The Collective Voice of Health IT, A WEDI Podcast

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

Episode 235:The Evolution and Challenges of Information Blocking, Part 1 of 2

This is a 2-part episode:

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

Episode 234- From Regulation to Real-World Impact: Operationalizing CMS-0057, sponsored by Itiliti Health

Michael Lunzer , Founder and CEO of Itiliti Health visits the podcast to break down the real-world impact of CMS-0057, the challenges of turning interoperability policy into practice, and where healthcare organizations can unlock value beyond compliance—today and in the years ahead

Episode 233- Inside TEFCA: QHIN Leaders on the State of Nationwide Interoperability

From WEDI’s 2025 National Conference and moderated by Sequoia Project’s Zoe Barber, leaders from Epic, eHealth Exchange, and KONZA discuss their progress as designated QHINs, highlighting key milestones, lessons learned, and the real-world challenges of standing up TEFCA infrastructure. The conversation explores operational realities such as onboarding, identity management, and governance, along with the tangible value participants are beginning to see from nationwide exchange. The panel also shares current and emerging TEFCA use cases and looks ahead to the policy and technical advancements needed to scale adoption and fully realize the promise of interoperable, trusted data exchange.

Participants:

• Jody Denson, CTO, KONZA
• Dennis Sherba, Senior VP, eHealth Exchange
• Nihit Bejaj, Technical Services Team Lead, Epic

Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F

From WEDI's 2025 National Conference, Beth Davis from Veradigm Payerpath moderates a discussion on the role of intermediaries in CMS-0057F. The participants:

• Pam Grosze, Board Chair, the Cooperative Exchange
• Denny Brennan, Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Data Consortium
• Sherry Wilson, Executive VP, Compliance Officer, Jopari
• Crystal Ewing, VP, Product Management, Waystar

Episode 231- Best of 2025- Our Top 3 Podcast Episodes

Happy New Year from WEDI!

Michael offers some quick bites from our top 3 most downloaded episodes of 2025:

#3: Rethinking Value-Based Care: Why Children Can't Be Left Behind (Taylor Beery, Imagine Pediatrics, Ep 219)

#2: Electronic Health Records- An Integral Partner in Health Care Accessibility (Prerana Laddha, Epic, Ep 189)

#1: Bridging the Data Gap- The Role of Standards & Technology in Genomic Data Exchange (Dr Sandy Rolfe, Optum, Ep 188).

Be sure to listen to these episodes in their entirety by visiting our podcast page, www.wedi.org/category/podcasts

Episode 230- Bridging Innovation and Compliance: Preparing for CMS-0057-F in 2027: Steve Berkow (InterSystems), Anna Taylor (MultiCare), Stephan Rubin (Optum)

In this episode (from our National Conference), moderated by WEDI Chair Merri-Lee Stine (Aetna) and featuring Steve Berkow (InterSystems), Anna Taylor (MultiCare), and Stephan Rubin (Optum), we dive into the real-world state of CMS 0057 implementation, bringing together perspectives from payers, vendors, providers, and the HL7 Da Vinci implementer community. Our guests unpack where progress is being made, where complexity has crept in, and why testing, trust, and simplicity are critical to success. From navigating multiple players and messy real-world data to lessons learned from incremental implementation, the conversation highlights practical solutions that can move the industry forward. We close with a look ahead to 2026 and what the 0057 landscape—and broader interoperability environment—may look like as policy, technology, and collaboration continue to evolve.