Strategic Planning

Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld is sworn in as the first openly gay person to serve as AMA president.

The health system has partnered to predict hospital load and then match it with the clinical team, says Dr. John Doulis, VP of data services and innovation at HCA Healthcare.  

Kyruus has focused on data management, says Chief Revenue Officer Brandon Spring, and Intermountain is creating a unified patient experience across hospitals, says Mona Baset, VP of digital services for Intermountain Health.  

Azalea's API Marketplace is a plug and play FHIR framework that can be scaled for smaller organizations, says Nathan Shepard, the company's VP of product.  

VC partnerships with cutting-edge startups can onboard health system technology to fill gaps in a cost-efficient way, say Michael Hasselberg, the University of Rochester's chief digital health officer, and Dr. Justin Norden, a partner at GSR Ventures.

CareSignal, which is part of Lightbeam, takes population health enablement strategies and metrics to clinicians, says CareSignal CEO Blake Marggraff and Lightbeam president Jerry Shultz.

The company has reportedly been hit financially by two recent opioid settlements.

Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of Illinois Department of Public Health, discusses using data to determine patients at risk and programs that will make a difference.

Flexible physical spaces would be added to allow for full integration of digital technology.

The move is an effort to expand and accelerate pharmacy care delivery for patients with chronic and complex care needs.