The Role of IT and Informatics in Transformation at Saint Vincent Health/Ascension

Randy Cox, MBA, SVP/CIO, St. Vincent Health Indiana.  In cooperation between the Office of the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Information Officer, St Vincent Health - a statewide Ascension ministry in Indiana - has been launching a collaboration of clinicians and clinical/technical IT staff known as the Office Of Clinical Transformation (OCT).  The OCT […]

Security Risk Management at THR: How I Stopped Worrying and Love the Data

Ronald Mehring, Senior Director, Chief Information Security Officer, Texas Health Resources.  Effectively articulating complex cybersecurity risks, threats and security investment priorities can be a daunting task.  The key to success is becoming data driven within your Information security program and linking operational data with security risk management functions.  During this presentation Ron discusses his experience […]

Application Management Services: Lessons Learned and What is on the Horizon?

Chris Davis, Director, and Todd Blake, Director, Deloitte Consulting, LLC.  As health systems continue to face mounting margin pressures and MU payments coming to an end, executives are looking for effective models to manage their information technology costs. Having a need to innovate and expand technology services while effectively managing costs is a balancing act […]

Journey to Level 7 at Sutter Health

Albert Chan, MD, MS Vice President, Chief of Digital Patient Experience, Calvin Olson, MD, Regional Chief Medical Information Officer, Central Valley, and Stuart James, Chief Operating Officer, Sutter Health.  As the largest geographically contiguous, non-profit system in the United States, Sutter Health aims to deliver a consistent, high-value patient experience in the geographically and socioeconomically […]

OpenNotes: A View from 40 Health Systems and 5 Million Patients

Jan Walker, RN, MBA, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School and Co-Director, OpenNotes, and Melissa K. Anselmo, National Program Director, OpenNotes, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.  OpenNotes, is now in over 40 health systems and reaches more than 5 million patients across the US.   Jan and Melissa discuss […]

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center on Achieving HIMSS Level 7

Elliot Levine, MD, Medical Director of Informatics, Research, and Dept. of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Mohammed Samee, MD, RN, Director of Physician Informatics Council, Internal Medicine Program Director, Meg Capannari, Director Site Information System, and Communications, and Veronica Kiarie, BSN, RN, Manager Clinical Informatics, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (AIMMC).  With less than 3.5% of US hospitals having […]

Data-Enabled Strategic Resource Allocation in ACOs at Advocate

Rishi Sikka, MD, Senior Vice President, Clinical Transformation, and Tina Esposito, VP, Center for Health Information Services, Advocate Health Care.  As the industry continues to shift to a focus of accountability across the care continuum, it becomes imperative for organizations to reallocate human and capital resources, ensuring efficient and effective care for an entire patient […]

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Where does your Organization Stand on the Healthcare Information Security Adoption Model

Darwin Larrison, Corporate Information Security Officer, UnityPoint Health, and Rob Faix, Principal, Impact Advisors, introduce the Healthcare Information Security Adoption Model (HISAM).  HISAM facilitates meaningful security conversations between IT, Information Security, Executive Leadership, and Boards of Directors as security practices are improved over time.  The self-assessment tool consists of yes/no questions to determine which of […]

How Technology Helps Improve Care Transitions and Drives Self-Management at UAB

Joann Clough, Transitional Care Coordinator, UAB Medicine, and Shara Cohen, Senior SVP of Client Experience, Emmi Solutions. Seventy-six percent of readmissions are preventable, yet patients often don't have the understanding, confidence or tools to take action, stay well and out of the hospital. Shara discusses the challenges of reaching and motivating patients outside of the […]

Setting up a Successful Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO)

Cherian Portz, PMP, System Director ePMO & Strategic Planning, and Jodie Gardner, PMP, Manager, ePMO Quality & Process Manager, Ministry Health Care.  Founded in 2004, the Ministry Health Care (MHC) Project Management office began with a focus on information technology projects to further improve the organization's allocation of capital and resource management within two of […]

Accelerating the Adoption of Connected Health

Chantal Worzala, PhD, Director of Policy, American Hospital Association, and Sarah Thomas, Director of Research, Center for Health Solutions (DCHS), and Casey Korba Health Policy Manager, DCHS, Deloitte Consulting, LLC.  The demand for value is prompting healthcare organizations to find more efficient and effective ways to improve care, including making services more accessible through facilitating […]

Cyber Security: Why Legacy Systems are Not Enough

GEN (Ret) Keith Alexander, President and CEO, IronNet Cybersecurity, and former Director, National Security Agency. GEN (Ret) Alexander discusses the evolution of computers and networks, the challenges to network and cybersecurity, and the underlying challenges to civil liberty and privacy. This session details the growing threat in cyberspace, disruptive and destructive attacks, and explores why […]

Population Health at Memorial Hermann

Shawn P. Griffin, MD, Chief Quality and Informatics Officer, MHMD - the Memorial Hermann Physician Network, takes you "behind the scenes" to review the ongoing processes of analytics, care management, and population health at the most successful Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO in the country with over $51M in shared savings over 2 performance years. […]

Ins and Outs of the Vendor Market for Provider-owned Health Plans

Joe Van De Graff, Research Director, KLAS.  Provider-owned health plans (payviders) aren't new, but the payvider market, now permeated with ACOs and new risk-sharing arrangements, is seeing new life and seeking new direction. Which vendors are seen as most critical? Which vendors would clients avoid or replace? KLAS spoke with 44 payviders, approximately one-third of […]