Christopher Swartz worked extensively at CAQH to improve the quality of provider data made available to healthcare organizations. Prior to joining CAQH, he led consumer engagement efforts for a large electronic health record (EHR) vendor, focusing on outreach and practice portal solutions. He has participated in working groups focusing on leveraging blockchain technology to solve for a variety of use cases within healthcare, and he regularly monitors the adoption of HL7 FHIR within the industry. Having personal connections to those battling advanced cancer, Swartz prefers to work on projects where he can directly impact patients’ ability to access timely and accurate information that they can use to make informed healthcare decisions.

When he’s not working, he spends time with his wife and two children in northern Virginia.