Strategies and Technologies for Advancing Patient Engagement
January 15 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CSTColin Buckley, Senior Analyst, and Adam Cherrington, Director of Patient Engagement Research, KLAS. Patient engagement is as old as medicine, but the use of information technology to engage patients is just taking shape. Broad visions and experimentation abound, but pathways are still being cleared, and there is a lack of consensus regarding end goals. The […]
Demographics, Burnout, and Technology: From Frustration to Friend
January 22 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CSTMichael Tutty, PhD, VP Professional Satisfaction & Practice Sustainability, American Medical Association. The demographics of the United States are shifting as the population ages and the number of workers per retiree shrinks. The resulting changes will put a heavy strain on the healthcare system. There is a projected physician shortfall of between 42,600 and 121,300 […]
Driving EHR Adoption: Looking Beyond Go-Live for Long-term Success at Scripps
January 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CSTShane Thielman, FACHE, AVP of Information Services, Joseph B. Stein, MD, FACC, Director of EHR, Scripps Health, and Bret Shillingstad, MD, CMIO of EHR Optimization Services, Nuance Communications. Preparing members of the Scripps care team to adopt and utilize their EHR effectively was a key driver behind the way Scripps approached go-live and enablement of […]
Managing Cyber Threats and Protecting Patients: An HHS and Industry-led Response
January 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CSTErik Decker, Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer, University of Chicago Medicine, and Julie Chua, Risk Management Branch Chief, HHS Office of Information Security. Learn about mitigating common threats to the healthcare industry through a deep dive of the 405d cybersecurity guidance document. This guide (written for small-, medium- and large-sized organizations) posits a voluntary, […]
Diagnostic Errors and Health Informatics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
January 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CSTPaul Epner, CEO and Co-Founder, Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine. Diagnostic Errors, i.e., failures to provide an accurate and timely explanation for a patient’s problem, are the most significant patient safety issue today, causing more morbidity and mortality than all other patient safety problems combined. Informatics will certainly have a significant role in improving […]
Microhospitals: Alternative Strategies for Clinical Services Delivery at CHRISTUS
January 31 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CSTJennifer Varnadore, Administrator, CHRISTUS Bossier Emergency Hospital, Randy Osteen, VP Applications Services, and Dana Smelser, Director of Marketing and Communications, CHRISTUS Health. As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, provider organizations are seeking lower-cost alternatives to providing traditional clinical services through creation of facilities that are scalable in design to provide high levels of care […]
Digital Patient Engagement at Partners
February 6 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CSTKamal Jethwani, MD, MPH, Senior Director Innovation, Partners HealthCare Pivot Labs. Evidence suggests that patients engaged in their own care have better clinical outcomes and lower total medical expenses. However, engaging patients in meaningful ways requires high levels of coordination within care teams, along with the availability of well-designed, intelligent tools to offer to patients. […]
2019 Quality Payment Program Final Rule from CMS
February 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CSTDan Golder, DDS, MBA, Principal and Larry Katzovitz, Senior Advisor, Impact Advisors. This session focuses on the 2019 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Final Rule from CMS, and provides a high-level overview of the significant components of the legislation, how they interrelate, and what providers and health care organizations need to know for 2019. Highlights include […]