Informonster Podcast
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWelcome to the Informonster Podcast, a podcast about the Healthcare IT industry hosted by Charlie Harp, CEO of Clinical Architecture. This podcast fosters an educational and professional discussion about healthcare information technology, including events in the industry, interviews with thought leaders, and much more! Have a topic you want discussed on the podcast? Email us at [email protected].
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Episode 30: Data Quality in Healthcare: Inside the Patient Information Quality Improvement (PIQI) Framework
April 17, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBWhen looking for a practical way to assess the quality of patient information from external sources, Charlie Harp found that existing frameworks were either too general or too specific to certain databases or schemas. So, he created the Patient Information Quality Improvement (PIQI) framework. In the second episode of the "Data Quality in Healthcare" series, Charlie gives a high-level overview of the PIQI framework and shares some use cases for this structure. Tune in as he shares the ultima...
Episode 29: Data Quality in Healthcare
April 03, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBIt’s time to take a closer look at healthcare data quality. This episode is the beginning of a series related to the challenges that all healthcare professionals face in gathering, organizing, and using patient data. Join the conversation as Charlie Harp shares how we got to this place as an industry and a solution for measuring the quality of patient information. Listen now to learn about the Patient Information Quality Improvement (PIQI) framework and how it can be used to help healthcare ...
Episode 28: Documentation in the OR with AORN
November 08, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode of The Informonster podcast, Charlie Harp talks with Janice Kelly, President of AORN Syntegrity, Inc., (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses) with over 25 years of informatics experience. Janice shares how AORN is working to enhance workflows with surgical schedules and perioperative nursing. She also gives insights into how AORN collaborates with healthcare institutions to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to new procedures, CPT codes, and preference cards. C...
Episode 27: How Datapult is Tackling the Challenge of Electronic Lab Reporting
September 27, 2023 09:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBIn this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp sits down with Patina Zarcone, Director, and Millie Malai, Technical Project Manager of Datapult, an APHL company. They discuss how Datapult and Clinical Architecture came together to create a system that would get lab data to public health faster, especially during the pandemic. They discuss the impact of this system on the timeliness of data for emerging infectious diseases, and how converting data from CSV to HL7 v2.5.1 was a game ...
Episode 26: Discussing Data Quality with Charlie Harp
April 27, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBOn this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie discusses the importance of data quality and how it impacts the results of any analysis or decision-making process. He also shares insights from our inaugural survey which indicates that the industry recognizes the importance of data quality but acknowledges that it is a challenging effort. Download the Data Quality Survey Report here: https://clinicalarchitecture.com/data-quality-survey/ Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @C...
Episode 25: The CDC Shares the Success of Collaboration During a Crisis
February 07, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode Charlie Harp talks with Lori Moore, Public Health Analyst and Stuart Myerburg, Informatics Team Lead with the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) group, as they discuss what it’s like managing data around vaccines, the challenges they faced and opportunities they discovered while going through the COVID-19 crisis. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at informonster@c...
Episode 24: Standardizing Health Data with OMOP's Common Data Model
September 20, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBOn this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie provides a high-level primer on Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP). He also discusses terminologies and adding data into an OMOP data repository. To learn more about OMOP please visit ohdsi.org. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Episode 23: Discussing Gender Harmony
August 31, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBOn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listen...
Episode 23: Discussing Gender Harmony
August 31, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBOn 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.
Talking Interoperability and Trust with Lyniate
January 24, 2022 15:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBOn 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.
Episode 22: Talking Interoperability and Trust with Lyniate
January 24, 2022 15:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBOn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Episode 21: Lab Data Interoperability
August 18, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBOn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Episode 20: Working Towards Price Transparency in Healthcare
June 30, 2021 14:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBOn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Episode 19: mCODE, CodeX and Accelerating Healthcare Innovation – Part 2
May 04, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBThis 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn ...
Episode 19: mCODE, CodeX and Accelerating Healthcare Innovation – Part Two
May 04, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThis 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.
Episode 18: mCODE, CodeX and Accelerating Healthcare Innovation – Part One
April 27, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBThis 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 a...
Episode 18: mCODE, CodeX and Accelerating Healthcare Innovation – Part 1
April 27, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBThis 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 a...
Episode 17: Reimagining Public Health Surveillance and Reporting with Dr. Donald Rucker
March 24, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBDoes 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Episode 16: Living On The Fringes with Semantic Ambiguity
March 04, 2021 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBOn 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. Contact Clinical A...
Episode 15: CommonWell Health Alliance and the Mission to Bring People and Data Together
January 12, 2021 15:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBOn 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 a...
: Episode 15: CommonWell Health Alliance and the Mission to Bring People and Data Together
January 12, 2021 15:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBOn 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 a...
Episode 14: The Impact of Logica and How the Healthcare IT Industry Can Come Together, Part 2
December 14, 2020 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBCharlie 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...
Episode 13: The Impact of Logica and How the Healthcare IT Industry Can Come Together, Part 1
December 07, 2020 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBCharlie 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...
Episode 12: Healthcare Terminology Standardization and Normalization
November 17, 2020 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Episode 11: A FHIRside Chat
October 20, 2020 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBOn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Episode 10: The Architecture of Intolerance: Discussing How Healthcare IT Documents Substance Intolerances and Allergies
September 29, 2020 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBIn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at informonster...
Episode 9: The COVID-19 Interoperability Alliance
August 27, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBOn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @Clinica...
Episode 8: What is the USCDI?
July 08, 2020 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBEpisode 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Episode 7: A History and Analysis of ICD-10
May 18, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBOn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Episode 6: Three Takeaways from the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Importance of Managing Data Quality
April 15, 2020 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBOn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Episode 5: Charlie Harp Discusses Terminology, from its Origins to Why it Matters in Healthcare IT
January 20, 2020 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBIn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Episode 4: Charlie Harp talks SNOMED with Shaun Shakib, Andrew Frangleton and Victor Lee
December 20, 2019 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBIn 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks ...
Episode 3: Randy Woodward Shares His Experience Regarding Software Augmented Healthcare
November 04, 2019 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBCharlie 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 h...
Episode 2: A Guide to Interoperability, Charlie Harp Talks About the Process of Using Interoperability to Pursue Peak Data Quality
October 08, 2019 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBFor 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Informonster Podcast – an Origin Story, Charlie Harp Talks About Healthcare Information Technologists, our Aspirations, Challenges and Opportunities
August 20, 2019 18:00 - 14 minutes - 9.82 MBFor 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. Contact Clinical Architecture • Tweet us at @ClinicalArch • Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook • Email us at [email protected] Thanks for li...