Podcasts

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 40: Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology June 15, 2021 This special Best Of episode welcomes ONC’s Micky Tripathi, PhD from WEDI 2021 held in May. Hosted by WEDI President and CEO Charles Stellar, Dr. Tripathi offers his thoughts as ONC moves forward through the next 6 months…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 39: Chief Health Equity Officer Conversation; Dr Aletha Maybank (AMA) & Michael Currie (UnitedHealthGroup) from WEDI 2021 Conference June 7, 2021 This week, WEDI presents a session recorded from our annual spring event, WEDI 2021 with Chief Health Equity Officer Dr. Aletha Maybank of the American Medical Association and Michael Currie…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 38: Telemedicine, the Essence of Healthcare with Ann Mond Johnson CEO, American Telemedicine Association June 1, 2021 Matthew sits down and talks with Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association. How has the view of telemedicine changed from pre-COVID today, how important has telehealth been for behavioral health, and…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 37: Interoperability & Transparency, Power to the Patients with Stanley Nachimson of Nachimson Advisors May 24, 2021 Matthew has a fantastic discussion with Stanley Nachimson, Principal of Nachimson Advisors and a veteran of health technology for over 30 years. Stanley is the author of the authoritative paper on the cost of…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 36: Nearing the Goal Line Against COVID-19 with Dr. William Winkenwerder, Chairman of CitiusTech and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs May 18, 2021 Matthew sits down and discusses the vaccine rollout with Dr. William Winkenwerder, Chairman of CitiusTech, former CEO of Highmark Health, and the former Assistant Secretary…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 35: WEDI Workgroup Spotlight; Provider Information Subworkgroup May 10, 2021 Everyday, WEDI members volunteer their time and talent to WEDI workgroups to provide thoughtful leadership and common-sense approaches that enhance the exchange of clinical and administrative healthcare information. They collect input, exchange ideas, and make recommendations that inspire impactful and far-reaching…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 34: Health Information Exchanges, Our Public Health Utility with Lisa Bari, SHIEC CEO May 3, 2021 The work of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) is vast and diverse, from SDoH to public health/pandemic response and so much more. This week, Matthew welcomes Lisa Bari, CEO of the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative …

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 33- Paying it Forward with Darnell Dent, Principal, Dent Advisory Services, LLC April 27, 2021 Matthew sits down and chats with Darnell Dent, strategic advisor to Softheon, Inc and former President and CEO of FirstCare Health Plans, an Austin, TX-based regional health plan now part of Baylor Scott and White Health…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 32: The Blueprint, Brick by Brick. A Conversation with HL7 Da Vinci Project Chair Sagran Moodley (UnitedHealth Group) April 19, 2021 This week Matthew has a conversation with Sagran Moodley, Chair of the HL7 Da Vinci Project Steering Committee and Senior Vice President of Clinical Data Services & Technology for UnitedHealthcare’s…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 31: Making the Health Plan More than a Plastic Card in a Wallet. A Conversation with John Baackes, CEO, LA Care April 12, 2021 This week, we welcome John Baackes, CEO of LA Care, the largest publicly operated health plan in the US (2.4 million members). John discusses LA Care efforts…