Martin S. Kohn, MD
Consultant

As a former chief medical scientist of IBM research, Martin Kohn, M.D., used big data to help design the Watson supercomputer so it would better support the work of practicing physicians. More recently, he served as chief medical scientist at Sentrian, creating predictive analytic systems integrating home monitoring with longitudinal health data for patients with complex chronic diseases. Today, Dr. Kohn consultant and strategist in the use of healthcare data for clinical decision support and health policy development, aiding organizations preparing for the transformation of healthcare. In this keynote presentation, Dr. Kohn provides his vision of the impact of data and telemedicine on healthcare transformation.

Scott Stuewe
Consultant, President and CEO, DirectTrust

Scott Stuewe, a 25 year health IT veteran and interoperability expert, will chart a course toward an interoperable future for telemedicine and review the regulatory climate identifying the areas that still need attention from industry. He will examine the unique requirements that must be addressed in this emerging domain to make patient data flow across both technical and business boundaries. He will show how identity, security, trust and standards can support data liquidity and value based care.

Kim Jacobs
Vice President of Strategic Business & Consumer Innovation at UPMC Health Plan

A leader in telemedicine, UPMC launched its 24/7 Telestroke program nearly 13 years ago and has since expanded both in-patient and out-patient telehealth services. These services now include over 60 clinical specialties at more than 106 locations, and direct to patients’ homes since 2013 via UPMC AnywhereCare. More than 25,000 patients have accessed on-demand clinical care via the AnywhereCare platform. Kim Jacobs, vice president of strategic business & consumer innovation at UPMC Health Plan shares insights, outcomes, and their vision for UPMC’s telemedicine program.

Jeanine Maier
Executive Director of Consumer Engagement, Kaiser Permanente
Katie Wilson, RD
Manager of Telemedicine and Mobility for the Mid-Atlantic, Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente’s unique, integrated model supports secure and reliable virtual care connections among patients and providers. Even more, virtual care allows Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States to advance its mission to provide right care to the right patient at the right time and place - especially the time and place that are most convenient for the patient. Practical use cases and case studies for virtual care technologies will be shared.

Dennis Truong, MD
Regional Director of Telemedicine and Mobility, Kaiser Permanente
John Peters, MS
Deputy Director, Telehealth Services, Office of Connected Care, Department of Veterans Affairs
Kim Jacobs
VP, Strategic Business and Consumer Innovation, UPMC Health Plan
Moderated by Shawn Griffin, MD
President & CEO, URAC

Vimal Mishra, MD
Medical Director, Office of Telemedicine, Virginia Commonwealth University

With a philosophy of expansion at the core of its strategy, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System takes a different approach to telehealth than some other healthcare systems, explains Vimal Mishra, M.D., medical director of telehealth, by keeping in mind the value streams of access, experience, effectiveness and care redesign. While VCU has provided telehealth services for the past 20 years, it is expanding to a direct-to-consumer telehealth service, which has required care redesign. In this session, Dr. Mishra presents how VCU has transitioned to a DTC telehealth model and the impact on physician burnout, over-booked clinics, patient satisfaction and quality of care.

Michael Hasselberg, PhD
Director of Telepsychiatry and Director, Project ECHO®, University of Rochester Medical Center

In New York State alone, the number of adults age 65 or older will almost double from 2.5 million in 2016 to 4 million by 2030, and the number of elderly patients with mental illness is expected to rise from 495,000 to 772,000 by that time. But fewer than 50 geriatric psychiatrists are graduating from domestic schools each year. Treating depression, dementia and other mental health issues in the geriatric population presents unique challenges for professionals in the field. Hear from Michael Hasselberg, Ph.D., RN, PMHNP-BC, director of telepsychiatry and director, Project ECHO, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), who is leading innovative telehealth efforts to provide mental health treatment to elderly patients in rural areas.

Robert Plotkin
Chief Executive Officer, Arcadian Telepsychiatry Services LLC

Robert Plotkin, CEO of Arcadian Telepsychiatry Services, provides an interesting look at how technology is used to improve overall behavioral healthcare and reduce overall costs to the system.” MYnd Analytics, which acquired Arcadian in November 2017, brings its data analytics capabilities to Arcadian’s telepsychiatry and tele-mental health services – in a highly strategic partnership that will greatly improve mental health outcomes, reduce trial and error prescribing, and lower overall healthcare costs.

Michael Hasselberg, PhD
Director of Telepsychiatry and Director, Project ECHO®, University of Rochester Medical Center
Steven Locke, MD
Founder and Chief Medical Officer, iHope Network, Inc.
Robert Plotkin
CEO, Arcadian Telepsychiatry Services, LLC
Moderated by Shawn Griffin, MD
President & CEO, URAC

Judd Hollander, MD
Senior Vice President for Healthcare Delivery Innovation, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Dean for Strategic Health Initiatives, Sidney Kimmel Medical College; Professor & Vice Chair of Finance & Healthcare Enterprises, Department of Emergency Medicine

Judd Hollander, M.D., who is the director of the JeffConnect® Progam, brings his expertise to discuss what healthcare organizations and physicians can do to improve physician engagement, and the leadership and clinical skills needed. He discusses team and communication skills, clinical skills training business fundamentals and research knowledge needed to deliver quality patient care through telehealth.

Patrick McCarthy
Director of Telehealth Services, Northwell Health
Vimal Mishra, MD
Medical Director, Office of Telemedicine; Physician Informaticist, Office of Clinical Transformation; Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University
Tamara Perry
Senior Director of Operations, Virtual Health and Innovation, Children’s Health System of Texas
Moderated by Shawn Griffin, MD
President and CEO, URAC

Adam Darkins, MD
President and CEO, Empiricon LLC; chief strategy officer of AristaMD
Judd Hollander, MD
SVP for Healthcare Delivery Innovation, Thomas Jefferson University
Martin Kohn, MD
Consultant
Steven Locke, MD
Chief Medical Officer, iHope Network
Moderated by Shawn Griffin, MD
President & CEO, URAC

Adam Darkins, MD
President and CEO, Empiricon, Chief Strategy Officer, AristaMD
Patrick McCarthy
Director of Telehealth Services, Northwell Health
Scott Stuewe
President and CEO, DirectTrust
Moderated by Shawn Griffin, MD
President & CEO, URAC

Telehealth, Risk Management and the Need for Accreditation

Telehealth is exploding – and this means that the risks are also rising. Issues include regulatory and policy, malpractice complexity, standard of care, cybersecurity, prescriptions, patient privacy and more. In this engaging, interactive workshop we’ll discuss the risks in telehealth, and the need for telehealth accreditation to help organizations mitigate the growing risks. While there are no federal regulations or payer requirements for accreditation to deliver telehealth services, there needs to be a discussion about how accreditation may be one solution that ensures strategic partners, consumers, legal and regulatory entities that your organization has the necessary components to improve quality of care, increase efficiency and accountability, monitor for compliance, and ensure consumer protection.

Led by international telehealth consultant Adam Darkins, M.D., president and CEO of Empiricon, LLC, and chief strategy officer of AristaMD, be prepared for an engaging, interactive workshop that will include invited guest speakers with legal and regulatory perspectives.

This is an optional in-person only workshop for an additional fee of $200. The workshop will not be offered for live-stream registration. You will have the option to add this workshop to your in-person registration during the checkout process.