The Collective Voice of Health IT, A WEDI Podcast

Episode 50: Aspire and Achieve- ONC's Health Interoperability Outcomes 2030 project with ONC's Steven Posnack

From WEDI's July Summer Forum, we present our keynote from ONC's deputy national coordinator, Steven Posnack. Over the summer, ONC launched a new initiative to plot out interoperability goals to drive the industry forward this decade. Through its Health Interoperability Outcomes 2030 project, ONC plans to publish a prioritized set of "aspirational and achievable" interoperability goals that align with the 2020 to 2025 version of ONC's federal health IT strategic plan. We welcomed Steven to the forum to discuss the project, his initial findings and how the industry's feedback will help ONC coordinate and focus collective actions toward interoperability outcomes.

Episode 49: No Surprises Act; Interim Final Rule Discussion with Stanley Nachimson of Nachimson Advisors

Recorded from WEDI's Summer Forum in July, Matthew talks about the first interim final rule issued by CMS to implement the provisions of the No Surprises Act with Stanley Nachimson of Nachimson Advisors. 

 

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Episode 48: Da Vinci Discusses Payer to Payer Data Exchange

From July's Summer Forum, a session focusing on the work the HL7 FHIR Da Vinci Project is conducting on Payer to Payer Data Exchange. We welcomed Jocelyn Keegan, Program Manager of HL7's Da Vinci Project and Payer Practice Lead for Point-of-Care Partners and Michael Gould, Business Lead-Interoperability with BlueCross BlueShield Association

Episode 47: Standards and Solutions; A Conversation with NCPDP's John Klimek

Matthew welcomes John Klimek, Senior Vice President, Industry Information Technology with the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP). John discusses NCPDP's latest work with real-time transactions, specialty pharmacies and the Universal Patient Identifier (UPI). 

Episode 46: WEDI Spotlight, Privacy and Security Workgroup Co-Chairs

This week we speak with WEDI's Privacy and Security Workgroup Co-Chairs, Marilyn Zigmund Luke from AHIP and Tina Grande from the Healthcare Leadership Council. The workgroup meets monthly to identify and work towards resolution on all implementation issues related to securing, and protecting health information across the industry.. They facilitate the review of privacy and security beyond HIPAA/HITECH in the growing areas of EHR, HIEs, HIX’s and interoperability. 

 

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Episode 45: The Innovation Revolution with CMMI's Deputy Director Amy Bassano

This week, Matthew welcomes Amy Bassano, Deputy Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Created 10 years ago through the ACA, the Center (CMMI) is tasked to test alternative payment models in Medicare and Medicaid. Amy offers a review of the past 10 years, how the pandemic affected value based care, and addressing the future through innovation, specifically artificial intelligence.  

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Episode 44: The Evolution of Ransomware with Google Cloud's Director of Security and Compliance Jeanette Manfra

This week’s episode comes courtesy of WEDI's virtual event on ransomware held in late 2020. This one day summit highlighted the growing concern of ransomware and other cyberattacks facing the healthcare industry, a concern that continues to this day.  Our keynote for that event was Jeanette Manfra, Global Director of Security and Compliance at Google Cloud. Prior to Google Cloud, Jeanette was the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications for the US Department of Homeland Security.

Episode 43:Health Disparities in Oncology and Beyond with Dr. Tiffany Avery, Chief Medical Officer, NantHealth

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We welcome Dr. Tiffany Avery, Chief Medical Officer for NantHealth for a in-depth discussion on the multi-factor nature of healthcare. Looking at Health Equity through the lens of oncology, Dr Avery calls for the industry to use data to not only serve all patients equally, but to understand that one's environment is also key to ensuring a positive patient experience. 

 

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Episode 42: Beyond HIPAA; Privacy & Security in a Consumer Driven Healthcare Space

On This Week's Best Of:

From our National Conference, WEDI's Privacy and Security workgroup co-chairs, Marilyn Zigmund Luke (AHIP) and Tina Grande (Healthcare Leadership Council) host a roundtable discussion on the evolution and challenges of securing patient data in today's healthcare IT environment. The panelists:

• Lina Walker, PhD, Vice President, Health Security, AARP
• Mari Savickis, Vice President , Public Policy, CHIME
• Laura Hoffman, JD, Assistant Director, Federal Affairs, American Medical Association

Episode 41: The CORE of Healthcare: A Conversation with CAQH CORE Board Chair Tim Kaja (Optum) and Vice Chair Linda Reed (St Joseph's Health)

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Matthew welcome CAQH CORE Board Members Tim Kaja (Chair) and Linda Reed (Vice Chair). Tim is Senior Vice President at Optum Care and Linda is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer at St Joseph's Health. 

For more than 20 years, CAQH has created shared initiatives to streamline healthcare administration. Today, CAQH technology-enabled solutions, operating rules and research help nearly 1,000 health plans, 1.6 million providers, government entities and vendors connect, exchange information and operate more efficiently.

Matthew discusses CAQH CORE's origins, their current rule development efforts and latest pilot and measurement activities