Developing a Provider Efficiency Program at Beaumont

Karie Lyon Suzan Beydoun Cathy Shepherd Karie Lyon, VP Information Technology, Suzan Beydoun, MD, MSHI, Associate CMIO, and Cathy Shepherd, RN, MEd, Director Information Technology, Beaumont Health, share their journey on the development of a provider efficiency program for their ambulatory providers.  This program utilizes proficiency data from the electronic health record to identify providers […]

Tackling Provider Directories: Sharing and Managing Change Across the Blockchain

Gerry Lewis Lorraine Frias Gerry Lewis, Senior VP and CIO, Ascension and CEO, Ascension Technologies, and Lorraine Frias, Senior Director Strategic Initiatives, Optum.  Billions of dollars are spent annually on provider data management, yet provider directories often contain inaccuracies that dramatically increase the cost of care while reducing its quality. This session provides an overview […]

The Growth and Maintenance of a Population Health Strategy at Memorial Hermann

Ini Ekiko, VP Population Health and Ambulatory Services, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System.  Memorial Hermann has implemented tools to facilitate tracking and completion of registry care gaps and accurate HCC (hierarchical condition category) coding, as well as the reporting, analyzing and visualization of data. With HealtheIntent serving as just one component of the solution, the population […]

Cybersecurity Investment Strategy at Partners HealthCare

Jigar Kadakia Jigar Kadakia, CISO/CPO, Partners HealthCare System.  Cybersecurity does not generate revenue, and this makes it difficult to assess how much money to allocate to a cybersecurity budget or predict the economic impact of a successful cyberattack or major breach; but it’s not impossible. In this session, Jigar explains that while there is no […]

Using AI to Improve Physician Documentation and Quality

Ehab Hanna, MD, FHM, MBA Michael Clark Ehab Hanna, MD, MBA, CMIO, Universal Health Services, and Michael Clark, SVP & General Manager, Nuance Communications.  Through conversational AI-powered solutions at the point-of-care, providers at Universal Health Services (UHS) are now able to capture documentation to create a complete picture of the patient story with specificity from […]

The Future of Health: Technology Trends Transforming Healthcare

Tom Foley Jason Wainstein David Betts Tom Foley, Principal, Jason Wainstein, Principal, and David Betts, Principal, Deloitte Consulting, LLP.  The life sciences and health care industry is on the brink of large-scale disruption. The future will be defined by radically interoperable data, open and secure platforms, and consumer-driven care. Is your organization prepared?  This teleconference […]

Strategic Program Management at INTEGRIS: The IT Role as a Strategic Partner

Mark Pasquale Mark Pasquale, CIO, INTEGRIS Health.  How many projects in your portfolio require IT resources to succeed?  If your organization is like most, over 90% of the projects will require at least one IT resource.  Many organizations now rely on IT as the team who has ownership of all project intake, approval, prioritization and […]

Medicare ACO in Adolescence: Six Years of MSSP Experience at AMITA Health

Luke Hansen, MD, MHS Luke Hansen, MD, MHS, VP & CMO Population Health, AMITA Health.  Accountable Care Organizations represent the most widely adopted of Medicare’s alternative payment models. AMITA Health was an early entrant of the program and has realized over $45 Million of shared savings over the last six years while posting top tier […]

Complex Care Planning Process at Mercy Health

Mike Olgren, MD Michael Olgren, MS, MMI, MD, FACEP, CMIO, and Diplomate in Clinical Informatics of the ABPM, Mercy Health Saint Mary's Campus, a member of Trinity Health.  Most healthcare workers feel patient complexity has gone through the roof, along with the expectation of managing the costs these patients incur. As we move to value-based […]

Extending Patient Care Through Voice Technology and AI

  Shara Cohen, JD, VP Customer Experience for Clinical Effectiveness, Wolters Kluwer Shara Cohen, JD, VP Customer Experience for Clinical Effectiveness, Wolters Kluwer.  Scaling reach and effectiveness of care management resources is a critical challenge for leading healthcare organizations as they seek to meet the demands of population health management, value-based care performance and shrinking […]

Telehealth Strategy at VCU Improves Productivity, Patient Experience and Bottom Line

Vimal Mishra, MD, MMCi David Collins, MHA, CPHIMS, FHIMSS Vimal Mishra, MD, MMCi, Medical Director Office of Telemedicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, ABPM Diplomate in Clinical Informatics, and David Collins, MHA, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, Practice Administrator Telemedicine, VCU Health.  Traditional face-to-face patient visits require multiple accommodations, including travel, parking, navigating to a clinic, and spending time […]

Understanding and Getting the Most out of Value-based Services

Warren Whitford Colin Buckley Warren Whitford, Director of Value Based Care Research, and Colin Buckley, Senior Analyst, KLAS.  The shift to value-based care is top of mind for many health systems. Market complexity and growth in the value-based care (VBC) managed services market have led to fluctuating customer experiences. Over the past two years, leaders […]

Community Collaboration Address Social Determinants to Reduce Costs and Improve Health

Mark Ropiecki Mark Ropiecki, Executive Director, and Wayne Teris, MD, Medical Director, Care Compass Network.  Community Based Organizations provide valued services to our community members that contribute to health outcomes. These services are not yet fully quantified or qualified from an integrated health system-community based organization approach to value-based reimbursement.  This session focuses on innovative […]

Understanding Cost and Efficacy of New Medication Therapies

Deborah Pasko, PharmD, MHA Deborah Pasko, PharmD, MHA, Director of Performance Center Optimization & Services, Omnicell. As inpatient drug spend continues to outpace payer reimbursement, health systems need to have better insight into the impact of medication usage on the total cost of care.  Deb discusses and reviews ways to understand the impact of medication […]

The Future of Work in Healthcare

Jen Radin Quinn Solomon Deborah Hays Colleen Bordeaux Jen Radin, Principal, Quinn Solomon, Principal, Debora Hays, Specialist Executive, and Colleen Bordeaux, Manager, Deloitte Consulting, LLC.  The future of work and the workforce is a topic at the World Economic Forum and in every industry publication. With the unmatched disruption in exponential technologies, generational changes and […]