Healthcare Strategies

Constructing Population Health Programs That Reduce Health Disparities

Julie Smithwick, executive director for the Center for Community Health Alignment, shares from her over 25 years of experience in helping communities build more equitable healthcare systems. She defines and distinguishes between health disparities and health inequities. Additionally, Smithwick offers steps that healthcare organizations can take to reduce the existence of both in their communities.

Advancing Digital Transformation, Telemedicine in the Post-Acute Care Setting

Lori Baker, director of ambulatory care management and senior services/post-acute care at TriHealth, describes how her health system transformed its digital strategy in the post-acute care setting. She explores how this digital transformation--which includes progress into telemedicine--can extend providers’ productivity and she offers her projections of the industry’s trajectory for digital transformation.
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Preparing for Price Transparency in Healthcare

Andrew Selesnick, shareholder in Buchalter Law Firms's Los Angeles office, breaks down the upcoming hospital price transparency rule and the ongoing battle to stop CMS from mandating public disclosure of payer-negotiated rates, slated to go into effect on January 1, 2021. In light of this policy, he reviews the aims and effects of price transparency measures. Selesnick also shares price transparency compliance strategies for hospitals.
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Keeping the Future In Sight: Exploring Xtelligent’s New Insights Report

Emily Sokol, senior researcher and editor at Xtelligent Healthcare Media, dives into Xtelligent’s Insights report, “The Future of Healthcare: Moving Beyond 2020.” As the lead researcher on this report, Sokol offers an invaluable perspective on the study’s findings, uncovering the industry’s coronavirus response and recovery and value-based care progress. The study balances data with experience, bringing together survey responses and interviews with industry leaders to develop a comprehensive overview of perspectives.
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Launching a Telehealth Platform for Pediatric Physical Therapy

Sierra Christensen, PT, DPT, ATC, a pediatric physical therapist based in Texas, launched a telehealth service to improve her practice. The results she’s seen with her young patients, their families and her own work-life balance have convinced her to go all-virtual.

Leveraging the ACO Model for SDOH-Enabled Population Health Management

Christina Severin, president and chief executive officer of Community Care Cooperative (C3), shares how C3 uses its model as an accountable care organization made up of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to its advantage for population health management. She touches on how to communicate well with FQHCs, tools for managing social determinants of health data, and the difference between social determinants of health and health-related social needs.
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Factoring Broadband Connectivity into a Successful Telehealth Program

Craig Settles brings together broadband and healthcare stakeholders to launch telehealth initiatives, and says success depends on both of those parties working together. One such example is his own project to deliver connected health services through local barbershops in urban areas. To contact Craig Settles, email him at craig@cjspeaks.com.

Bolstering A Hospital’s Efficiency Journey, Fiscal Outlook When Reopening

Ken Wheat, senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) at Eisenhower Health, describes how the nonprofit hospital managed its financial strategy during the height of the pandemic and its plans for reopening. He covers the roles that telehealth and virtual care could play going forward as restrictions on nonurgent care and elective surgeries lift and offers advice on advancing efficiency journeys through automation.
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Introducing Telehealth Strategies in Solo and Small Practices

Amy Witt, MD, licensed, board-certified dermatologist at Derrow Dermatology, discusses the process of introducing telehealth to her dermatology practice at the beginning of the coronavirus. She shares how she generated buy-in from her existing and new patients, how coronavirus has impacted telehealth utilization, and what the future holds for telehealth in dermatology.

Creating Successful Business Associate Agreements and Breach Response

Shefali Mookencherry, Impact Advisors' Principal Advisor and Solution Leader of Information Security, Privacy, and Disaster Recovery, outlines key elements for drafting solid business associate agreements and potential red flags to avoid when negotiating with business associates. Mookencherry also lays to rest some misconceptions about breach protocols and HIPAA compliance.