Morning Speakers
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Introduction and Industry Commentary
Tory Cenaj, Founder and Publisher, Partners in Digital Health
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Keynote
Challenges and Opportunities in Space Medicine, Space Flight, and Holoportation
Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Josef Schmid III, NASA Flight Surgeon and Major General (retired), Mobilization Assistant to the Surgeon General of the Air Force
Dr. Schmid will provide an overview of the NASA space medicine operations current spaceflight challenges and opportunities in the context of the environments of care including air, space and terrestrially in our domestic and international health systems. He will provide a worldwind tour of Space Medicine origins, space telemedicine, medical training required, extreme environmenta of care, NASA international and off the planet medical operations, mission planning, space physiology, longitudinal surveillance of astronaut health, current and future missions, commercial space flight and new vehicles. Dr. Schmid will introduce the Holoportation Project, the first Holographic Transportation of humans to space, new technologies and opportunities for collaboration and problem solving with NASA.
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Market Transformation, Opportunities and Challenges of Telehealth Players
Telehealth Players That Will Win Vs. Lose In The Near Future + Equitable Access For Sub-Populations To Telehealth Services
Katrin Zimmermann, Managing Director, TLGG, North America
There are three types of known “telehealth players” and only two will prevail in the future. The first type are credible known entities like Cleveland Clinic, UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, or Amazon Care, which would be their online arm. The second type will be telehealth solutions that broker availability of different services between brands. The third type – and the one that won’t work – is the standalone solution. From a patient standpoint, more credibility is needed to use these services. Smart market players in the telehealth industry anticipate future trends and make sure business focuses on several consumer problems, not one.
Further, there are concerns about equitable access to telehealth services, particularly for video telehealth – something HCPs and telehealth companies should think about as telehealth becomes a long-term/permanent solution. Basic technological barriers like lack of broadband access, digital literacy, social isolation, disparities in technology/device ownership prevent patients from engaging with their providers via telehealth. These barriers have disproportionate impacts across different populations. Additionally, social data gaps – low technology for certain sub-populations indicates minimal data availability.
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Addressing Workforce Crisis through New Models of Care
Kathleen McGrow DNP, MS, RN, PMP, Chief Nursing Information Officer, Microsoft Health & Life Sciences
The healthcare industry has already been burdened by longstanding trends like aging populations, provider burnout, and patient dissatisfaction. Healthcare burnout has increased significantly during the pandemic. Many factors are putting strain on the industry: expanding healthcare roles, squeeze in reimbursements, competition for patient volume, shifts in the delivery of care, and a shortage of providers and staff. These factors have contributed to the unprecedented challenge forcing healthcare organizations to rethink established norms and operational best practices. While new technologies have promised significant clinical and operational benefits for healthcare organizations, COVID-19 has turned them from nice-to-haves to imperatives. This session will discuss how today’s workforce crisis can be addressed through new models of care such as telehealth.
Objectives:
- Discuss the business process and business applications revolution
- Explain the experience revolution
- Describe the impact of new models of care on the clinical workforce
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Key Components of a Tech-Enabled Hospital at Home Program
Dr. Sandeep Pulim, Medical Director, Biofourmis
Until recently, acute care technological innovations were centered on improvements in procedural interventions or critical care. Accelerated by the pandemic, there has been a shift and developing interest in bringing acute-level care into the home. As a result, more tech-enabled improvements are supporting decentralized care models. Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), combined with clinical necessity, are enabling healthcare systems to deliver better care beyond the four walls of the hospital.
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Insiders Perspectives On Hybrid Care
Kathleen McGrow, DNP, MS, RN, PMP, Chief Nursing Information Officer, Microsoft Health & Life Sciences
Dr. Shayan Vayas, VP Quality and Innovations, Teladoc Health
Alpesh Patel, CEO, Ravkoo Health
Hear from Microsoft, Teladoc Health, and Ravkoo Health executives about what is currently top of mind for them, their respected healthcare businesses, and what they are being asked to deliver on for clients and consumers. The panel will ask and discuss open-ended questions on our new hybrid world including.
- What the newest virtual tool health organization are using virtual tools
- What the most mature use case in virtual care
- Where is digital health or virtual health “puck” head over the next few years
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Break Service
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
The Role Blockchain Technology Can Play in Solving Today’s Telemedicine Limitations
Pradeep Goel, CEO, Solve.Care
Data security, regulatory compliance, cost of IT infrastructure, cross border consultations, and interoperability are just some of the challenges telemedicine faces today. Find out how blockchain technology can help solve many of the pressing challenges, telemedicine faces today.
