Podcasts
Episode 182: The Road to Better Outcomes: Embracing Value-Based Care with Intersystems’ Steven Berkow
Michael welcomes back Steven Berkow from InterSystems to discuss and review HCPLAN’s 2024 Value-Based Care report and WEDI’s special Value-Based Care virtual spotlight. How is the industry doing and how can CLEAN data and technology like AI help the industry evolve quicker.
Read MoreEpisode 181: Decoding the Stars- The Power of Star Ratings in Patient-Centered Care with 1upHealth’s Dr. Don Rucker
Knowledge Center Episode 181: Decoding the Stars- The Power of Star Ratings in Patient-Centered Care with 1upHealth’s Dr. Don Rucker December 6, 2024 Michael welcomes Dr. Don Rucker, Chief Strategy Officer of 1upHealth and the former National Coordinator for Health IT, to talk about CMS Star Ratings; what they are, why are they in the…
Read MoreEpisode 180: Part 2, From Siloes to Synergy: How Payers and Providers Partner for Value-Based Care Success
Knowledge Center Episode 180: Part 2, From Siloes to Synergy: How Payers and Providers Partner for Value-Based Care Success December 2, 2024 Part 2 of a 2 part episode looking at how payers and providers are transforming healthcare through value-based care partnerships. The moderator is Denny Brennan, WEDI Board Member, Co-Chair of its Education Committee,…
Read MoreEpisode 179: From Siloes to Synergy: Bridging the Gap: How Payers and Providers Partner for Value-Based Care Success
From WEDI’s Value-Based Care Spotlight in November, Part 1 of a 2 part episode looking at how payers and providers are transforming healthcare through value-based care partnerships.
Read MoreEpisode 178: Pitfalls But Promise. The State of Healthcare Cybersecurity with Scott Mattila, COO & Chief Security Officer, Intraprise Health
Knowledge Center Episode 178: Pitfalls But Promise. The State of Healthcare Cybersecurity with Scott Mattila, COO & Chief Security Officer, Intraprise Health November 15, 2024 Michael welcomes Scott Mattila with Intraprise Health to discuss why it seems with all the regulatory and technological advancement health care is experiencing, why does it feel we’re moving backwards…
Read MoreEpisode 177: A Conversation with CMS’ Principal Deputy Administrator & Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Blum
Knowledge Center Episode 177: A Conversation with CMS’ Principal Deputy Administrator & Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Blum November 8, 2024 WEDI Chair Elect Merri-Lee Stine of Aetna CVS Health speaks with Jonathan Blum, Principal Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer with CMS. The two discuss CMS’ plans for the rest of the year, success stories…
Read MoreEpisode 176: Creating an Interconnected Vision of a Safer, More Efficient and More Equitable Healthcare System with Emblem Health’s CEO, Karen Ignagni
From WEDI’s 2024 National Conference, the keynote address by Emblem Health’s CEO Karen Ignagni. Karen talks about the challenges of policy, the need for a broader conversation with interoperability, taking a leap toward admin simplification, prioritizing health equity and more.
Read MoreEpisode 175: WEDI Workgroup Voice: Seeking the Source of Truth- WEDI’s Provider Information Workgroup
Knowledge Center Episode 175: WEDI Workgroup Voice: Seeking the Source of Truth- WEDI’s Provider Information Workgroup October 25, 2024 Michael welcomes Michelle Barry (Availity) and Martin Cody (Madaket Health), WEDI’s Provider Information Subworkgorup Co-Chairs. The three discuss the mission of the subworkgroup, which includes identifying business issues impacting the transmission and receipt of provider directory…
Read MoreEpisode 174: A Community of Practice, A Community of Value. Sequoia Projects Payer to Payer FHIR API Implementation Workgroup
Michael discusses the Sequoia Project’s Payer to Payer FHIR API Implementation Workgroup with its co-chairs, Nancy Beavin from Medica, Bob Oakley from Evernorth and the Project Lead, David Pyke with Sequoia.
The workgroup was created to identify practical, implementation-level implications from a business and governance perspective. The guests discussed the workgroup makeup, their mission, what they’ve heard so far and why a payer, small, medium or large, should join their community of practice.
Read MoreEpisode 173: FHIR, Opening Doors to a Bigger, Better Health Care Future. Virtual Health’s Huthaifa Khan
Michael welcomes Huthaifa Khan, Director, Solutions Architecture with Virtual Health. Huthaifa, a veteran health care professional, discusses the emergence and rapid adoption of the FHIR standard in healthcare data exchange, along with implementation stories, and its potential future in the industry.
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