The World Congress 7th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.7.0)

Data Intelligence to Support ACOs and other New Delivery Models

The WHIT v.7.0 Leadership Summit on Data Intelligence to Support ACOs and other New Delivery Model is designed to address the opportunities and challenges for providers in managing clinical data in today’s new health care environment. With an increased focus on accountability and adoption of EHRs, data is now a strategic asset for providers. Clinical analytics, or the use of clinical data to identify and measure quality, patient safety, business efficiency and improvements, has incredible potential to bring value to provider organizations by strengthening their ability to deliver high-value health care.

At this Summit, the audience will gain insights into the challenges of managing data well beyond ensuring that data resides in a database that has analytic tools.

  • Develop structures and processes that enable physicians and hospitals to work together to improve care with common cost and effectiveness goals
  • Extracting informatics data from various sources to optimize care of patient populations
  • Utilize your registry database effectively to identify and engage high risk patients
  • Evaluate performance compared to quality improvement goals and
    benchmarks

Who Should Attend?

Health Plans and Health Systems
CEO, CMO, CNO, CFO, COO, CIO CMIO
Presidents, Vice Presidents, Directors and Managers of: Clinical Informatics, Medical Informatics, Medical Affairs, Analytics, Quality, Performance Management, Clinical Outcomes, Quality Improvement, Utilization Management, Decision Support and Business Analysis

Monday, November 7, 2011
10:45 am -
11:30 am
Health IT – The Glue that Enables a High Functioning ACO
As providers of health care begin the transition to accountable care organizations, new variables will come into play. Population health management, reporting of quality outcomes and the development of patient centered medical home models are some of these. The utilization of electronic medical records and data warehouses are critical to ensure the transition is successful. This session will:
  • Understand the importance of electronic medical records and data warehouses in transitioning to an ACO
  • Review the importance of providing feedback to providers and how it’s done
  • Demonstrate decision support tools at the point of
Ken Letkeman
Chief Information Officer
Marshfield Clinic
Karl J. Ulrich, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Marshfield Clinic
11:30 am -
12:15 pm
Data Integration – The Key to Successfully Utilizing Information for Point of Care and for Population Health

In the emerging world of ACOs, PCMHs ,as well as other new delivery configurations and risk flows, accessing data from multiple sources and turning it into ACTIONABLE INFORMATION as close to real time will be key. There will be winners and losers; Discussion of strategies to be a winner.

  • Evaluate data needs of new ACO, PCMH and other new delivery models
  • Learn tactics to access data from multiple sources and turn it into ACTIONABLE INFORMATION
  • Discuss actionable strategies to achieving success
Charles DeShazer, MD
Vice President of Medical Informatics and Transformation
Dean Health System
Robert K. Kritzler Robert K. Kritzler, MD
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Care Management, Johns Hopkins Healthcare LLC;
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
11:15 am -
12:00 pm
Evolving to an ACO: A Case Study from an Independent Physician Association
This session will show how independent practicing physicians have prepared for accountable care, and incorporate integrated clinical decision support technology and care guidelines at the point of care which improve cost efficiencies and overall patient and physician satisfaction.
  • Understand the role of patient-centeredness in ACO formation
  • Hear NTSP's goals and methods for providing more efficient, accountable care
  • Learn the essential technology elements for quality improvement and accountable care
  • Discover the pivotal role of the health information exchange in allowing physicians and patients to adhere to care guidelines and improve quality of care
Karen Van Wagner, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
North Texas Specialty Physicians
12:00 pm -
12:45 pm
Smart Content for Health: Harnessing the Power of Medical Taxonomy to Develop Clinically Intelligent Applications
  • Learn why a comprehensive medical taxonomy is fundamental to ensuring the right clinical information is available at the right time
  • Hear how semantic technologies are opening up unprecedented possibilities in how we make the universe of health information accessible and useful
  • Discover how Elsevier is developing innovative new products that address the clinician’s workflow by layering Smart Content on top of their vast portfolio of medical and surgical content
Diane Bartoli
Vice President, Product Development
Elsevier Health Sciences
Niraj Katwala
Chief Technical Offer
Healthline Networks, Inc.