Improving Population Health Outreach by Engaging Patients

Susan E. Hartman, MS-HQSM, MD FAAFP Susan Hartman, MD, MS-HQSM, FAAFP, Medical Director of Quality, Central Indiana Division, and Kathryn Vanni, MBA, MHA, Director of Quality and Performance Improvement for Franciscan Physician Network. Franciscan Physician Network (FPN) is the ambulatory division of Franciscan Alliance, a faith-based healthcare organization owned and operated by the Sisters of St. […]

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Medical Device Security and Security Services

Colin Buckley Dan Czech, Analyst Cyber-security, and Colin Buckley, Senior Analyst, KLAS. In 2017 KLAS uncovered that only 16% of healthcare systems felt they had a well-developed security plan. Fast forward to 2018, and how has that changed, what strategies are being deployed regarding Cyber security, particularly medical device security? Join Dan and Colin as they […]

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High Performance Healthcare Journey: Achieving Sustained Reliability, Consistency and Quality at THR

Luis Saldaña, MD, MBA, FACEP Maxine Ketcham, MBA, RN-BC, CPHQ Brita Hansen, MD Luis Saldaña, MD, MBA, FACEP, CMIO, Maxine Ketcham, Clinical Decision Support Applications Analyst, Texas Health Resources, and Brita Hansen, MD, CMO, LogicStream Health. Texas Health Resources (THR) is achieving clinical improvement by hardwiring evidence-based practices into their clinical processes across all 14 of its […]

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SI 2018 Pop Health Summit

The Scottsdale Institute 2018 Population Health Summit convened eleven population-health executives from prominent healthcare systems across the country in Chicago on October 24-25, 2018. These executives gathered to explore the "Consumer Activation/Engagement," with specific focus on the goals, strategies and success measures of consumer-engagement initiatives across marketing, patient experience, population health, health plan and clinical […]

SI 2018 Analytics Summit – Digital Health Data Strategy

The Scottsdale Institute 2018 Analytics Summit convened thirteen healthcare analytics executives from prominent healthcare systems across the country in Chicago on October 25-26, 2018. These executives gathered to explore "Digital Health Data Strategy," with specific focus on consumer engagement in healthcare and understanding what types of analytics initiatives can influence consumer and patient behaviors.  The group also […]

Streamlining Clinical Effectiveness at Ascension

Ann Hendrich, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior VP, Chief Quality/Safety/PSO and Nursing Officer, Sheila Stern, VP Clinical Professional Development, and John Pirolo, MD, Senior VP and CMIO, Ascension. Ascension Healthcare has established a system-level effort to narrow clinical variation, align platforms with evidence-based medicine and best practices, and streamline monthly tracking of performance. These efforts have been aligned […]

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Data and Analytics Initiatives Drive Quality of Care and Saves Millions

Morgan Bradham, MBA Ashton Glasgow, PharmD, BCACP Morgan Bradham, MBA, Executive Director Quality Improvement & Care Coordination, and Ashton Glasgow, PharmD, BCACP, Clinical Pharmacist, Palmetto Primary Care Physicians. Palmetto Primary Care Physicians, the largest independent physician practice in South Carolina, has competed successfully with larger, integrated groups in the new arena of value-based care. Palmetto PCP […]

Precision Medicine: Understanding the Technology Landscape

Colin Buckley, Senior Analyst, Alex McIntosh, Senior Analyst, and Kody Hansen, Director of Precision Medicine Research, KLAS. Given its potential to help providers deliver better, more targeted care and dramatically improve patient outcomes, precision medicine is a growing area of interest for many provider organizations. Those looking to develop a precision medicine program can find it confusing […]

The Power of Using Clinical Analytics to Drive Follow-up on Incidental Findings

Ben Wandtke, MD William Boonn Ben Wandtke, MD, MS, President of Medical Staff, Chief of Diagnostic Imaging, FF Thompson Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and William Boonn, MD, CMIO, Healthcare Diagnostics, Nuance. Incidental findings are common and while most are benign, others represent early treatable forms of cancer. The management of incidental findings […]

Culinary Medicine at Spectrum Health

Leanne Mauriello, PhD Leanne Mauriello, PhD, Director, Behavioral Science & Lifestyle Management, Spectrum Health, and Tim Harlan, MD, Associate Dean for Clinical Services at Tulane University School of Medicine. Spectrum Health partnered with Tulane University's Health Meets Food to teach culinary medicine to medical residents, clinicians, and patients. Dr. Harlan discusses the Health Meets Food curriculum […]

Personal Digital Assistants: Using Electronics to Improve Quality of Life for Seniors at Ascension

Christine Way, Senior Director Experience Products, and Ravi Kosaraju, Director Ascension Technologies, Ascension Health. Saturday Night Live's many-times-viewed skit about seniors using Amazon's Echo got it mostly right: seniors are using personal digital assistants more than ever before, but with much better results. Christine and Ravi share how Ascension is using personal digital assistants to help […]

Aligning the Digital Customer Experience with Business Objectives

David Betts Josh Nelson Quinn Solomon David Betts, Principal, Josh Nelson, Principal, and Quinn Solomon, Principal, Deloitte Consulting, LLP. Healthcare organizations are working to meet and exceed the expectations of their increasingly digital and engaged customers while simultaneously meeting their business objectives. As organizations explore various digital tools and technologies to meet these expectations, they […]

Strategic Initiative Office at Intermountain

Daniel Liljenquist Dan Liljenquist, SVP/Chief Strategy Officer, Intermountain Healthcare. Intermountain Healthcare's Enterprise Initiative Office functions as an internal strategy consulting resource to Intermountain's Executive Leadership team. It is responsible for developing, resourcing and implementing key system-wide strategic initiatives, and is expected to generate a 10X return in the investment in the team each year. In […]

Pharmacy Dashboards and Scorecards at Adventist Health West

Terry Webb, PharmD, MBA Terence ("Terry") Webb, PharmD, MBA, VP Pharmacy Services, Adventist Health West. Data can be assembled in different ways to become actionable information, and Adventist Health uses a variety of dashboards and scorecards to help with operational and strategic actions/decisions that support reporting to senior executives and monitoring operations and initiatives. Terry […]

After 10 Years of Safety Testing of Operational EHRs What Have We Learned?

David Classen, MD, CMIO, Pascal Metrics, and Professor of Medicine, University of Utah. In 1999, the Institute of Medicine report "To Err is Human" revealed that 98,000 people die every year due to medical errors. The Leapfrog Group founders partnered with the Business Roundtable, leading researchers and academics, and top quality and patient safety experts […]