Tina Esposito Tim Arnold Tina Esposito, Vice President of Information and Technology Innovation, and Tim Arnold, Manager, Advocate Center Collaborative, Advocate Aurora Health Care. One of the major challenges for an ACO is identifying the right patients for an intervention. Advocate Healthcare leveraged its extensive data platform to create predictive models that identify patients who […]
Greg Hindahl, MD Apparsamy Balaji Greg Hindahl, MD, CMIO and Apparsamy Balaji, Director, Enterprise Data Management & Web Applications, BayCare Health System. BayCare’s Business Intelligence Center facilitates the integration of disparate data sources from across the organization to be analyzed in near real-time for data discovery, performance tracking and advanced analysis. These decisions and insights […]
Kevin Guill Becca Lococo Kevin Guill, Director of Digital Marketing, Centura Health, and Becca Lococo, PhD, VP Optum Advisory Services. Spurred on by the shift from fee-for-service to value-based care in the Colorado marketplace, Centura Health chose to deploy digital patient engagement tools in a way that would provide valuable feedback from their consumers and […]
Eric Dull Josh Fournier Eric Dull, Cyber Risk Services, and Josh Fournier, Specialist Master, Deloitte Consulting, LLP. "Crown Jewel identification" is the process of identifying critical applications that would materially impact patient care or business operations if compromised. This process has traditionally been subjective (relying heavily on interviews) and extremely broadly scoped since PHI is everywhere. […]
The Scottsdale Institute convened eight information technology executives in Chicago for the 2018 SI CIO Summit on June 6-7, 2018. Leaders gathered to share strategies, concerns and insights as we examined the Summit theme of “Innovation in Action,” with specific focus on technical innovations in healthcare, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). Attendees represented large academic medical […]
Barry Aaronson, MD Niloofar Alikashani, PharmD Thérèse Franco, MD Barry Aaronson, MD, CMIO, Niloofar Alikashani, PharmD, and Therese Franco, MD, Virginia Mason Medical Center. Two important quality goals for hospitalized patients are optimized Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis and optimized glycemic control for diabetic patients. Dr. Aaronson describes efforts underway at Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) […]
Dan Golder, DDS, MBA Larry Katzovitz Dan Golder, DDS, MBA, Principal, and Larry Katzovitz, Senior Advisor, Impact Advisors. Dan and Larry examine the recent draft specifications for the "Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement" (or TEFCA) and provide a high-level look at how it may affect HIEs and interoperability going forward. They also review the […]
Chris Franciskovich Mark Hohulin, MBA Chris Franciskovich, Manager Advanced Analytics, and Mark Hohulin, SVP Healthcare Analytics, OSF Innovation, OSF HealthCare System. Defining a healthcare data science strategy can be daunting. Do you build internal capacity or buy services as needed? How do you find and retain talent? Can an internal team really produce enough value […]
Rocco Orlando, III, MD John Johnston, CPA, MHA Rocco Orlando, MD, SVP and Chief Medical Officer, Hartford Healthcare, and John Johnston, CPA, MHA, VP, Optum Advisory Services. A five-hospital integrated delivery system in Connecticut, Hartford Healthcare has developed a strategy for integrating clinical and financial operations for high-reliability care that involves structuring teams at both […]
Elissa Langley, MHA Tonda Gosnell Elissa Langley, MHA, VP & Chief Operating Officer, Triad Healthcare Network and Tonda Gosnell, Population Health Project Manager, Cone Health, Triad Healthcare Network. Triad HealthCare Network (THN) is one of 51 Next Generation Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) in the country. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, THN represents more than 1200 […]
Zoe Barber, MPH Zoe Barber, MPH, Special Assistant, Principal Deputy National Coordinator for Health IT, ONC. The 21st Century Cures Act directs ONC to develop or support a trusted exchange framework and common agreement to address policies and practices between health information networks nationally. On January 5, ONC released a draft Trusted Exchange Framework (TEF) for […]
Joseph C. Kvedar, MD Joseph Kvedar, MD, Vice President, Connected Health, Partners HealthCare. Digital technologies are creating a new kind of old, enabling individuals to remain vital, engaged and independent through their later years. But it has to be the right technology, designed for an aging population, not just what technologists and app developers think […]
Rick Howard Rick Howard, VP Data and Insights, and Chief Data Officer, Ascension. Building an advanced analytics platform is challenging, as data governance, management and integration across the spectrum of information systems and types vary. Addressing this challenge requires that organizations eliminate such variation by using mature analytics to inform workforce skill development, which in […]
Colin Buckley Colin Buckley, Senior Analyst, Paul Warburton, Senior Analyst, and Sam Eaquinto, Senior Analyst, KLAS. US hospital EMR market share and emerging buying trends: In 2017, 216 acute care hospitals contracted for a new EMR, with 1 - 200 bed hospitals accounting for the vast majority (80%) of these decisions. And looking beyond EMRs, […]
Brian Patty, MD Jordan A. Dale, MD Bret Shillingstad, MD Brian Patty, MD, VP Clinical Systems and CMIO, Jordan A. Dale, MD, Associate CMIO and Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Bret Shillingstad, MD, Executive Director and CMIO - EHR Optimization Service, Nuance Healthcare. By helping physicians advance the utilization of […]