Cyber Student Staffing Boosts Productivity at Sentara, Part II

Dan Bowden Daniel Bowden, VP & CISO, Sentara Healthcare.  Dan discusses some of the very positive impact that the student staffing program has had. Sentara’s cybersecurity program has made major improvements to training, process documentation, and drastically improved on-boarding time for not only new students, but all new team members. Further, the security team’s capabilities […]

Equity Lens / Tableau at University of Chicago

Michael Wall PharmD, MBA Mary Kate Springman, Director of Quality Analytics, Mark Connolly, BI Lead, and Michael Wall, PharmD, Chief Analytics Officer, University of Chicago Medicine.  UChicago Medicine deployed a quality scorecard in 2013 to track the health system’s performance across each domain of the STEEEP principles (Safe, Timely, Effective, Efficient, Equity, and Patient-centered) except […]

Innovation Group and Chatbots at Banner

Christy Anderson Steve Lindsey Christy Anderson, Executive Director, and Steve Lindsey MBA, Operations Director, Banner.  Christy and Steve discuss the Banner Innovation Group (BIG) and how they are implementing emerging and novel ideas that shape the future model of healthcare, earn loyalty, and drive strategic growth for Banner Health. Learn how BIG developed, tested, and […]

Intermountain at Home and Virtual Care

Joel Macey, Executive Director Intermountain Homecare, and Nick Bassett, VP Population Health Services, Intermountain Healthcare.  As more health systems transition to value-based care and risk-based contracts, moving care upstream and out of traditional health centers has become increasingly prevalent. Providing care in the home is the model for the future, especially for high risk patients […]

Consumer Frontdoor at AdventHealth

David Oakley Duncan Grodack, Senior Vice President/COO AdventHealth IT, and David Oakley, Vice President, Digital Group, AdventHealth IT.  Duncan and David discuss how AdventHealth is addressing the growing consumer demand for transparency and next-generation digital experiences while bridging the complexity of a multi-EMR environment.  Learn how AdventHealth has created a digital platform that bridges more than 20 technology platforms and is […]

Pop Health Management Strategy and Framework at Providence

Rhonda Medows MD, FAAFP Rhonda Medows, MD, FAAFP, President, Population Health Management & CEO Ayin Health Solutions, Providence St. Joseph. Providence St Joseph Health is the third largest non-profit health system in the country, spanning 7 western states. With this much diversity in populations served, local market dynamics, and underlying social infrastructures, managing a comprehensive population […]

Workplace Violence Policies at THR: How Does it Impact our Clinical Staff?

Mary Beth Mitchell RN Mary Beth Mitchell, RN, CNIO, and Myrna Correa Sierra, M.Ed, Program Manager Employee Safety, Texas Health Resources.  Mary Beth discusses the concerns in the hospital environment around aggression or violence by patients and/or family and visitors.  She focuses on the problem of workplace violence and what Texas Health Resources did to promote a […]

Utilizing SaaS ERPs at Advocate Aurora

Amy Olson Lydon Neumann Amy Olson, VP for ERP & Corporate Applications, Health Informatics and Technology, Advocate Aurora Health System, and Lydon Neumann, VP, Impact Advisors.  A new generation of cloud-based (SaaS) healthcare Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are emerging as strong transformation tools for healthcare organizations.  Healthcare providers continue to face margin pressures, talent leakage, M&A […]

Getting More out of Analytics with NLP

Rebecca Jacobson MD, MS, FACMI, VP Analytics, UPMC Enterprises.  Measuring healthcare quality is foundational to improving it. However, measuring quality is difficult and expensive, with some of the most important data buried in free text fields and clinical notes. This session focuses on the use of Natural Language Processing (NLP) to more efficiently measure healthcare quality and drive quality […]

Combining Physician Engagement, Data Integration and Payor Partnerships

Patrick R. Young, President Population Health, Hackensack Meridian Health. The transition from volume to value-based care is transforming healthcare.  Patrick discusses how the largest health system in New Jersey is making this transition through physician engagement, data integration, and payor partnerships. Hackensack Meridian Health is a leader in this transition to value-based care in New […]

Enhanced use of EMRs at Ascension

Meena Iyer, MD, CMO, Dell Children’s Medical Center, Ascension Health.  Electronic medical record (EMR) use in healthcare has come a long way in today’s health systems.  There are several features in the EMR that make patient care easy, efficient and safe. One of the biggest accomplishments Dell Children’s has achieved in their EMR is “CORES,” […]

Predictive Modeling:  Hypoglycemia Study

Michael Weiner, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Associate Director, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., and Director, HSR&D Center for Health information and Communication, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Hypoglycemia causes symptoms including cognitive impairment, but important contributors, such as intake of food and medications, are difficult to measure. Wearable devices provide an opportunity to […]

The Draft Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: What’s in it, and Why it’s Important

Dan Golder, DDS, MBA, Principal, and Larry Katzovitz, Senior Advisor, Impact Advisors. The draft “2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan” from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) outlines federal health information technology (health IT) goals, objectives and strategies for the next five years.  Once finalized, the plan “will serve as a roadmap for […]

EMR Adoption Training for Providers at Northern Light Health

Michael Ross, MD, FAAP, FACMI, Regional Medical Information Officer, Northern Light Health.  Dr. Ross discusses the process at Northern Light Health (NLH) which focuses on increasing provider adoption through post-adoption training classes.  We’ll discuss the use of survey and EMR-user-experience tools to gather data on those attending adoption classes, demonstrating improvements in provider efficiency and patient access.  He also […]

Innovative Platforms for COVID-19 Frontline Care Coordination and Interoperability In Underserved Communities

Jennifer Stoll, EVP, Government Relations & Public Affairs, OCHIN, and Jackie Gerhart, MD, Clinical Informatics, Epic.  Jennifer and Dr. Gerhart discuss new platform tools being used to ensure care coordination and interoperability during the COVID-19 crisis in underserved and rural communities across the country. Jackie Gerhart MD Jennifer Stoll As state and federal partners are […]