Three Industry Leaders Highlight Best Practices on August 26
As health data exchange expands nationwide, overcoming technical and operational barriers requires strong cross-industry alignment. Establishing scalable, patient-centered interoperability depends on bridging the gaps between technical standards, policy efforts, and practical implementation.
Join the HL7 Da Vinci Project for the August Community Roundtable on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 from 4 – 5:30 p.m. ET, featuring industry leaders from the HL7 Da Vinci Project, The Sequoia Project’s Interoperability Matters initiative and FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST). Hear exclusive updates on recent Da Vinci milestones and community engagement opportunities, followed by an in-depth panel discussion on how real-world collaboration enables scalable health data exchange.
Featured Presenters
- Didi Davis, Vice President, Informatics, Conformance & Interoperability, The Sequoia Project
- Janice Reese, FAST Program Manager; Senior Consultant, Point-of-Care Partners
- Casey Thompson, HL7 Da Vinci Project Program Coordinator; Consultant, Point-of-Care Partners
Uniting Standards, Policy, and Implementation
Attendees will gain actionable implementation experiences, lessons learned, and emerging best practices to build trusted, scalable infrastructure and align workflows with regulatory requirements. The discussion will highlight how cross-industry collaboration overcomes critical friction points, including patient identity, authorization, consent, endpoint discovery, data quality, data usability, and workflow alignment, while opening practical opportunities to participate in upcoming pilots and testing.
Key takeaways include:
- Why scalable, secure infrastructure matters for nationwide exchange
- How technical standards and clinical workflows work together in practice
- The pivotal role of data quality and usability in meaningful interoperability
- Opportunities to participate in real-world testing and pilots
- Actionable ways to learn more and get involved in ongoing initiatives
Whether you are a payer, provider organization, health IT vendor, or regulatory stakeholder, this session offers emerging best practices and practical lessons learned to support compliance, boost efficiency, and improve patient-centered data exchange.