The Collective Voice of Health IT, A WEDI Podcast

Episode 253: Beyond Discharge: How AI Is Transforming Care Coordination, Patty Hayward, TalkDesk

As healthcare organizations seek to reduce avoidable readmissions and improve patient outcomes, many are exploring how AI can help bridge gaps in post-discharge care. Patty Hayward joins Michael to discuss the evolving role of AI-driven care coordination, where automation can create value, and why the human element remains critical to successful patient engagement.

Episode 252: Part 2 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F

Part 2 of a 2-part episode

From WEDI's Spring 2026 Conference, WEDI Board Member Pam Grosze (PNC Bank) concludes her conversation with leaders from several EHR platforms, discussing 0057 updates, ecosystem readiness—how providers should assess payer and vendor performance, what governance models actually drive outcomes, and where WEDI can help establish practical standards, metrics, and playbooks to move the market forward.

The panel:

• Hans Buitendijk, Senior Director, Interoperability Strategy, Oracle Health
• Jason Vogt, Manager Development, APIs and Structured Documents, Meditech
• Sean Cotter, Software Developer, Epic
• Mohammad Chebli, VP of Interoperability, NextGen
• Gillian McCabe, Director of Product Management, Authorization Management, athenahealth
  
  

Episode 251: Part 1 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F

Part 1 of a 2-part episode

From WEDI's Spring 2026 Conference, WEDI Board Member Pam Grosze (PNC Bank) moderates a panel of major EHR leaders who share what’s live at scale versus still in pilots, where interoperability is breaking down in real clinical workflows, and the biggest blockers to moving from point integrations to broad payer coverage without increasing burden.

The panel:

• Hans Buitendijk, Senior Director, Interoperability Strategy, Oracle Health
• Jason Vogt, Manager Development, APIs and Structured Documents, Meditech
• Sean Cotter, Software Developer, Epic
• Mohammad Chebli, VP of Interoperability, NextGen
• Gillian McCabe, Director of Product Management, Authorization Management, athenahealth
  
  

Episode 250: Building Trustworthy AI: What Healthcare Leaders Need to Know. Robin Roberts, PointClickCare

As healthcare organizations accelerate their use of AI, questions around trust, transparency, and oversight are becoming increasingly important. Robin Roberts, Director of Health IT Regulatory Affairs at PointClickCare, discusses the key elements of trustworthy AI and why organizations that build strong governance foundations today will be best positioned for success tomorrow.

Episode 249: The Long Game: AI, Patient Identity, and Trust in Healthcare. Rachel Blum, Verato

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 are critical to trustworthy AI, better decision-making, improved patient experiences, and stronger operational performance. From interoperability challenges to AI readiness, Rachel shares insights on what healthcare leaders should be asking today to ensure they're building on a foundation they can trust.

Episode 248: From Planning to Production: Real-World Provider Experiences with CMS-0057-F

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 care. The discussion explores the challenges, lessons learned, and benefits of payer-provider collaboration to enable more efficient, real-time data exchange and improve the healthcare experience for all stakeholders.

Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage

From WEDI’s Spring Conference, Amy Gleason (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and Ryan Howells (CARIN Alliance, 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 the value this approach could deliver for patients, providers, and innovators, while also highlighting how industry stakeholders can help build a more connected, interoperable, and consumer-centered digital health landscape.

Episode 246- Making Accountable Care Work in Long-Term Care: Lessons from the Front Lines

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 how his team is changing that—saving nearly $114 million for Medicare while reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations. The conversation highlights how data-driven support, scalable care coordination, and provider engagement are making accountable care viable in residential settings—and what it will take to expand these models as the population ages.

Episode 245: Deterministic AI and the Future of Trust in Healthcare AI. David Lareau, Medicomp Systems

Healthcare 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 reliably trusted or acted on. In this episode, David Lareau, President and CEO of Medicomp Systems, explores the rise of deterministic AI and why it’s becoming essential infrastructure for healthcare innovation.

The conversation covers what’s missing in today’s AI stack, how a clinical knowledge layer enables more consistent and explainable results, and what leaders should look for when evaluating AI solutions.

Episode 244: From Connectivity to Usability: The Next Phase of Interoperability. Greg Farnum, Audacious Inquiry

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 and opportunities ahead, including the role of national frameworks like TEFCA, the importance of network-to-network exchange, and what success looks like in achieving truly actionable data.