Welcome to the Informonster Podcast, a podcast about the Healthcare IT industry hosted by Charlie Harp, CEO of Clinical Architecture. This podcast fosters an educational and professional discussion about healthcare information technology, including events in the industry, interviews with thought leaders, and much more!

In this episode, Charlie Harp discusses why healthcare’s long-standing definition of “good enough” data no longer works in a world increasingly driven by interoperability, analytics, and AI. Drawing from a recent presentation at the AMIA Amplify Conference 2026, Charlie breaks down the growing gap between the way healthcare data was originally designed to function and the way organizations are now trying to use it.

In Episode 51 of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp sits down with VP of Marketing Jaime Lira to discuss the 2026 Spring conference season. They talk about the value of the different shows from a vendor perspective and how community groups amplify the experience.

In Episode 50 of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp sits down with Rachel Dunscombe, CEO of HL7 International, to talk about her journey through healthcare, digital transformation, and standards development.

In Episode 49 of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp sits down with Gene Vestel, host of Out of the FHIR Podcast and founder of FHIR IQ.

In Episode 48 of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp is joined by Clinical Architecture’s UK team members Chris Gray and Alex Wren to explore how pharmacogenomics is moving from research into real-world clinical practice.

In this episode of The Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp sits down with Sarah Matt, MD, MBA, Health Technology Strategist, and author of The Borderless Healthcare Revolution, to explore how gaps in healthcare data continue to create barriers for patients, providers, and caregivers alike.

In Episode 46 of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp sits down with John D’Amore a leading voice in healthcare informatics, data standards, and interoperability.

In Episode 45 of The Informonster Podcast, host Charlie Harp sits down with Ryan Howells, Principal at Leavitt Partners, to explore how collaboration, policy, and open standards are driving meaningful innovation in healthcare.

In this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp is joined by Sarah DeSilvey, DNP, FNP-C, Co-founder and Director of Terminology for the Gravity Project, to discuss the evolution of data standards supporting social determinants of health (SDOH). Together, they explore how Gravity’s collaborative work within HL7 is helping define and standardize social care data to improve interoperability and care coordination. Sarah shares insights into the project’s origins, its impact on initiatives like USCDI and quality measurement, and the critical role of consensus-based data development. The conversation highlights how advancing SDOH data standards not only strengthens health data quality but

In this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp takes on a new kind of guest, ChatGPT, to explore the evolving role of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Together, they discuss how generative AI is shaping clinical workflows, where it adds value, and where human oversight remains essential. The conversation covers topics from bias and data quality to the ethical guardrails needed to keep AI trustworthy. Charlie also reflects on how tools like ChatGPT can accelerate progress while highlighting why high-quality data and human expertise will always be at the heart of meaningful innovation.

In this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp sits down with healthcare IT rockstar Susan Clark for a candid conversation on the evolving world of healthcare policy. From the incentives that drive real change, to the challenges of interoperability, data quality, and patient identity, Susan shares her insights on what it takes to align policy with purpose.

In this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp shares updates on the PIQI Framework and his experience at the HL7 Connectathon. He highlights progress across newly formed PIQI Alliance work groups, from claims and explanation of benefits to USCDI and quality measures like eCQMs and HEDIS. He also talks about new SAM developments, including detection and noise, and how community feedback is shaping PIQI’s evolution to strengthen healthcare data quality. Charlie also reflects on his first Connectathon, where PIQI sparked engaging discussions and valuable feedback from across the HL7 community. The experience underscored the collaborative spirit and shared commitment

Joerg Schwarz, Senior Director, Global Industry Strategy & Solutions, Healthcare Data & Interoperability of Infor joins Charlie Harp to explore the future of healthcare data. They unpack how AI is raising the bar for interoperability, why data quality can’t be an afterthought, and how the PIQI Alliance is bringing the industry together to drive meaningful change. From FHIR adoption to scalable innovation, Joerg shares real-world insight into where healthcare data needs to go next.

In this episode of the Informonster Podcast, Clinical Architecture CEO Charlie Harp hands over the mic to our VP of Marketing, Jaime Lira, for a conversation about the evolution of the PIQI Framework. From its early beginnings as a taxonomy to its growing momentum across the industry, Charlie shares how PIQI has progressed, what’s coming next for the PIQI Alliance, and why standardizing patient data quality is more important than ever.

In this episode of The Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp sits down with Michael Klotz, CEO of Velox, to explore how Velox is helping payers move toward smarter, more streamlined access to clinical data. They discuss how the Velox platform helps payers benchmark and improve data quality, and how shared standards and smart analytics are laying the groundwork for a more connected, responsive healthcare system. The episode also covers our partnership, which merges Velox’s data platform with tools like PIQXL Gateway to score the quality and remediate issues. Plus, hear the story behind Velox’s signature “green donut” dashboard, an eye-catching KPI

Join Charlie Harp and Carol Macumber, EVP of Client Services at Clinical Architecture and Chair-Elect of the HL7 Board of Directors, as they unpack Carol's informatics work and her participation in HL7 through the years. From Carol's early days in informatics to leading initiatives like Gender Harmony, this episode takes a deep dive into the organization’s efforts to standardize healthcare data exchange. They break down the evolution of FHIR, the hurdles of achieving true semantic interoperability, and how AI is shaking up healthcare standards.

In this episode of The Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp talks with John A. Short, MBA, MS-IS, FEMA PDS, CPHIMS, Senior Executive Service (SES), Director, Federal & Commercial Interoperability of Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) Office and John Rancourt, Deputy Director of ASTP’s Office of Standards, Certification, and Analysis. They discuss how the government, specifically the DoD and VA, are addressing the challenges and opportunities in healthcare interoperability.

Charlie Harp is joined by Dr. Victor Lee, VP of Clinical Informatics at Clinical Architecture, for a deep dive into the value set quality in healthcare IT. Dr. Lee introduces the 6 Cs Framework he developed to evaluate value set quality through dimensions like clarity, completeness, congruency, consistency, correctness, and currency. They discuss common pitfalls, the impact of high-quality value sets on clinical decision support, and why value set maintenance is essential over time.

In this episode of The Informonster Podcast, Charlie Harp and Clinical Architecture’s Vice President of Marketing, Jaime Lira, dive into the insights from the 2024 Data Quality Report. As they explore key trends from this year’s survey, the discussion highlights the increasing recognition of data quality's critical role in healthcare, impacting everything from population health to AI initiatives. Tune in now and visit the show notes to download the full report and sign up to be a part of the 2025 survey to help shape the future of healthcare data quality.

In the final episode of our Data Quality in Healthcare - PIQI Framework series, Charlie guides you through the intricacies of SAMs which are specialized tests designed to evaluate the quality of your data entities for specific use cases. Discover how these plug-and-play modules can seamlessly integrate into evaluation profiles, allowing you to assess your data against a battery of relevant criteria. Charlie also explains the concept of evaluation profiles, which establishes a comprehensive framework for measuring and assessing your information entities. You'll learn how these profiles produce quality scores and provide detailed statistics, empowering you to make informed decisions