A Roadmap for Population Health:  Best Practices for Achieving Operational Alignment

Larry Yuhasz, National Practice Leader, Truven Health Analytics, shares insights gleaned from 3,000 hospital clients about managing the transition from fee-for-service to risk-based reimbursement models and population health approaches. Hospital systems live in a hybrid world where FFS demands attention to volume and efficiency, while at-risk models push for value and effectiveness.  The approaches identified […]

Coordinated Care: More Effective, More Efficient

Jordan Battani, Managing Director, Mark Kaufman, MD, MBA, Clinical Leader, and Femi Ladega, CTO, CSC.  Healthcare organizations around the world face formidable challenges as they look to improve the results, quality and safety of care for patients, while at the same time reduce healthcare inflation.  Research and practical experience show that fragmented processes of care […]

Data Analytics Venture at Texas Health Resources

Ferdinand Velasco, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, and Natalie Dion, Director, Enterprise Data Management, Texas Health Resources, and Sean Cassidy, VP, Premier, Inc. Healthcare is rapidly moving to become more connected and accountable, but its technology isn't keeping pace. Legacy technology systems can't integrate clinical, financial and operational data across individual hospitals, let alone across […]

Journey to Accountable Care: Seton Health Alliance Story

Jeff Cook, CEO, and Greg Sheff, MD, President and CMO, Seton Health Alliance. Leaders from Seton Health Alliance, a Medicare Pioneer ACO, which includes at its core a regional hospital system and an independent multi-specialty physician group, discuss lessons learned on the journey to accountable care. Focus will be given to governance, operational, IT and […]

Evolving Regulatory Timelines and Updates

Harry Greenspun, MD, Senior Advisor for Health Care Transformation and Technology, Sophie Stern, MPH, Health Policy Specialist from the Deloitte Center of Health Solutions, and Eric Finocchiaro, Director, Deloitte Consulting.  Learn more about what lies ahead for healthcare providers as Dr. Greenspun, Sophie and Eric discuss the evolving regulatory landscape and other updates and their […]

Managing Transitions of Care to Prevent Readmissions

Rodolfo Alvarez del Castillo, MD, Director of LTPAC Operations/Physician Advisor, Normal Regional Health System, discusses how their ONC Challenge Grant has resulted in a 40% reduction in readmissions using Cerner solutions of Care Tracker, Direct and HIE across the community for Norman Regional Health System.

Meeting the Near-term Data and Analytics Challenge for Coordinated Care

Jane Metzger, Research Principal in Emerging Practices, CSC. Critical to success with coordinated care is a constantly updated set of patient information available both to clinicians in real time, but also as structured data so that analytics can assist with clinical decision support, patient tracking, and population management on a broad scale. Thanks in large […]

Developing a Culture of Health for Health System Employers

Jody Amodeo, RN, VP Practice Leadership, Truven Health Analytics, discusses the findings from the recent Truven Health study on the health of hospital workers, and offers best practices for implementing a culture of health in a hospital environment.

CHI, Spectrum, U. of Kentucky Describe Strategic Priorities for the PMO

John Kocon, Vice President, Enterprise Program Management Office, Catholic Health Initiatives (moderator), Brian Krajewski, Director, Enterprise Portfolio Management Office, Spectrum Health, and Michelle Cassin, IT Executive Director - PMO, UK HealthCare.  John reviews top priorities for PMO Leaders across all industries, and compares the similarities and differences to PMO priorities among healthcare leaders. Each organization […]

Creating a Comprehensive Patient EHR with Device Integration

Tim Smith, Principal, Kelly Patrick, Specialist Leader, Nick Wong, Senior Manager, Health Information Technology Solutions (HITS) and James Moore Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP.  This session provides an overview of the importance of medical device integration to providing a complete view of the patient in an EHR. They review some of the established and emerging […]

The Evolution of Payment Risk and Analytics

Bob Kelley, SVP, Center for Healthcare Analytics, and Larry Yuhasz, National Practice Leader, Truven Health Analytics.  As hospital systems pilot and implement at-risk contracts, a whole new analytical agenda needs to be developed.  Outcomes (both clinical and financial) need to measured and evaluated in a new light.  This session focuses on the creation of this […]

Bringing Healthcare to the Patient: Technologies to Enhance Patient Engagement

Jared Rhoads, Senior Research Specialist, and Clive Flashman, Global Healthcare Specialist, CSC. New technologies, services, and design concepts are enabling patients to become more engaged in their health and care. Social media, mobile devices, and monitoring devices have broken down geographic barriers and brought people together. Meanwhile gamification, glanceability, and location awareness make technologies more […]

Clinical Integration for Connected Health at CHRISTUS Health

Hank Fanberg, Director, Technology Advocacy, and Luke Webster, MD, CMIO, CHRISTUS Health. As a large integrated delivery system with operations in seven states and three countries, CHRISTUS Health is on the cutting edge of leveraging technology for clinical integration. Clinical integration can start from the clinician's point of view, or the patient/customer's. Learn how CHRISTUS […]

Keys to Analytics Success

Alan Krumholz, MD, FAAP, DFACMQ, VP and Director of Quality Outcomes, Mayo Clinic Health System.  Dr. Krumholz, describes Mayo's analytics program as one which focuses on actionable opportunities.  The platform works in conjunction with Cerner's EMR and aggregates clinical data against various quality metrics. Mayo also compares its performance against other large medical groups in […]

Data Driven Approach to Physician Performance Improvement

David Kim, Director of Strategic and Decision Support at Franciscan Alliance, Inc., and Brian Waterman, Sr. Product Manager, and Bob Sutter, Sr. Consultant, Truven Health Analytics. Discover how Franciscan Alliance Inc. is using analysis of risk-adjusted outcomes using statistical studies to identify variations in physician performance. The session highlights the application of this analytical approach […]