Faculty Interviews
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Philip Fasano Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Kaiser Permanente Featured speaker and new author Phil Fasano of Kaiser Permanente explains how electronic records have transformed care delivery and why the rest of the health industry is looking at Kaiser as a successful model to reduce overall costs. |
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Ben Sawyer Co-Founder Digitalmill According to recent data, the number of mobile internet devices will outnumber the number of humans this year. Gamification experts like Ben Sawyer, believe that kind of staggering growth provides enormous opportunity to engage people in the monitoring of their own health by using game theory and apps that would be interesting to people of all ages.
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Nebeyou Abebe MA, PMP Associate Director Health Systems How do you sustain a pilot project and make it scalable not just in your city but across your State especially one that addresses a health concern as important as diabetes? Nebeyou Abebe of the Lousiana Public Health Institute discusses the importance of public and private sector partners who share the same vision and goal. |
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Rajni Aneja, MD, MBA, CPE Strategic Executive, Clinical Transformation Leader Humana Dr. Rajni Aneja addresses the significant impact that digital health technologies are having on reducing patient readmissions. She also talks about meeting Mother Teresa when she was very young and how that influenced her decision to become a physician. |
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Alan D. Snell, MD, MMM Chief Medical Informatics Officer St. Vincent Health Dr. Alan Snell shares strong evidence from the Beacon Community Project that showed dramatic reductions in hospital readmissions through the help of digital technology and at-home monitoring. |
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Joseph C. Kvedar, MD Executive Director Partners HealthCare Featured speaker Dr. Joseph Kvedar says accountable care organizations are promoting the implementation of more digital solutions to address quality and efficiency. |
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Jonah J. Czerwinski Senior Advisor to the Secretary U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to apply innovation towards better care and service for veterans, including addressing the growing backlog of claims associated with war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Senior advisor Jonah J. Czerwinski says the private sector will benefit from learning about the VA's new innovation center that was launched in February of 2013. |
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