WEDI Winter Forum 2026: The Promise and Reality of Health IT in Improving the Patient Journey
Streaming will also be available via Zoom
A new event, spotlighting how regulations, technology, and innovation is improving the patient experience.
WEDI’s Winter Forum brings together healthcare leaders, innovators, policymakers, and patient advocate organizations to explore how technology, data, and policy are transforming the patient experience. The event will spotlight cutting-edge initiatives in health IT, interoperability, and digital innovation that enhance care coordination, improve outcomes, and empower patients to take an active role in their health journey. Through interactive sessions, expert panels, and the unique perspectives of patient advocates, attendees will gain actionable insights on leveraging data and technology to engage patients, advance equity, and drive measurable improvements in healthcare delivery.
Our themes over the 1.5 day event will include:
- Policy and Regulation: Setting the Stage
- Beyond Compliance: HTI-4 and CMS -0057F Improving the Patient Journey
- Designing Health IT with People at the Center
- Innovation and Emerging Tech for Improved Patient Engagement and Empowerment
- AI and Automation to Improve the Patient Experience
- Standardizing Care, Personalizing Outreach, and Reducing Administrative Burdens
- Chatbots and Virtual Assistants
- Comprehensive Patient Data Through Apps, RPM
- HL7 Da Vinci. Burden Reduction and Patient Empowerment
- Data Access and Patient Empowerment
- Patient Portals, Apps and APIs; Incorporating the patient voice in development and design
- Access APIs in Action
- Interoperability for Patients
- Streamlining the Patient Journey
- Modernizing Prior Authorization
- Designing Digital Front Doors
- Price Transparency
- Patient Experience through a UM Protocol
- Patient Advocate Panel- What IS Working? What do you Need?
- Strategy, Equity and Future Focus
- Patient Experience and Health Accessibility
- Measuring What Matters
- What's Next: Policy, Innovation, and the Future