The industrywide movement toward interoperability involves multiple steps and factors. As payers prepare to conform to CMS deadlines, how can they juggle all of these pieces without losing sight of the big picture? In the first of our two-part conversation on the subject, Danielle Lloyd, senior vice president of private market innovations and quality initiatives for clinical affairs at AHIP, covers how payers can prepare for the immediate July 1 deadline and touches on next steps toward interoperability.