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 […]

Acute Care Transformation at Cedars Sinai

Rupal Badani, MD, Medical Director, Cedars-Sinai Medical Network. COVID-19 has transformed the way we live and work, and that has certainly been true in how patients receive healthcare. The Cedars-Sinai Medical Network had already been engaged in a lean-based redesign of primary care practices, called "practice transformation", looking at ways to streamline workflow, redesign physical […]

Banner Telehealth Operations: Acute, Ambulatory, and Home

Jim Roxburgh Michael Simons, MD Jim Roxburgh, CEO Banner Telehealth, and Michael Simons, MD, Medical Director of Banner Telehealth, Banner Health.  Banner’s telehealth program encompasses a comprehensive approach to patient care across the continuum of care. Services reach across 6 states and 28 hospitals. Banner Telehealth’s approach to care is designed to support easy access […]

The Journey to Ambient Clinical Intelligence at Rush University Medical Center

Jordan Dale, MD Jared Pelo, MD Jordan Dale, MD, Acting CMIO, Rush University Medical Center and Jared Pelo, MD, CMIO, Nuance.  In 2018, Rush University Medical Center was one of the first medical centers to adopt AI-powered virtual assistant solutions as a stepping stone toward ambient clinical intelligence.  Today, amid the shift to new hybrid […]