Healthcare IT has gotten better at moving data. But that does not mean the data is ready to use.
As healthcare organizations invest in APIs, FHIR, automation, analytics, and AI, many are running into the same problem: connectivity alone does not create a trusted data foundation. Moving messages between systems is important, but it does not automatically deliver clean, consistent, contextualized data that can support better decisions, smarter workflows, or future innovation.
Join us for a practical discussion on the shift from data movement to data usefulness. We'll examine why modern interoperability requires more than endpoints and interfaces, and how healthcare IT teams can build the integration foundation needed to support innovation at scale. Attendees will hear practical examples and lessons from real-world implementations, with a focus on what it takes to make healthcare data more connected, trusted, and ready for what comes next.
Speakers
Amanda Merritt
VP, Service Industries Product & Innovation, Infor
Amanda Merritt is a healthcare interoperability and product leader at Infor, serving as Senior Director, Product Management, where she helps shape the strategy and roadmap for interoperability-driven solutions. With a strong focus on technical innovation and product vision, she is known for translating complex standards and integration requirements into capabilities health systems and payers can operationalize.
Jesse Evans
Product Director, Infor
Jesse Evans is Director of Product for Infor FHIR Services at Infor. With nearly 20 years in healthcare technology, he leads product strategy for Infor’s interoperability portfolio, including FHIR Bridge, Cloverleaf FHIR Server, and the cloud-native IFSx Platform. Jesse focuses on leveraging FHIR, generative AI, and agentic AI to transform healthcare data into actionable insights that improve patient outcomes, population health, and value-based care.
Shahram Shahpouri
Product Director, Infor
Shahram Shahpouri Arani, M.D. is Product Director for Infor’s Population Health Analytics platform. With more than 25 years of experience in clinical informatics, EMR design, and healthcare architecture, he combines medical expertise with deep technical knowledge to advance healthcare data innovation. His work focuses on FHIR interoperability, AI-driven analytics, and transforming healthcare data into real-time clinical intelligence that supports better patient and population health outcomes.