Conclusions and Recommendations on Provider Cybersecurity, Part II

Mac McMillan, FHIMSS/CISM, Chairman & CEO, CynergisTek, Inc. Cyberattacks in 2016 targeted at provider organizations proved that they have the capability to disrupt operations for prolonged periods of time. These attacks are not only expensive for the institutions affected, but also disrupt their ability to treat and serve patients. Mac discusses the future of cybersecurity […]

New Imaging Tools from IBM Watson Health

Steven Tolle, VP and Chief Strategist - Imaging, IBM Watson Health.  Machine learning and artificial intelligence can be leveraged in imaging technology to streamline workflow, accelerate turnaround time, and offer personalized approaches to diagnosing and treating patients. Steven shares the work in progress around this new technology as a physician support tool that integrates imaging […]

Attaining Behavioral Health Continuity of Care across Sharp HealthCare

Debbie Ochs, Director IT Applications, Sony Dhillon, Senior System Analyst, Mary Kay Shibley, MSN, RN, Clinical Informaticist, and Michael Dodson, Manager, Clinical Applications - Ambulatory EHR Support, Sharp HealthCare. Sharp Behavioral Health has been live on Cerner Millennium Powerchart in both the Inpatient and Outpatient settings since June 2010. The implementation of Cerner Powerchart Ambulatory […]

Technology Governance at Ascension

Dave Baker, VP Strategic Planning and Innovation, Ascension Information Services (AIS), Ascension Health.  Technology governance is more than IT governance. In fact, it is hard to think of any healthcare capabilities that don't require some form of technology or, at a minimum, integrate with technologies that support other capabilities. This makes navigating Ascension's technology landscape […]

2017 Best in KLAS Awards

Jared Peterson, Senior VP of Operations, and Taylor Davis, VP of Stategy and Analysis, KLAS.  The Best in KLAS report recognizes vendors who have made significant strides to improve healthcare while addressing changes like payment reform and the shift to population health. Vendors recognized in the Best in KLAS report have earned the title of […]

Enabling Health and Wellness at Home: Emerging Technologies and Incentives

David Betts, Principal, and Sarah Thomas, Lead, Deloitte's Center for Health Solutions and Managing Director, Deloitte Services LLP.  In the future, value in health care will likely be captured by those who can play a role in reducing costs and improving health outcomes. New MACRA regulations further compound these pressures to reduce costs and improve […]

Bringing Your Doctor to You: Telemedicine at Sharp Rees-Stealy

Brent Steineckert, Director, EMR, Access and Health Information Management, Sharp Rees-Stealy, and Marcy Mishiwiec, Director, IT Ancillary Services, Sharp HealthCare. For more than two years, Sharp Rees-Stealy (SRS) medical centers have been connecting patients with their primary care physician or specialist through the use of telemedicine.  Patients have the option to receive care for certain […]

Rewriting the Playbook on HIEs for Improved Patient, Clinical and Business Outcomes

Brian Yeaman, MD, CEO, Yeaman & Associates and Coordinated Care Health Network, and Ray George, Director, Business Development, Nuance.  Early in 2017, Coordinated Care of Oklahoma (CCO), a multi-state HIE, announced its dissolution and the launch of Coordinated Care Health Network (CCHN), a nationwide secure data exchange network with image sharing. Like many HIE organizations, […]

MIPS Math:  An In-depth Look at the MIPS Scoring Methodology, Part II

Dan Golder, MD, Principal Advisor, Henry Stokman, Principal, Jason Fortin, Senior Advisor, and Larry Katzovitz, Senior Advisor, Impact Advisors. This session provides an in-depth review and analysis of the calculations used to score each of the four MIPS components (Quality, Advancing Care Information, Improvement Activities, and Cost). Learn how to understand some of the complexities used in the […]

SI 2017 CIO Spring Summit

"EHR Value Realization - Rx for Success" The annual Scottsdale Institute 2017 Chief Information Officers Spring Summit sponsored by Impact Advisors gathered 13 CIO thought leaders from prominent healthcare systems across the country at the SI Annual Conference in April. What resulted was a lively discussion about the challenges today's healthcare CIOs face in deriving […]

SI 2017 CMIO Spring Summit

"Leadership, Influence and the Ever-Evolving Role of CMIOs" The annual Scottsdale Institute 2017 Chief Medical Information Officers Spring Summit sponsored by Hearst Health gathered 11 CMIO thought leaders from prominent healthcare systems across the country at the SI Annual Conference in April. What resulted was a lively discussion about the evolving CMIO role, leadership strategies and […]

IQ Dashboards at Methodist Le Bonheur

Paula Jacobs, VP Process Improvement & Innovation, and David Deas, Director, Innovation and Knowledge Analytics, Methodist Le Bonheur.  As the healthcare market continues to evolve, organizations get less value from the old "snapshot in time," paper-based reports we have used for years. See how Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has leveraged the data in their EMR […]

Population Health Performance 2016: The Training Wheels Are Off

Bradley Hunter, Research Director, KLAS.  Providers knew that value-based care was inevitable. To prepare, they practiced on their employees, took on a few payer contracts, and selectively implemented a few tools. Now, having gotten their balance, many are taking off the training wheels and taking on more risk. But are PHM vendors ready as well? […]

The Rise of Cognitive Analytics in Healthcare and How to Adapt

The Rise of Cognitive Analytics in Healthcare and How to AdaptDan Kinsella, Managing Director, and Bill Fera, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP. Informed by humans, enabled by science, Cognitive Analytics holds the promise of helping organizations address seemingly intractable problems.  From the application of natural language processing to automate knowledge-intensive processes to using advanced analytics and […]