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Amy Gleason and Ryan Howells discuss the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem and its potential impact on health data accessibility and interoperability.

From WEDI’s Spring Conference, Amy Gleason (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and Ryan Howells (CARIN Alliance, Leavitt Partners) explore the vision behind the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem and its potential to transform how health data is accessed, exchanged, and used across the healthcare system. The discussion examines the value this approach could deliver for patients, providers, and innovators, while also highlighting how industry stakeholders can help build a more connected, interoperable, and consumer-centered digital health landscape.

People in this episode

Guests: Amy Gleason, Ryan Howells

Topics covered

• CMS Health Tech Ecosystem
• health data exchange
• interoperability
• digital health
• healthcare innovation

Keywords

• CMS
• health tech
• data exchange
• interoperability
• healthcare
• digital health
• patient care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CARIN Alliance, Leavitt Partners

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