The Collective Voice of Health IT, A WEDI Podcast

Episode 153: (Part 2) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective

A continuation from last week's episode on health equity data efforts from the federal perspective.

 

Our moderator is Nancy Spector, Coding and HIT Advocacy Director at the AMA and former WEDI Board Chair.

Our panel:

• Kristie Clarke, CDR, US Public Health Service, Senior Advisor on Data for Health Equity, Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology, US Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Kelly Cronin, Director, Center for Innovation & Partnership, Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living, HHS
• Jawanna Henry, Interoperability Systems Branch Chief, Office of Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
• Meagan Khau, Director of Data Analytics& Research Group, CMS Office of Minority Health

Episode 152: (Part 1) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective

From WEDI's February 2024 Health Equity Forum, we welcome federal representatives to discuss how they are using data, tech and standards to address health disparities and the importance of community relationships.

Our moderator is Nancy Spector, Coding and HIT Advocacy Director at the AMA and former WEDI Board Chair.

Our panel:

• Kristie Clarke, CDR, US Public Health Service, Senior Advisor on Data for Health Equity, Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology, US Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Kelly Cronin, Director, Center for Innovation & Partnership, Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living, HHS
• Jawanna Henry, Interoperability Systems Branch Chief, Office of Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
• Meagan Khau, Director of Data Analytics& Research Group, CMS Office of Minority Health

Episode 151: Beyond the Beat: AI's Impact on Heart Failure Diagnosis. Peerbridge's Chris Darland

Michael chats with Chris Darland, President and CEO of Peerbridge Health about how artificial intelligence is helping diagnose heart failure quicker and more efficiently than traditional methods, which could assist all patients, but especially those in rural communities. 

Episode 150: Unlocking Healthcare: Unpacking WEDI's Interoperability & Prior Authorization Education Series

In January of this year, to coincide with the release of CMS' Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule, WEDI launched an ambitious 7-part education series examining the rule for the healthcare industry.  Michael sits down with 3 of the moderators of the series, Ferris Taylor, Executive Director of the Healthcare Executive Group, Denny Brennan, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, and Robert Tennant, Vice President of Federal Affairs for WEDI to get their thoughts on the program and what it means for the industry moving forward. 

 

The entire Road to Interoperability and Prior Authorization series can be found on WEDI's Youtube Page, https://www.youtube.com/@wedionline

Episode 149: (Part 2), How Community Based Organizations (CBOs) Leverage Data to Support Health Equity

From WEDI’s Feb 2024 Health Equity Forum, Part 2 (Part 1 was episode 144) of a session moderated by Dr. Marc Rabner, Chief Medical Officer with CRISP Shared Services discussing the work CBOs perform to support Health Equity. The panelists:

• Leigh Ann Eagle, Director of Health & Wellness Program, MAC, Chief Operating Officer of the Living Well Center of Excellence
• Stephanie Archer-Smith, Executive Director, Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland
• June Simmons, President and CEO, Partners in Care Foundation
• Monique Powell-Davis, MD. Executive Vice President of Medical Services, Mary’s Center

Episode 148: How AI is Changing Medical Coding. Fathom's Taylor Webster

Michael welcomes Taylor Webster, Head of Coding Quality with Fathom Health (https://www.fathomhealth.com/) to discuss how autonomous medical coding is aiding the industry, addressing workforce shortages, burden and revenue cycle management. 

Episode 147: Education, Empowerment and Engagement: How Digital Tools are Improving the Patient Experience. Amanda Bury, Infermedica

Michael chats with Amanda Bury, Chief Commercial Officer with Infermedica about how tools like the digital self-triage are supporting the patient while also feeding physicians valuable information to create a more productive and accurate healthcare experience. 

Episode 146: "Clean up on (AI)sle 10!" Confronting the Messy World of Healthcare Data with Lyric's Akshay Sharma

Michael chats with Akshay Sharma, Chief AI Officer with Lyric, a leading AI healthcare technology company looking to leverage AI to improve payment accuracy and efficiency. 

Akshay discusses the power and potential of AI, how Lyric is improving the healthcare payment process for all stakeholders and the importance of responsible AI and privacy when implementing this emerging technology. 

Episode 145: Healthcare is better...with "Musick." MedicareSchool.com's Co-Founder Marvin Musick

Michael welcomes MedicareSchool.com co-founder Marvin Musick to discuss offering valuable education to Medicare-eligible patients and the affect of technology and policy on Medicare and healthcare in general.  

Episode 144: (Part 1) How Community Based Organizations (CBOs) Leverage Data to Support Health Equity

From WEDI's Feb 2024 Health Equity Forum, Dr. Marc Rabner, Chief Medical Officer with CRISP Shared Services moderates a panel of CBO leaders on how they leverage data in their day to day work. 

The Panel:

• Leigh Ann Eagle, Director of Health & Wellness Program, MAC, Chief Operating Officer of the Living Well Center of Excellence
• Stephanie Archer-Smith, Executive Director, Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland
• June Simmons, President and CEO, Partners in Care Foundation
• Monique Powell-Davis, MD. Executive Vice President of Medical Services, Mary’s Center