Informonster Podcast

On this episode of the Informonster podcast, Charlie Harp is joined by Janet Campbell, Software Developer and Vice President of Patient Engagement at Epic, Chris Grasso, Chief Information Officer at Fenway Health and Carol Macumber, Executive Vice President at Clinical Architecture to discuss the HL7 Gender Harmony Project. 

On this Episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp talks with Drew Ivan, Chief Strategy Officer at Lyniate, about cross-organization interoperability, patient interoperability  from consumer devices, why we interoperate, and how all of it affects our relationship with trust.

On this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie is on the road talking about the relationship between clinical lab data and interoperability. He talks about LOINC, as well as the use of lab data in AI and machine learning, and some of the challenges faced in these applications.

On this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp talks about the purpose of the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Initiative, how price transparency would be implemented in our current system, as well as the difficulties we would have to face in order to achieve it. 

This two-part episode of the Informonster Podcast features Steve Bratt and Carmela Couderc from MITRE, along with Charlie Harp, Carol Macumber, and Shaun Shakib.  The group discusses why a community-based approach, while foreign, is so beneficial to the industry, busting the myth that organizations can contribute to the standard without exposing their own secrets.  They also talk about the future of mCode. 

This two-part episode of the Informonster Podcast features Steve Bratt and Carmela Couderc from MITRE, along with Charlie Harp, Carol Macumber (EVP – Client Services at Clinical Architecture), and Shaun Shakib (Chief Informatics Officer at Clinical Architecture). Steve, Health Technology Principle at MITRE, is the Program manager of the Common Oncology Data Elements Extensions (CodeX) HL7 FHIR Accelerator. Carmela, is a Clinical Informaticist at MITRE, working across CodeX use cases. Steve and Carmela take a deep dive into the history and accomplishments of the growing CodeX community that is working together to leverage standardized collection and exchange of oncology data via the minimal Common Oncology Data Elements (mCODE) HL7 FHIR Standard for Trial Use. 

Does Healthcare leverage public health data effectively? On this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Dr. Don Rucker, former National Coordinator for the ONC, joins Charlie Harp to discuss how Health Information Exchanges are in a unique position to re-imagine and pioneer broad-based public health approaches to data. 

On this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp discusses the importance of attaching accurate details to terms in a system in order to provide a window into the thought process of the scribe. He discusses treating term definitions as personal notes and how doing so keeps the system from having the same term defined in 73 different ways. He also explains how having this infrastructure in place could mitigate the effects of Clinical Emergencies like COVID-19.

On this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp meets with CommonWell Health Alliance Executive Director, Paul Wilder, and Director of Product, Liz Buckle, to discuss the organization’s mission to provide universal access to data at the point of care for the right clinician and the right patient. While the goal is simple, getting there is incredibly complex. Charlie explains why Clinical Architecture decided to join this alliance, and both Paul and Liz talk about how they’ve been able to connect and share data through their growing nationwide network with the help of their members and initiatives like the CommonWell Connector™ program. The group also shared insights on how federal regulations have affected the push to universal interoperability and the importance of ensuring data quality along the way.

Charlie Harp is joined by Logica’s Chair of the Board, Stan Huff, Chair of the Nursing LOINC Subcommittee, Susan Matney, along with Clinical Architecture’s very own Chief Informatics Officer Shaun Shakib and EVP of Client Services Carol Macumber to discuss the history and impact of Logica on the Healthcare IT Industry. In this second part of the Informonster Podcast’s first two-part series, they discuss the importance of information modeling’s interaction with terminology, how a standard by itself can only be effective if we all agree to follow it, treating decision support like a medical device, how Logica is changing, and how decision support can ease provider burden in the trenches with open and reliable data.

Charlie Harp is joined by Logica’s Chair of the Board, Stan Huff, Chair of the Nursing LOINC Subcommittee, Susan Matney, along with Clinical Architecture’s very own Chief Informatics Officer Shaun Shakib and EVP of Client Services Carol Macumber to discuss the history and impact of Logica on the Healthcare IT Industry. In this first part of The Informonster Podcast’s first two-part series, they discuss Logica’s growth and accomplishments, and how, even with COVID-19, Logica gets the medical community to leave their “silos” and buy in while remaining nimble and responsive.

In this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp talks about the notions of standardization and normalization, what they mean in the context of healthcare terminologies, and their relative pros and cons.

On this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp discusses FHIR, from its design, history and implementations to its unique quirks and possible future uses, with Clinical Architecture’s own FHIR Services Product Manager, Carol Graham, and EVP of Client Services, Carol Macumber.

In this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp talks about the origins and importance of allergies and tolerances in Healthcare IT, as well as what makes them unique from other terms within the system. He then discusses how different systems handle allergies and intolerance as well as the issues that come up with them and how he thinks they could be solved.

On this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp is joined by Randy Woodward, Carol Macumber and Victor Lee, MD, to talk about the COVID 19 Interoperability Alliance, an initiative designed to provide value sets and resources to identify, understand and monitor COVID-19 information patterns. They discuss why the Alliance was formed, the problems the industry is currently facing and how the Alliance can help combat the pandemic.

Episode 8: What is the USCDI?In this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp talks about the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI), how the 21st Century Cures Act brought it into being, an overview of the data classes and elements, and some considerations that could impact its success.

On this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp discusses the history of ICD-10. He talks about how it was created and evolved with the healthcare industry, and what he thinks the next iteration could do to improve for the industry going forward.

On this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp talks about how healthcare evolves from the edges, three core types of patient data, and the three takeaways from the COVID-19 Pandemic that can help us be more prepared for the future.

In this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp tackles the concept of terminologies in healthcare, the many places you find them and their relevance to the enterprise, our industry, and you.

In this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie sits down with Clinical Architecture thought leaders Shaun Shakib, MPH PhD, Andrew Frangleton, and Victor Lee, MD, to discuss SNOMED. They will talk about what SNOMED is, how it used by healthcare applications, the benefits of using SNOMED, potential obstacles and how to avoid them

Charlie welcomes Randy Woodward, RN and Senior Clinical Architect as a guest on the podcast to discuss topics relating to applied automation in healthcare IT, including RPA vs AI, patterns of success and omens of failure, and the value automation brings to the industry. Charlie and Randy also discuss the nature of healthcare, and how that relates to the best perspective one should have on automation. Those who are interested should stay tuned at the end of the episode to hear Randy discuss how Clinical Architecture’s products work relevant to automation.

For this episode, Charlie Harp, CEO of Clinical Architecture, gives a primer on interoperability, as well as why it matters. He also discusses ideas such as the responsibility of the receiver and the dangers of Conceptual Echo.

For this first episode, Charlie Harp, CEO of Clinical Architecture, talks about the purpose of the Informonster Podcast. This includes a short journey through the history of Clinical Architecture, as well as a perspective on the objectives of healthcare IT, the barriers to achieving them and the mindset needed to overcome them.