THE CERTIFYOS PODCAST
Why provider data is broken — and what health plans can do about it
Episode 1 · June 2, 2026 · 49 min
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Provider data has been called the invisible backbone of healthcare. It drives directories, network adequacy, credentialing, claims… basically everything. And in most organizations, it's still managed through spreadsheets, siloed systems, and a stack of vendors that don't talk to each other. So why hasn't the industry fixed it? Tyler Ford has spent his career at the center of that question, from the Advisory Board to UnitedHealth Group to his current role as SVP of Strategy and Operations at Union Healthcare Insight. He's one of the few people who has seen this problem from every angle: the plan side, the regulatory side, and the advisory side. And in this conversation, he doesn't pull punches.
Key takeaways
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““Healthcare is heading toward a forced efficiency leap. The industry can’t keep funding administrative waste.””
— Tyler Ford, Union Healthcare Insight