The Collective Voice of Health IT, A WEDI Podcast
An engaging exchange of ideas and information from the preeminent national membership association for health IT guidance and collaboration. Each week, join host Matthew Albright, Chief Legislative Affairs Officer for Zelis Payment, as he welcomes prominent healthcare thought leaders to discuss best practices, pressing issues and emerging trends within the health IT community
Episodes
From WEDI's Winter Forum earlier this year, a fireside chat about Health Equity's progress and future. The guests are LaShawn McIver, MD, SVP, Chief Health Equity Officer with AHIP, and Joy Lewis, SVP, Health Equity Strategies and Executive Director, Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, American Hospital Association. The moderator is Nancy Spector, formerly of the American Medical Association and currently WEDI's Senior Dire...
Michael welcomes Oren Nissim, CEO and Co-founder of Brook Health, which focuses on AI-powered remote health care management, particularly for individuals with chronic conditions. The two discuss the unique balance between advanced technology and the human touch necessary to enhance the patient experience and the present and future of artificial intelligence in the industry.
Michael recently welcomed retired WEDI President and CEO Charles Stellar for the podcast's 200th episode. Charles updates his post-WEDI activities, including travel and reuniting with old friends and colleagues. He reflected on WEDI's growth and accomplishments during his nearly 10 years with the association, and stressed collaboration, leadership development, and mentorship as the secret to organizational success.
Michael welcomes Ovatient CEO Michael Dalton. Ovatient is a virtual health company that provides a connected, meaningful, and personalized patient experience that empowers care teams with nearly real-time data.
The two discuss trends in virtual care post-pandemic, lessons learned by health systems regarding virtual care delivery, and key factor for successful virtual-first care models. They discuss the power of patient and provider...
Michael welcomes Brent Dover, CEO of Carta Healthcare, a healthcare technology company that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to streamline clinical data management and abstraction. Brent discusses how AI can support clinicians with data-driven issues, security and ethical considerations with AI, and how AI-powered data management can influence value based care.
Michael welcomes Karim Karti, CEO of RapidAI, a healthcare technology company specializing in AI-powered clinical decision support for stroke and other vascular conditions. The two discuss the benefits of leveraging AI in healthcare, highlighting Rapid AI's significant impact in the world, particularly in stroke care, where the company's AI algorithms and machine learning software allowed for rapid analysis of scans and routing of ...
Michael welcomes Sandra Johnson, SVP Client Services with CliniComp, a a healthcare technology company specializing in electronic health record (EHR) solutions and clinical information systems designed for hospitals, health systems, and government healthcare organizations. Sandra discussed the current issues plaguing providers and health systems regarding electronic health records, and how platforms like CliniComp can offer ease of...
Michael welcomed Mike O'Neill, CEO of Medicasoft, a healthcare technology company that specializes in modern, cloud-based health IT solutions designed to improve data interoperability, electronic health records (EHRs), and analytics. The two discussed topics such as legacy system transformation, cloud-based solutions, interoperability, and regulatory challenges in healthcare IT. They explored the importance of internal data organiz...
Michael welcomes Daniel Blumenthal, Vice President of Strategy with MDClone, a healthcare technology company specializing in data analytics and synthetic data generation to empower healthcare organizations, researchers, and life sciences companies. A former manager for Northwestern University's basketball team, Daniel finds similarities in the team-first mentality between the basketball team and the work he's doing at MDClone. He a...
Michael welcomes Kevin Ritter, EVP, CareInMotion for Altera Digital Health, a healthcare technology company focused on modernizing and optimizing clinical, operational, and financial systems within healthcare organizations. The two address Altera's mission to enable clinicians, integrate more data at the point of care and optimize financial performance in health systems. They also discuss the importance of data, interoperability, a...
Michael welcomes Nick Orser, General Manager, Healthcare with Verato, a leading healthcare technology company specializing in identity data management and patient matching solutions. The two discuss the current state of identity management, how the industry is handling the mass influx of data, how patient matching and interoperability work together and how AI and other emerging technology will help us understand "who is who".
Michael chats with John Showalter, Chief Strategy Officer of Linus Health, a digital health company focusing on brain health. The two talk about the current state of early detection and management of cognitive disorders, barriers in traditional assessments and interoperability and how AI and innovation is enhancing assessments and improving patient outcomes.
Michael welcomes Dr. Hamad Husainy, Chief Medical Officer with PointClickCare, an EHR software vendor that specializes in providing technological solutions for the senior care industry. The two discuss how interoperability continues to improve care coordination, how regulations and technology has helped improve data interoperability, and how AI will usher in even more data exchange improvements.
From WEDI's recently concluded Winter Forum on Health Accessibility, Janice Karin (Massachusetts Health Data Consortium and WEDI Health Equity Workgroup Co-Chair) chats with Prerana Laddha, Director of Population Health with Epic. Prerana offers her insight on EHR's role in advancing health equity, data challenges EHRs face, interoperability and the emergence of artificial intelligence and how it can assist EHRs in supporting healt...
Michael welcomes Sandy Rolfe, Chair of the WEDI Genomics Workgroup and Clinical Lead for the InterQual Molecular Diagnostics and Durable Medical Equipment at Optum. The two discuss the ever evolving state of Genomics research, data privacy and security, and how data interoperability and standards can aid in care and patient satisfaction. WEDI members are invited to attend a special Genomics workgroup event, Exploring Genomic Data E...
Michael welcomes Neal Neuberger, President of Health Tech Strategies and lead for the National Rural Health Association's Rural Health IT Coalition. Neal addresses the current state of health care in rural US communities, the successes and challenges over the years through technology and regulations, and the "deprioritization" of telehealth.
Neal and NRHA will have their NRHA Rural Health Policy Institute in Washington DC in Februa...
From a recent WEDI conference, Anna Hyde from the Arthritis Foundation and Michael Phillips with AARP discussed the role technology is playing and will play in improving patient's health care experience. Moderating this conversation is Denny Brennan, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, member of the WEDI board and co-chair of its Education Committee.
From a recent WEDI Virtual Spotlight, a presentation by Andrea Caballero, VP of Policy with Catalyst for Payment Reform.
Michael welcomes Kent Dicks, founder, CEO, and award-winning entrepreneur of Life365, a digital health platform that connects patients with their doctors at home. The two discussed how artificial intelligence creates an environment that allows patients to receive affordable and efficient care earlier in the care cycle, thus preventing costly readmissions and improve overall healthcare accessibility.
Michael chats with LA Care John Baackes, who is retiring at the end of the year after 48 years in healthcare. The two discuss John's legacy at LA Care, the industry's evolution, how he thinks the new administration will affect Health Equity initiatives, and his closing words of wisdom to current and future healthcare professionals.
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