The Collective Voice of Health IT, A WEDI Podcast

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.

Episode 243, In Harmony: Aligning People, Process, and Technology in Health Systems, Melissa Ursi, Quoris

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 pitfalls, and strategies for building sustainable teams and maximizing technology investments.

Episode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry

In this episode, from a recently concluded 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 partners, integrating prior authorization into clinical workflows, and what organizations must prioritize now to prepare for broader adoption.

Participants:

• Denny Brennan, Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (Moderator)
• Timothy Bennett, Director of Strategic Healthcare Initiatives, Drummond
• Vineeth Attoor, Senior Manager, Product Management, Trizetto
• Tom Loomis, Enterprise Architecture- Interoperability, Evernorth
• Cody Ebberson, Co-Founder, CTO, Medplum

Episode 241: Turning Data Into Action in Healthcare. Brian Robertson, VisiQuate

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 realities of AI in healthcare, and what it takes to align data, operations, and strategy for better decision-making.

Episode 240: From Local Exchange to Statewide Impact: The SCHIO–Manifest MedEx Model for Whole-Person Data Sharing

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’ new strategic affiliation and what it means for the future of data sharing in California.

Together, they explore how SCHIO and Manifest MedEx are building a more connected, person-centered data ecosystem—integrating clinical, behavioral, social, and claims data to support whole-person care. The conversation highlights the real-world impact on communities across Santa Cruz, the Bay Area, and beyond, including improved care coordination, greater health equity, and a more seamless patient experience.

Episode 239: Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 2 of 2)

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- Interoperability, Evernorth
• Nancy Bevin, Director, Provider Connectivity, Medica
• Ron Wampler, Executive Director, Interoperability, Aetna, a CVS Health Company

Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2)

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, Enterprise Architecture- Interoperability, Evernorth
• Nancy Bevin, Director, Provider Connectivity, Medica
• Ron Wampler, Executive Director, Interoperability, Aetna, a CVS Health Company

Episode 237: Turning the Numbers Into Action: Insights from the 2025 CAQH Index

Michael is joined by Erin Richter Weber (Chief Policy & Research Officer) and Kristine Burnaska, PhD (Sr. Director, Insights Research and Measurement) from CAQH to unpack the 2025 CAQH Index Report, exploring where administrative simplification is delivering real results, where inefficiencies persist, and what the data signals for payers, providers, and health IT leaders. Erin and Kristine also introduce CAQH's Index Pro tool, an interactive analytics platform that turns Index data into personalized business intelligence.

Episode 236: The Evolution and Challenges of Information Blocking, Part 2 of 2

Part 2 of a 2-part episode on Information Blocking

From a December 2025 WEDI virtual spotlight, a panel of health IT leaders break down the current state and the future of regarding information blocking, and how organizations can stay compliant while moving interoperability forward.

The panel:

• Rebekah Fiehn, Strategic Partnership Developer, American Dental Association
• Andrew Tomlinson, Senior Director, Regulatory & International Affairs, AHIMA
• Arna Meyer, Technical Product Manager, Stedi
• Alisa Kuehn, VP, General Counsel & Privacy Officer, Indiana Health Information Exchange
• Chelsea Arnone, Director, Federal Affairs, CHIME
• Sasha TerMaat, EHRA’s Information Blocking Compliance Task Force

The moderator is Jeff Coughlin, Director, Federal Affairs, American Medical Association