason (CMS) and Ryan Howells (CARIN Alliance and 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 246- Making Accountable Care Work in Long-Term Care: Lessons from the Front Lines May 8, 2026 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 245: Deterministic AI and the Future of Trust in Healthcare AI. David Lareau, Medicomp Systems May 1, 2026 Health care 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 248: From Planning to Production: Real-World Provider Experiences with CMS-0057-F April 17, 2026 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 243, In Harmony: Aligning People, Process, and Technology in Health Systems, Melissa Ursi, Quoris April 10, 2026 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 242 – CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry April 3, 2026 From a recent 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 239, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 2 of 2) March 13, 2026 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-…

Knowledge Center Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2) March 6, 2026 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,…