WEBINAR

Smarter AI Starts with Better Data: Building the Backbone for Connected Care

AI won’t save bad data. Learn how to build the data foundation needed for connected care, smarter automation, and scalable AI—while securing privacy, governance, and infrastructure flexibility.

September 05, 2025

11:00 AM UTC

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Available on: September 8, 2025

Sponsor: Infor

Summary

AI promises to revolutionize healthcare—but only if the data behind it is clean, connected, and governed. Join Infor Healthcare strategist Joerg Schwarz and guest speaker Charlie Harp for a candid conversation on why AI initiatives stall without strong data foundations. Hosted by Mark Hagland of Healthcare Innovation, this session will explore Infor’s latest innovations—including its clinical data anonymizer and the evolving IPHA platform—and how they enable smarter, privacy-conscious AI at scale. Whether you're modernizing infrastructure or preparing for what’s next, you’ll get a roadmap for building the data backbone needed for truly connected care.

Speakers

Joerg Schwarz, MS, Diplom-Betriebswirt (MBA)

Senior Director for Healthcare Interoperability Solutions and Strategy

Infor

Joerg Schwarz is an accomplished leader in healthcare interoperability, currently serving as Senior Director for Healthcare Interoperability Solutions and Strategy at Infor. With over 25 years of experience, Schwarz has a robust background in healthcare IT and a specialized focus on interoperability solutions that enhance data exchange across healthcare ecosystems. Before joining Infor, Schwarz held leadership roles at major healthcare organizations, including GE Healthcare and Agfa Healthcare, where he was instrumental in developing solutions for medical image and document exchange, as well as integrated care. His career also includes key positions at specialized healthcare firms like NextGate, where he contributed to EMPI (Enterprise Master Patient Index) solutions, and Audacious Inquiry, known for its ADT data intermediary services.

Charlie Harp

Founder and CEO

Clinical Architecture

Charlie Harp is the founder and CEO of Clinical Architecture, an industry leading healthcare data quality solutions provider. Charlie has over 30 years of experience as a healthcare software engineer and systems architect focused on creating tools to better utilize and understand data. Through this work he saw a need within the healthcare industry for reliable, accurate and interoperable patient data to support clinical decision-making, research and operational initiatives. Charlie led his team at Clinical Architecture to design and develop the first deterministic, configurable and algorithm-based engine for automating semantic interoperability to answer this need.  A recognized industry leader, Charlie regularly speaks on topics such as interoperability, data quality, and emerging trends in healthcare data management at events including AMIA, ASTP/ONC, HIMSS, and ViVE. He is the host of the Informonster podcast where he shares his insights and brings together guests to discuss a range of healthcare IT topics.

Mark Hagland

Editor-in-Chief

Healthcare Innovation

Mark Hagland has been Editor-in-Chief since January 2010, and was a contributing editor for ten years prior to that. He has spent 30 years in healthcare publishing, covering every major area of healthcare policy, business, and strategic IT, for a wide variety of publications, as an editor, writer, and public speaker. He is the author of two books on healthcare policy and innovation, and has won numerous national awards for journalistic excellence.

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