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#7 Aneesh Chopra Discusses the New Interop Paradigm on the Redox Podcast

Aneesh Chopra is one of the foremost names in healthcare IT today. He was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as the United States’ first Chief Technology Officer. After his three years as CTO, President Obama hailed his service, saying Chopra’s “legacy of leadership and innovation will benefit Americans for years to come.” In the years since he served as the nation’s CTO, Chopra has worked tirelessly to promote a better and more efficient healthcare system. Aneesh was one of the four industry leaders that convened the CARIN Alliance in 2016, a bipartisan, multi-sector collaborative working to advance the consumer-directed exchange of health information. He was also part of the founding group that started the Argonaut Project, an effort designed to accelerate the development and adoption of HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) standard. Chopra authored a book, “Innovative State: How New Technologies can Transform Government.” Currently, Aneesh is president of CareJourney, a healthcare analytics company based in Arlington, Virginia. Aneesh Chopra and Niko Skievaski covered many important issues in this engaging conversation. Some of the topic highlights can be found at: 02:25 – Aneesh’s service as U.S. CTO 15:12 – The role of government policy in encouraging innovation in healthcare 25:12 – Evolving infrastructure and incentives to promote interoperability  33:54 – Explaining the new rules from CMS 45:11 – Creating the apps that will facilitate consumer and industry adoption of new programs    54:05 – Resources for driving interoperability Interoperability and open APIs are clearly things that Aneesh Chopra believes will improve patient care and reduce the cost of healthcare. This new interop paradigm will be accomplished sooner if private and public forces work collaboratively in the interest of a better system for all Americans.Our thanks to Aneesh Chopra for joining us on The Redox Podcast.

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