CAHP Seminar: Strengthening Data Infrastructure in California

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Speaker Presentations

Improving Encounter Data and Why it Matters

Saroj Rath, Senior Director, Data & Analytics and Jose Lopez, Director, Technology, Inland Empire Health Plan
Laura Nolan, Director, Manatt Health Strategies

Operationalizing California’s Data Mandates Through the Lens of Healthcare Transportation

Jill Hericks, Vice President, Sales; Mohammad Hossain, Head of Growth; and Michelle Moreno, Vice President, Security & Compliance, Kinetik

Leveraging Local Data to Improve Outcomes

Carmen Nicole Katsarov, LPCC, CCM, Executive Director, CalOptima Health
Azahar Lopez, PsyD, CHC, Assistant Deputy Director, Orange County Behavioral Health Services, Quality Management (No Presentation)
Sarah Lopez, MD, MBA, Medi-Cal Connect Product Lead, California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)

Improving Care Transition Outcomes with Real Time, Cross Sector Data Sharing

Amanda Asmus, RN, MSN, MBA, CCM, Senior Director, Care Management, LA Care Health Plan; Thomas Baird, LCSW, CCM, Manager, Enhanced Care Management, L.A. Care Health Plan; Rufina Wu, LCSW, Director of Care Coordination, CPMC, Sutter Health; and Moderator: Lia Quilty, Product, Marketing Manager, PointClickCare

California’s Data Sharing Future

Michael Valle, Deputy Director, California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) and Christine McKinney, VP, Customer Experience and Digital Transformation, Blue Shield of California

Using Data to Tell the Story and Demonstrate Value