eHealth Exchange 2025 Annual Meeting to Highlight AI, Interoperability, and Policy Priorities

Healthcare leaders, policymakers, and innovators will gather in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 18, 2025, for the eHealth Exchange Annual Meeting. The event will explore advances in artificial intelligence (AI), interoperability, and federal modernization efforts shaping the future of healthcare data exchange.

Keynote Address

This year’s keynote will be delivered by Kim Brandt, deputy administrator and chief operating officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Brandt will discuss how the agency’s Health Technology Ecosystem initiative is aligning federal priorities to create a more connected and equitable healthcare system.

Agenda Highlights

The program combines policy insights, personal perspectives, and live demonstrations. Notable sessions include:

Healing Healthcare – Erica Olenski, vice president at FINN Partners, shares her experience as a caregiver and health IT leader, calling for care systems that better serve patients.
Federal Modernization and AI Action Plan – Federal leaders examine how TEFCA, FHIR, and AI are driving modernization across agencies.
Talking Turkey About TEFCA – Michael Marchant of Sutter Health discusses expanding data exchange beyond treatment-focused models.
Unlocking Data for Research – The NIH “All of Us” program highlights TEFCA’s role in enabling real-world data use in research.
Public Health TEFCA Innovators – Case studies on how TEFCA supports electronic case reporting and strengthens public health response.
Beyond the Hype: AI in Action – A demonstration of AI tools applied to payer workflows, showing integration with clinical reasoning and unstructured data.

Featured Speakers

Kat McDavitt, president and founding partner at Innsena, will present How To Change Someone’s Mind, a session on communication strategies, drawing from her “Redneck Public Health Series.”
Ryan Howells, principal at Leavitt Partners, will close the meeting with Stop Doing Stupid Stuff, a call to reduce inefficiencies in healthcare interoperability.

Building Community

The meeting will conclude with a networking reception sponsored by InterSystems, providing opportunities for attendees to connect and collaborate on future initiatives.