The Collective Voice of Health IT, A WEDI Podcast

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. 

Episode 181: Decoding the Stars- The Power of Star Ratings in Patient-Centered Care with 1upHealth's Dr. Don Rucker

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 news lately and how will the new administration address them. 

Episode 180: Part 2, From Siloes to Synergy: How Payers and Providers Partner for Value-Based Care Success

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, and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium. 

The panel:

• Anna Taylor, AVP, Population Health & Valiue Based Care, Multi Care Connected Care
• Ben Pollock, PhD, Senior Associate Consultant II, Division of Health Care Delivery Research, Mayo Clinic
• Semira Singh, Director Population Health, Providence
• Brian Wallace, Vice President, Data Analytics and Reporting, Centene Corporation

Episode 179: Part 1, 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. 

The moderator was Denny Brennan, WEDI Board Member, Co-Chair of its Education Committee, and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium. 

The panel:

• Anna Taylor, AVP, Population Health & Valiue Based Care, Multi Care Connected Care 
• Ben Pollock, PhD, Senior Associate Consultant II, Division of Health Care Delivery Research, Mayo Clinic
• Semira Singh, Director Population Health, Providence
• Brian Wallace, Vice President, Data Analytics and Reporting, Centene Corporation

Episode 178: Pitfalls But Promise. The State of Healthcare Cybersecurity with Scott Mattila, COO and Chief Security Officer, Intraprise Health

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 in terms of cyber hygiene. Scott offers his pillars for success and offers his insight on emerging technology and how it can possible reduce cyber incidents. 

Episode 177: A Conversation with CMS' Principal Deputy Administrator & Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Blum

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 during this administration and success stories surrounding the No Surprises Act and the Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule. 

Episode 176: Creating an Interconnected Vision of a Safer, More Efficient and More Equitable Healthcare System. Emblem Health 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. 

Episode 175: WEDI Workgroup Voice: Seeking the Source of Truth- WEDI's Provider Information Workgroup

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 data. An extensive and complicated issue, Martin and Michelle reflect on an outstanding provider directory data panel at last week's WEDI national conference and offer a preview of the topics that will addressed at their special virtual spotlight on November 7 as they and WEDI's No Surprises Act Taskgroup discuss the critical issues with provider directory data and the impact of the act on healthcare stakeholders including patients. 

The November 7 event is free and open to all healthcare professionals. Register at wedi.org and select Events. 

Episode 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. 

To learn more about the workgroup, visit https://sequoiaproject.org/interoperability-matters/payer-to-payer-api-workgroup/

Episode 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.