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Associated Press
4 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Concord Technologies To Highlight Strategic Interoperability Solutions at DirectTrust Conference
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 4, 2025-- Concord Technologies ('Concord'), a leader in Secure Document Exchange, Intelligent Document Processing, and Interoperability solutions, will return as a sponsor at the DirectTrust Annual Conference, Aug 4-7, in St. Louis. This event brings together the industry's brightest minds and thought leaders focused on solving healthcare's interoperability challenges. As a DirectTrust member since 2023, Concord is committed to advancing secure, standards-based information exchange across the healthcare ecosystem. The event's theme, The Intersection of Interoperability, Identity, and Cybersecurity, aligns with Concord's mission to solve healthcare's interoperability challenge with Straight-Through Processing —the receiving, processing, and integrating of documents and data directly into EHRs or other systems of record with minimal human intervention. 'Healthcare CIOs are under increasing pressure to unify fragmented systems and ensure secure, compliant data exchange,' said Chris Larkin, Concord's Chief Technology Officer. 'At DirectTrust we're excited to share Concord's multimodality approach to secure document exchange. Tools like Digital Fax, Secure File Transfer and, coming this fall, Direct Secure Messaging, or DSM, within our Concord Connect™ suite empower organizations to ingest and route structured and unstructured data seamlessly into downstream workflows. These capabilities are cornerstones in our commitment to helping healthcare organizations streamline the sharing and processing of healthcare data and achieve Straight-Through Processing.' Concord's solutions are engineered to meet the evolving needs of highly regulated healthcare organizations by integrating advanced security safeguards and AI-powered document processing. These capabilities allow sensitive patient data not only to be exchanged securely but also to be processed automatically, dramatically increasing the productivity of administrative teams, reducing costs, and supporting the delivery of care. Larkin will join the event's closing panel, Bringing It Together: The Intersection of Interoperability, Identity & Cybersecurity, at 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 7, where he will share insights on how the company is helping health systems achieve operational resilience and data integrity. He will join Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, Chief Strategy Officer, DirectTrust; Mike Green, Chief Information Security Officer, Availity; and Laura Nixon, VP, Interoperability Solutions, Clinical Architecture. These key voices will reflect on the conference's major themes — interoperability, identity, and cybersecurity — and share forward-looking insights on the future of trusted data exchange in healthcare. 'As data is received, integrated, and deployed into patient care and other workflows, we also make sure that our safeguards continue to protect that most valuable asset,' Larkin said. 'We are eager to share our insights along with our fellow panelists and attendees.' About Concord Technologies Concord Technologies is a leading provider of Secure Document Exchange, Intelligent Document Processing, and Interoperability solutions to healthcare providers, payers, and other highly regulated businesses. For more than 20 years, billions of sensitive records containing valuable patient information have been reliably, accurately, and securely sent and received across Concord's digital health network, and today, the company processes more than 4 billion pages of protected data each year. The company is also recognized for its best-in-class development of new artificial intelligence technologies, including Concord's Practical AI™ approach to solving the most pervasive administrative challenges in the healthcare industry and for its industry-leading applications that help its customers grow and manage their business. About DirectTrust DirectTrust is a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information (PHI) between provider organizations, as well as between providers and patients. This allows for improved care efficiency and coordination, transitions of care, patient satisfaction and helps reduce healthcare costs. DirectTrust also includes standards-development activities, more than 20 accreditation programs, and other services related to healthcare and identity that further develop trust. View source version on CONTACT: For more information about Concord Technologies, contact: Dan Conley, President Beacon Communications [email protected] Freguia, Chief Marketing Officer Concord Technologies [email protected] KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA WASHINGTON MISSOURI INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SOFTWARE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES HARDWARE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP DATA MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SECURITY HEALTH TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OTHER TECHNOLOGY HEALTH SOURCE: Concord Technologies Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 08/04/2025 01:30 PM/DISC: 08/04/2025 01:29 PM
Forbes
01-08-2025
- Health
- Forbes
CMS & The White House Launch Health Tech Ecosystem: A New Chapter In U.S. Health Data
President Trump, alongside alongside CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Secretary Kennedy, and White House AI & Crypto Czar David Sacks, officially launched the CMS Digital Health Tech Ecosystem. White House 'We're officially launching the CMS Digital Health Tech Ecosystem to give healthcare providers, insurers and software companies the tools they need to empower Americans with a 21st Century experience on health.' - @potus This week, CMS—with backing from the White House—introduced a sweeping new initiative to modernize the U.S. digital health infrastructure. Over 60 companies, including tech giants like Amazon, Google, Apple, OpenAI, and major providers, have pledged to support the effort. The goal: build a patient‑centered, interoperable health ecosystem by early 2026 ( According to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., 'For decades, bureaucrats and entrenched interests buried health data and blocked patients from taking control of their health.' Key Pillars of the Initiative Demystified 1. CMS Interoperability Framework & CMS‑Aligned Networks CMS has defined voluntary technical and security criteria that health networks, EHRs, apps, and exchanges must meet to become CMS‑Aligned Networks by Q1 2026. This includes support for FHIR APIs, data exchange compliance, audit logs, and modern security identity protocols. ( 2. National Provider Directory & Digital Identity Integration CMS is creating a FHIR-based national provider directory and implementing modern digital identity solutions on These tools will enable frictionless access to provider and claims data via secure digital credentials. ( 3. Faster Blue Button & Digital Insurance Cards CMS is accelerating availability of Blue Button claims data and rolling out FHIR-based digital insurance cards later this year. This supports improved transparency and faster access for patients and third-party apps. ( 4. Patient-Facing Digital Tools for Chronic Disease Management Highlighted tools include: Apps powered by conversational AI for symptom checks and care navigation Solutions tailored to diabetes, obesity, and chronic care Digital check-in systems (e.g., QR code, smart health cards) to replace paper forms ( Tech leaders such as Noom and Welldoc, along with platforms from Apple, Google, CVS Health, and Samsung, are developing these next-gen tools (Austin Littrell). Tech CEOs are already praising CMS's initiatives to progress a once burdened down challenge among the healthcare industry. "This initiative goes beyond technological advancement; It demonstrates how artificial intelligence can strengthen human healthcare delivery," said Mainul Mondal, CEO of Ellipsis Health. "We applaud CMS for assembling this Health Tech Ecosystem. True progress happens when innovative organizations unite behind patient-first principles." President Trump, alongside alongside CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Secretary Kennedy, and White House AI & Crypto Czar David Sacks, officially launched the CMS Digital Health Tech Ecosystem. White House CMS's new data initiatives center on building a modern, federated health infrastructure that empowers patients and enables private-sector innovation—while preserving security and access standards. The ambition is real, and the ecosystem is now unfolding.
