Patrick Murta

Role:

e-Prior Authorization Request for Information Task Force 2022, Member

Chief Interoperability Architect & Fellow
Humana

Patrick is Chief Interoperability Architect and Fellow at Humana. In that role, he provides strategy, architecture to achieve integrated care delivery. Patrick has more than 22 years in healthcare IT and is considered a thought leader in the industry. He has served as co-chief architect of the Federal Office of the National Coordinator’s FHIR at Scale Task Force (FAST), a leader of the Da Vinci operating committee and architecture team, and others. He is co-inventor on two patents related to healthcare business rules management and integration of clinical insights in EHR workflow. His passion is using contemporary technology approaches to optimize experiences and help patients achieve optimal wellness.

Patrick's experience extends to the original HIPAA X12 implementations. He has designed and implemented enterprise EDI transaction gateways, enterprise HIEs, utilization and case management platforms, business rules management systems for case and utilization management, predictive models for member health and safety, and bi-directional payer and EHR integration.

Over the years, he has implemented leading healthcare technical solutions, some award winning, including a CIO 100 award in 2020. He recently co-authored an interoperability implementation guide that was approved in January by industry governance for trial use.