Building a Health Tech Ecosystem: Da Vinci in Action

Health Tech Ecosystem Co-Chairs, CMS and Da Vinci Leaders Discuss Electronic Prior Authorization Oct. 28

Interoperability is not achieved through standards alone. Success requires an ecosystem of healthcare stakeholders working together to align policy, technology, workflow, and implementation. For electronic prior authorization (ePA), that raises a practical question: how can the industry work collectively to move from readiness to real-world adoption?

Join the HL7 Da Vinci Project for the October Community Roundtable on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, from 4 – 5:30 p.m. ET. This session will feature Zac Jiwa and Alexander Dzeda, representatives from CMS, who will provide an overview of the ecosystem approach and a policy perspective on the evolving prior authorization landscape. The co-chairs of the Health Tech Ecosystem’s Electronic Prior Authorization subcommittee, Kara Justi of Cleveland Clinic, and Jocelyn Keegan of Aetna, will discuss its role in accelerating ePA adoption across the industry.

The program concludes with a panel discussion on industry readiness, implementation challenges, and opportunities for collaboration. Panelists will discuss how stakeholders can work together to deliver on the promise of streamlined, patient-centered prior authorization.

Featured Presenters

• Ryan Bohochik, Vice President of Value-Based Care, Epic
• Alexander Dzeda, Health Interoperability Expert, Digital Service, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Zac Jiwa, Senior Advisor, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Kara Justi, IT Director, Population Health and Interoperability, Cleveland Clinic
• Jocelyn Keegan, Vice President, Interoperability, Aetna, a CVS Health Company
• Moderator: Casey Thompson, HL7 Da Vinci Project Program Manager; Consultant, Point-of-Care Partners

Whether you represent a provider organization, payer, health IT developer, or implementation partner, this session will highlight how collective action across the health tech ecosystem can help deliver on the promise of streamlined, patient-centered prior authorization.

Join the Discussion: Building a Health Tech Ecosystem: Da Vinci in Action

📅 Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
🕓 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET
💻 Location: Virtual (Free & open to the public)
🔗Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-z9cayYNTx6R3bwCms3dQg#/registration  

We encourage you to review prior sessions' recordings for additional context.

About the Da Vinci Community Roundtable

The HL7 Da Vinci Project hosts monthly Community Roundtables to share real-world FHIR implementation experiences, highlight lessons learned, and foster collaboration across payers, providers, vendors, and government agencies. These virtual sessions help to educate industry and accelerate adoption of HL7 FHIR standards to achieve scalable, actionable interoperability that supports value-based care and care coordination. Sessions are recorded and available online after the event.

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