Addressing Inequity in COVID-19 Outcomes

Kenneth J. Fawcett Jr., MD, Vice President, Healthier Communities, Spectrum Health.  Dr. Fawcett asks and attempts to answer how we can create equitable outcomes among disadvantaged populations in the context of an active pandemic.  He describes strategies to reduce COVID-19 infections, explains how to proactively reach out to patients who are at greatest risk outside […]

WEBINAR | Implementation of Virtual Urgent Care Across an Entire Health System at Advocate Aurora Health

Michael Ries, MD, MBA, FCCM, FCCP, FACP, Medical Director System Critical Care, Tele-ICU, Patient Command Center, and Advocate Intensivist Partners; and Cindy Welsh, RN, MBA, FACHE, VP System Adult Critical Care, TeleICU, VPMS, Advocate Intensivist Partners, Central Telemetry-IL, Advocate Aurora Health. Michael Ries, MD, MBA, FCCM, FCCP, FACP Cindy Welsh, RN, MBA, FACHE The COVID […]

Top 10 Factors to Consider when Developing Your Growth Strategy: The role IT can play in 2021

Leslie Schatz, Director of Client Services; Danny Fell, Director of Client Services; Nick Fromell, Subject Matter Expert, Optum; and Carol Chouinard, Vice President, Optum Advisory Services.  As hospital leaders begin to prepare for 2021, it is important to balance long term growth plans, while also working to recover from revenue losses. Carol Chouinard Nick Fromell […]

SI 2020 CISO Virtual Summit: Enterprise Risk Management

The Scottsdale Institute virtually convened 29 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and related senior executives from 24 member organizations for an annual Summit, sponsored and moderated by Deloitte, on December 4, 2020. Representing myriad medical centers across the US, these professionals came together to share their experiences and suggestions to: Grow board and C-suite understanding […]

SI 2020 CIO Virtual Summit: New Alignment for IT in an Era of Rapid Change

The Scottsdale Institute convened 25 chief information officers for a CIO Virtual Summit on December 8, 2020, to discuss how a new social pact between health systems and the public is emerging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic downturn and the incoming administration in Washington, D.C. Key talking points included: “We saw […]

WEBINAR | Retail COVID Vaccine Distribution Strategy Update

Troyen Brennen, MD, MPH, EVP & CMO, CVS Health.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been working with national retail pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreens to provide COVID-19 vaccines once the inoculations are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and distributed in coordination with the Centers for Disease […]

Leverage a Digital Practice to Advance Consumer Engagement amid COVID-19 and Beyond 

Tom Pacek, CIO, Inspira Health, and David Harse, VP and GM, Consumer Engagement, Cerner.  As the healthcare industry undergoes a shift in consumer behavior patterns, providers are challenged with finding new opportunities to meet consumer expectations in delivering quality care.  Rising healthcare costs, a desire for more transparent health data, and the influence of digital […]

A Pharmacy Tech-Driven Telemedicine Medication History Service

Amy Pouillon, PharmD, Medication History Supervisor; Joel West, PharmD, Pharmacy Manager; and Becca Edema, Telemedicine Specialist, Spectrum Health. Becca Edema Joel West, PharmD Amy Pouillon, PharmD This teleconference shares the methodology used to create a highly reliable medication history process, consistent across a multi-hospital system.  Find out how the service uses telemedicine and a shared […]

Journey to Clinical Documentation Excellence at Centura Health

Shelley Clyne, MD, Enterprise Physician Advisor, Centura Health; Karen Simonenko, VP & GM, Clinical Quality and Revenue Integrity, Nuance; and Lisa Baris Schweppe, RHIT, CCS, CCDS, Director, Health Information Management, Nuance. Lisa Baris Schweppe, RHIT, CCS, CCDS Karen Simonenko Shelley Clyne, MD In 2018, Centura Health analyzed their Case Mix Index (CMI) data and found […]

The Commons Project’s CommonPass

JP Pollak, PhD, Chief Product Officer, The Commons Project.  Major airlines will soon roll out apps to check the COVID-19 test and vaccination status of passengers, likely followed by employers, college campuses, sports venues, and cruise ships. CommonPass, developed by the non-profit Commons Project, lets individuals access their lab results and vaccination records, and consent […]

Digital Care at Scale at IU Health

Emily Webber, MD, FAAP, FAMIA, CMIO, Indiana University Health.  Telehealth programs and strategies grew exponentially in 2020 in response to COVID-19.  Driven by the necessity of patient need, and fueled by expanded reimbursement models, telehealth has now become part of patient expectations and clinical operations.  In response, IS and Informatics professionals find themselves in new […]

COVID-19 Immunity Research at Mass General Brigham

Duane Wesemann, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. It is relatively well-known that the immune system produces antibodies in response to COVID-19 infection, but how long these antibody responses last continues to be unclear, and the heterogeneity of immune responses to COVID-19 makes it difficult to […]