Rush Supports McCormick Field Hospital & COVID-19 Testing

Paul Casey, MD, FACEP, Acting Chief Medical Officer, and Jordan Dale, MD, Associate CMIO, Rush University Medical Center.  The Rush University System for Health (RUSH) is a regional and national resource of emergency preparedness, opening the Rush Tower hospital building in 2012 which was the first Chicago area hospital specifically designed to provide treatment for […]

OSF HealthCare’s COVID-19 Digital Response

Michelle Conger, MSW, Chief Strategy Officer, OSF HealthCare and CEO, Saint Gabriel Digital Health; Jennifer Junis, RN, MSN, SVP, OSF, Saint Gabriel Digital Health; Becky Buchen, SVP OSF Innovation; John Vozenilek, MD, FACEP, VP & Chief Medical Officer, OSF Innovation and Saint Gabriel Digital Health; and Melinda Cooling, DNP, MBA, APN, NEA-BC, VP Advanced Practice, […]

Beaumont Health’s Rapid Response and Solutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Marjorie Mathews, VP Healthcare Applications, and Joyce Oh, VP Business Systems / Enterprise Data Management / PMO, Beaumont Health. Beaumont Health has treated the most patients with COVID-19 in Michigan, which currently has the third highest deaths from COVID-19 in the country. Joyce Oh Beaumont’s Research Institute has launched the nation’s largest serological testing study […]

CHRISTUS and COVID-19 Testing

Sam Bagchi, MD, Executive VP & Chief Clinical Officer, CHRISTUS Health.  For months, healthcare providers have been immersed in preparing for and responding to the situations created by COVID-19. But as some states begin to reopen, and as government restrictions on pre-scheduled procedures are relaxed, healthcare systems are beginning to consider how they might better […]

Operating in the New Normal Post COVID-19

Rossy Balmaceda, RN, MSN, Director & Client Leader, East Jefferson General Hospital, Matt MacVey, CHCIO, VP & CIO, Children’s National Hospital, and Dick Flanigan, MBA, FACHE, SVP, Cerner.  The pace of change continues. Dick Flanigan, MBA, FACHE Matt MacVey, CHCIO Rossy Balmaceda, RN, MSN As many health systems continue to surge, others are still watching […]

Rapid Digital Health Transformation During COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond

Sonia Samagh, MD, MBA, National Clinical Lead for Digital Health, OptumCare, and John Kontor, MD, SVP Provider Technology Services, Optum Advisory Services.  While we are in a period of crisis response and uncertainty today, healthcare organizations must implement solutions that simultaneously drive rapid progress and ensure long-term benefit for all. The pivot to virtual care […]

Migrating from MS Office to Google G-Suite at SCL Health

Steven Michaels, VP & CTO, SCL Health System.  The discussion centers around the advantages of selecting a strategic partner like Google and aligning organizational change culture with the benefits of the G-Suite platform. Steven also discusses embracing the agile benefits of the Google relationship and putting into action meaningful solutions that expand beyond G-Suite (i.e. Google Cloud, Pixels).

COVID-19 Medication Management at Hotspot Hospitals

Erin R. Fox, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, Senior Director Drug Information and Support Services, University of Utah Health, Benjamin Pennell, PharmD, MS, Manager Central Pharmacy Operations, Massachusetts General Hospital, Sharon Higgins, RPh, Clinical Informatics Pharmacist, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, and David Berkowitz, PharmD, Performance Center Field Consultant, Omnicell. David Berkowitz PharmD Benjamin Pennell PharmD, MS Erin […]

Framing Social Determinants of Health … Differently

Jay Bhatt, DO, MPH, FACP, former SVP & Chief Medical Officer, American Hospital Association. Dr. Bhatt explores how to consider framing social needs, social determinants of health and health equity for hospitals and health systems. He also discusses the intersection between these social factors that affect overall health and the power of community partnerships in the wake of COVID-19. Link to the article […]

Protecting Revenue Cycle During COVID-19

Brian Junghans Jim Akimchuk Jim Akimchuk, VP, and Brian Junghans, VP, Impact Advisors.  As healthcare providers have shifted focus to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, normal business operations have been interrupted causing significant financial pressures. While the underlying variables at some institutions are relatively consistent (e.g., the impact to non-COVID patient volumes), others are dramatically […]

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Our Nation’s Hospitals: What’s Next?

Paul Keckley, PhD, Managing Editor, The Keckley Report; and Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), the University of Minnesota.  Hospitals across the country have responded courageously and admirably as the nation’s public health servants to address and manage the international COVID-19 pandemic. Michael T. Osterholm PhD, MPH […]

Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Procedure Decision-Making at University of Chicago Medicine

Kiran Turaga, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Surgery & Director, Surgical GI Cancer Program and Regional Therapeutics Program, and Vivek Prachand, MD, Professor of Surgery & Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine. The recent pandemic of COVID-19 created an incredible strain on health systems worldwide, leading to postponements of elective surgeries. Kiran Turaga […]

Using Analytics to Improve Care Management

Robert Crossey, DO, President, and Francis R. Colangelo, MD, MS-HQS, FACP, VP and Chief Quality Officer, Premier Medical Associates.  Improving care coordination for patients with multiple co-morbidities and chronic conditions is essential to increasing quality and reducing the total cost of care. Robert Crossey DO Francis R. Colangelo MD, MS-HQS, FACP These patients face unique challenges navigating the […]

Professional Satisfaction and Practice Sustainability in the Era of COVID-19

Michael Tutty, PhD, Group VP, Professional Satisfaction and Practice Sustainability, American Medical Association (AMA).  In the last three months there have been tremendous changes and challenges to the physician profession arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.  From those clinicians working on the frontlines to those struggling with reduced clinical workloads, healthcare is in turmoil.  Michael presents […]