Heather Cox, president of insights and empowerment at Zelis, discussed the challenges of achieving interoperability in healthcare during a recent podcast. She highlighted technical issues, diverse stakeholder needs and data silos as key obstacles. Cox emphasized the importance of real-time, secure data for payer-member engagement and suggested APIs as a promising solution. She also advised health plans on choosing technology partners and advocated for a data-centric approach to improve patient care. Listen to the podcast to learn more.

Heather Cox, president of insights and empowerment at Zelis, discussed the challenges of achieving interoperability in healthcare during a recent podcast. She highlighted technical issues, diverse stakeholder needs and data silos as key obstacles. Cox emphasized the importance of real-time, secure data for payer-member engagement and suggested APIs as a promising solution. She also advised health plans on choosing technology partners and advocated for a data-centric approach to improve patient care. Listen to the podcast to learn more.

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

Podnosis

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

Cox shares insights on why the healthcare industry is still struggling to achieve interoperability.

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