Join the AHIMA Advocacy & Policy team for a monthly exploration of five questions related to the happenings in Washington impacting health information professionals.
Andrew Tomlinson interviews Katherine Lusk about the Data Usability Taking Root Movement and how HI professionals can participate.
7 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Building Patient Trust When Collecting Social Determinants Data
Sarah Gericke, Program Specialist at AHIMA, interviews Priya Bathija, Founder and CEO at Nyoo Health, on building patient trust for social determinants of health data collection and improved outcomes.
13 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Recapping National Health Data Week
Kate McFadyen and Sam Roods discuss National Health Data Week's key policy challenges and innovations for industry leaders.
8 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
The State of Health Data Privacy with Deven McGraw
Andrew Tomlinson interviews Deven McGraw about federal health data privacy policy, including the upcoming HIPAA Privacy final rule and 2026 privacy challenges.
14 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Unpacking Learnings from the Future of Disease Classification in the United States Symposium
Sue Bowman, AHIMA's Senior Director, interviews Symposium Co-Chairs Dr. Chris Chute and Dr. Patrick Romano about key learnings shaping the future of disease classification and coding in the United States.
7 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Checking In on the MATCH IT Act During Patient ID Week
AHIMA's Kate McFadyen interviews Samantha Warren, Chief of Staff to Congressman Bill Foster, about the MATCH IT Act and advancing patient identification solutions.
9 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT
LIVE! From the 2026 AHIMA Advocacy Summit
Join the AHIMA Policy & Government Affairs Team as they take you on the ground live from the 2026 AHIMA Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC. You'll hear from both the expert speakers who participated in Advocacy Summit and even your fellow AHIMA member as this episode gives you a small slice of the two day event. Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.
9 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Conversation with AHIMA CEO Dave Cella
Lauren Riplinger interviews Dave Cella, AHIMA CEO, about health information advocacy and AHIMA's work in Washington, highlighting its impact on the health information profession in this interview episode.
12 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT
Projecting 2026 in Health Information Policy
The AHIMA Policy & Government Affairs team forecasts health information policy trends for 2026, pinpointing crucial areas and advising health information professionals on where to concentrate their efforts.
8 Dec 2025
Episode 10 - Federal Policy Year in Review
The AHIMA Policy & Government Affairs team reviews federal policy from the past year and forecasts potential changes coming in 2026.
10 Nov 2025
Episode 9 - Chatting AI with Mark Sendak
Mark Sendak discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on healthcare, explores methods for its regulation, and shares his inspiration for working with AI in this interview.
21 Oct 2025
Episode 8 - On the Ground Live! at AHIMA25
The AHIMA Policy & Government Affairs team reports live from AHIMA25 in Minneapolis, capturing conversations with AHIMA members and health IT experts about AHIMA's role in digital health policy.
8 Sept 2025
Episode 7 - A Pulse Check on Electronic Prior Authorization with WEDI
AHIMA's Andrew interviews WEDI Executive Director Rob Tennant about the history, implementation, and current status of electronic prior authorization.
8 Aug 2025
Episode 6 - Health IT Policy Check-Up with the End-Users Alliance
Members of the Health IT End-Users Alliance examine the significance of end-user involvement in technology and policy development, while also analyzing recent healthcare policy changes in Washington impacting end-users in this interview episode.
7 Jul 2025
Episode 5 - Talking Veterans Issues with Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI-7)
Kate McFadyen interviews Representative Tom Barrett about current Veterans' Affairs issues in Congress and congressional efforts to improve veteran care and the digital healthcare ecosystem.
9 Jun 2025
Episode 4 - Using Data to Address Social Needs with Gravity Project's Sarah DeSilvey
Sarah DeSilvey, Director of Clinical Informatics at Gravity Project, discusses with Sue Bowman, AHIMA Senior Director, how health data pinpoints and tackles individual social needs in this interview.
12 May 2025
Episode 3 - Tackling Patient Matching
Banner Health IT Director of Person Identity Management, Megan Pruente, joins AHIMA Senior Director of Government Affairs, Kate McFadyen, for a conversation on patient matching in healthcare and the challenges, as well as possible solutions, to the problem. Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.
15 Apr 2025
Catching Up on Congress with Politico's Ben Leonard
AHIMA's Senior Director of Regulatory and International Affairs Andrew Tomlinson chats with Politico's Congressional Domestic Policy Reporter Ben Leonard on the changes at the US Department of Health and Human Service (HHS), how they are being perceived in Congress, and what's next for the reconciliation process. Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.
10 Mar 2025
Episode 1 - An Update from Washington
Join the AHIMA Advocacy & Policy team for its first episode of the HI-Five providing an update from Washington.
Moderated by AHIMA Chief Public Policy & Impact Officer Lauren Riplinger, the conversation covers what is happening in Congress, the Administration, and touches on topics most important to HI professionals. Guests include AHIMA Senior Director of Coding Policy & Compliance Sue Bowman, Senior Director of Government Affairs Kate McFadyen, and Senior Director of Regulatory and International Affairs Andrew Tomlinson.
Questions about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org.
Music Courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.
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Getting Involved in Data Usability
Published 8 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So that federally qualified health system is on one EHR and the delivery site is on another EHR. And so the federally qualified health center was saying, why does that hospital call and ask for us to fax that OB flow sheet constantly? It's in the electronic health record. We all participate in the national networks, care equality, and we're sharing it. So actionable means that that labor and delivery site where that mother is delivering has access to that OB flow sheet when the mother shows up to deliver. That her blood type is there, the number of visits, her prenatal care, all of that information is there. […]
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