Podcasts
Episode 249, The Long Game: AI, Patient Identity, and Trust in Healthcare. Rachel Blum, Verato
Knowledge Center Episode 249, The Long Game: AI, Patient Identity, and Trust in Healthcare. Rachel Blum, Verato June 5, 2026 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…
Read MoreEpisode 248: From Planning to Production: Real-World Provider Experiences with CMS-0057-F
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…
Read MoreEpisode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage
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…
Read MoreEpisode 246- Making Accountable Care Work in Long-Term Care: Lessons from the Front Lines
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…
Read MoreEpisode 245: Deterministic AI and the Future of Trust in Healthcare AI. David Lareau, Medicomp Systems
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…
Read MoreEpisode 244: From Connectivity to Usability, The Next Phase of Interoperability. Greg Farnum, Audacious Inquiry
Knowledge Center Episode 249: The Long Game: AI, Patient Identity, and Trust in Healthcare. Rachel Blum, Verato 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…
Read MoreEpisode 243, In Harmony: Aligning People, Process, and Technology in Health Systems, Melissa Ursi, Quoris
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…
Read MoreEpisode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry
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…
Read MoreEpisode 241: Turning Data Into Action in Healthcare
Knowledge Center Episode 241: Turning Data Into Action in Healthcare March 29, 2026 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…
Read MoreEpisode 240: From Local Exchange to Statewide Impact: The SCHIO–Manifest MedEx Model for Whole-Person Data Sharing
Knowledge Center Episode 240: From Local Exchange to Statewide Impact: The SCHIO–Manifest MedEx Model for Whole-Person Data Sharing March 20, 2026 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’…
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