Random thoughts. New CMMI models. HTI-5. Info blocking. More?

Population health data! Public health data!

Maybe we'll talk about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ACCESS model, maybe we'll talk about Erin B.'s scoop on Inbound Health, maybe we'll fangirl over Grace Vinton being named a Fierce Healthcare woman of influence, maybe we'll talk about the hashtag#AI bubble, which is definitely about to pop because Kat only buys at the top of the market. Oh, and Lisa's going to tell us what happened at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Reinvent! We'll also talk to special guest Jose Arrieta of imagineeer and hear what he has to say. He's also a former CIO of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and we want some stories!

God bless the States!

We're live in Nashville at the eHealth Exchange Annual Meeting talking about all the health data exchange with special guests: Jay Nakashima, eHealth Exchange, Josh Lemieux, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Karuna Relwani, BCBSA, Erica Olenski, BCPA, CPXP, FACHDM🎗️✨Michelle Meigs, APHL - Association of Public Health Laboratories

We interview Jay Ludlam, deputy secretary of NC Department of Health and Human Services (wish him a happy birthday!). Lisa and Kat talk about GLP-1s and price negotiations by the Trump Administration. The Government remains closed, but a federal judge orders SNAP benefits to be paid, again. But the FAA must reduce flights as the shutdown continues and unpaid ATCs continue to work. OpenAI asks for a government guarantee? Yikes.

Did you miss our Halloween special (that we forgot to tell Melissa about)? Kat and Lisa reviewed the Scariest Companies of 2025, as determined by a r t i f i c i a l i n t e l l i g e n c e. Watch the replay at the link below!

We close out our last live talk show of #HLTH2025 with:Brian Drozdowicz, PointClickCareMatthew Holt, The Health Care Blog (w/ surprise drop in from Michael Meucci of Arcadia)Kyna Fong, Elation Karan Gill, OneLine Health

We talk to four more special guests for our third live show at #HLTH2025!

• Dr. Roy Schoenberg of Aileen
• Baxter Lee of Clearwater
• Rafiq Ahmed of Serif
• Chris Thompson of Sober Sidekick

Our second live show of HLTH features the following guests - all of whom are prepared to wing it with us!

Surprise guest Dr. Paulius Mui of XPC - thanks to your team for moving furniture for Melissa!

Michelle Zimmerman of Previvor EdgeKemper Tell, Louis and Clark Health Information Exchange Dr. Neel Shah, Maven ClinicDr. Kavita Patel, NEA