The AHIMA HI-Five Policy Podcast

AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team

Join the AHIMA Advocacy & Policy team for a monthly exploration of five questions related to the happenings in Washington impacting health information professionals.

Episodes

  1. Projecting 2026 in Health Information Policy

    JAN 12

    Projecting 2026 in Health Information Policy

    Join the AHIMA Policy & Government Affairs team as they look ahead at the key policy questions in 2026, identify some hot-topics in each of their areas of expertise, and give advice to HI professionals on where their attention should be focused throughout the year.Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.

    21 min

  2. 12/08/2025

    Episode 10 - Federal Policy Year in Review

    Join the AHIMA Policy & Government Affairs team as they recap the year in federal policy and give listeners a look at what may be coming in 2026. Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.

    27 min

  3. 11/10/2025

    Episode 9 - Chatting AI with Mark Sendak

    Join AHIMA as they chat with Mark Sendak of Duke's Health AI Partnership and Vega Health. Hear Mark's perspective on how AI is impacting healthcare, how to regulate it, and what sparked his interest in working with AI. Be sure to read Mark's article on eliminating the AI digital divide by building local capacity: https://journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pdig.0001026Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.

    29 min

  4. 10/21/2025

    Episode 8 - On the Ground Live! at AHIMA25

    Join the Policy & Government Affairs team as they take you on the ground in Minneapolis to capture the conversation at AHIMA25. You'll hear from AHIMA members, session speakers, and health IT experts as they discuss why AHIMA is an important part of the digital health policy landscape and the current happenings in Washington. Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.

    19 min

  5. 09/08/2025

    Episode 7 - A Pulse Check on Electronic Prior Authorization with WEDI

    Join the Executive Director of WEDI, Rob Tennant, for a conversation on electronic prior authorization. Andrew and Rob touch on the history of current electronic prior authorization regulatory requirements, how those requirements are being implemented, and what the status of that implementation is. Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.

    31 min

  6. 08/08/2025

    Episode 6 - Health IT Policy Check-Up with the End-Users Alliance

    Join members of the Health IT End-Users Alliance as they chat about the importance of having the end-user at the table during technology, as well as policy, development and discuss the latest healthcare policy changes in Washington impacting end-users.Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.

    29 min

  7. 07/07/2025

    Episode 5 - Talking Veterans Issues with Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI-7)

    Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI-7) joins AHIMA's Kate McFadyen for a conversation on Veterans' Affairs issues in Congress, where they stand today, and work Congress is doing to improve both the care veterans receive and the digital healthcare ecosystem enabling that care.Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.

    16 min

  8. 06/09/2025

    Episode 4 - Using Data to Address Social Needs with Gravity Project's Sarah DeSilvey

    The Gravity Project's Director of Clinical Informatics, Sarah DeSilvey, joins AHIMA Senior Director of Coding Policy and Compliance, Sue Bowman, for a conversation on how to utilize health data to identify and address an individuals social needs.Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.

    28 min

  9. 05/12/2025

    Episode 3 - Tackling Patient Matching

    Banner Health IT Director of Person Identity Management, Megan Pruente, joins AHIMA Senior Director of Government Affairs, Kate McFadyen, for a conversation on patient matching in healthcare and the challenges, as well as possible solutions, to the problem. Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.

    24 min

  10. 04/15/2025

    Catching Up on Congress with Politico's Ben Leonard

    AHIMA's Senior Director of Regulatory and International Affairs Andrew Tomlinson chats with Politico's Congressional Domestic Policy Reporter Ben Leonard on the changes at the US Department of Health and Human Service (HHS), how they are being perceived in Congress, and what's next for the reconciliation process. Question's about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.

    19 min
  11. Episode 1 - An Update from Washington

    03/10/2025

    Episode 1 - An Update from Washington

    Join the AHIMA Advocacy & Policy team for its first episode of the HI-Five providing an update from Washington. Moderated by AHIMA Chief Public Policy & Impact Officer Lauren Riplinger, the conversation covers what is happening in Congress, the Administration, and touches on topics most important to HI professionals. Guests include AHIMA Senior Director of Coding Policy & Compliance Sue Bowman, Senior Director of Government Affairs Kate McFadyen, and Senior Director of Regulatory and International Affairs Andrew Tomlinson. Questions about today's episode? Email us at advocacy (at) AHIMA (dot) org. Music Courtesy of IMUNO. Track Name: SarruTonin. Artist Name: Heston Mimms, IMUNO.

    23 min
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Join the AHIMA Advocacy & Policy team for a monthly exploration of five questions related to the happenings in Washington impacting health information professionals.

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  • Creator
    AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    11
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