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Raising the Bar in RPM Innovation with Value Based Patient-Centered Care
Maria Palombini, Director, Healthcare & LIfe Science Global Practice Lead, IEEE SA
Vladimir A. Pozdin, Asst. Professor, Department of Electrical. Computer and Mechanical Engineering, Florida International University
Sponsored by
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
*****Editors Telehealth and Medicine Today Best Article Award*****
A COVID-19 Telehealth Impact Study—Exploring One Year of Telehealth Experimentation
Francis X. Campion, MD, Principal Lead Digital Health and Group Leader, Health AI, MITRE Corporation, et al DOI: https://doi.org/10.30953/tmt.v6.280
Developing Evidence for Telehealth Effectiveness
Francis X. Campion, MD, Principal Lead Digital Health and Group Leader, Health AI, MITRE Corporation
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Lunch Break
Afternoon Speakers
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM
The Evolution and Promise of Digital Health
Stephen Konya, Senior Advisor, Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Learn about the history of health IT policy in the US, and how the national infrastructure being built today via the 21st Century Cures Act, is paving the way for a digitally native healthcare ecosystem in the years ahead.
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Data as Strategy: How Platforms Solve Problems and Ecosystems can Transform the Industry
Tom Andriola, Vice Chancellor, Information, Technology and Data & Chief Digital Officer, UC Irvine Health
Many organizations talk about the power of data but too few really understand the full potential. Utilizing a strategic framework that redefines the roles of collaboration and innovation, ses how one organization built competitive differentiators by expanding upon the concept of a data analytics platform to create a data operating system and beyond enterprise analytics to facilitating an ecosystem.
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
Global Trends in Information Governance & Data Protection
Charles C. Dunham, IV, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Houston, Texas, USA
Carsten Kociok, Local Partner, Greenberg Traurig Germany, LLP, Berlin, Germany
This presentation will discuss the top legal and regulatory issues affecting information governance and data privacy and security measures being implemented or expanded in the United States and European Union. This presentation will provide valuable insights to startups and existing telemedicine providers and digital health technology companies seeking to understand strategic planning to optimize market success and maintain regulatory compliance.
Key Topics / Learning Points
- Policy trends in the United States and recently enacted state privacy laws
- Practical insights and recommendations to compliance with GDPR or local privacy rules
- Flexibilities applied during the pandemic to ensure access to safer health care
- Pending legislation impacting information governance and data protection
- Access and use of individually identifiable information in clinical trials and research
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
How ‘Resource Recycling’ Impacts a New Telehealth Paradigm
Dr. Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos, Advisor, WHO, WORLD BANK, European Commission
Telehealth provides an opportunity to change rules of engagement, reach out to neglected communities, and uncharted populations at the touch of a button, redefining a transformative vision from disconnection to a well-orchestrated consortium of value-based care and patient-centered services. All we need to do is to develop a ‘digital resource recycling’ mentality, and technology will take care of the rest.
The new telehealth paradigm supports outreach, connectivity and interaction, offering an opportunity to put an end to the current innovation predicament and function on a platform that we can scale and radically transform the pace and permanence of integration in health and care systems. The challenge is an overproduction of data, already contributing to the global carbon footprint. This is where data recycling comes in, as a sustainability prerequisite for the new telehealth paradigm.
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Leveraging Web 3.0 Architecture for Healthcare 4.0
Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes, CEO, Softhread
The global digital transformation has been exponentially accelerated by the latest pandemic and we have a unique opportunity to redefine, redesign and reconfigure global wellness, global health and global health-care delivery systems. Telehealth and telemedicine play a key role in this new ecosystem and can act as a gateway to achieving Healthcare 4.0. The dual power of increased telehealth adoption, and transitioning towards a decentralized next generation internet (web 3.0) can act as a catalyst to enhance our efforts toward attainment of a more equitable healthcare ecosystem.
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
How Do We Get Physicians To Care About The Bottom-Line?
Adam Robison, Chief Medical Officer, AImedica
Modern healthcare is quickly evolving. The advent of EHRs and digital health is putting pressure on physicians to know more and more non-clinical information. In addition to their clinical expertise physician alignment and proficiency with financial, compliance, and administrative objectives is critical for the modern healthcare systems overall success. While physicians are experts at providing the best possible care for their patients, they receive little to no training on how to align with crucial health system initiatives resulting in friction between physician and health system stakeholders. The secret to harmoniously merging physician’s clinical goals with the health system’s business goals is increasing the application of evidence-based EHR integrated disease management.
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Telehealth Pearls 2022
Francis X. Campion, MD, Principal Lead Digital Health and Group Leader, Health AI, MITRE Corporation
Beju Shah, PharmD, MBA, Doxy.me
Oren J. Mechanic, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, eMed Digital Healthcare
Dr. Tarun Mohan Lal, Vice President, Chief Analytics and Solutions Officer, Atrium Health/Navient
Panelists will discuss topics below and their relevance for telehealth leaders.
- Current challenges for providers
- Reimbursement
- Workflows
- Prescribing
- Disparities of care
- Future vision for telehealth for health-systems
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Afternoon Break
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Opportunities and Obstacles for Using Remote Monitoring and AI to Enable Sustained Integrated Telehealth PPT
Shereese Maynard, Co-founder of NostraData Medical and Founder of AskShereese.tech
Prasad Kothari, Director, Axtria
Jiang Li, PhD, CEO, Vivalink
Telehealth has seen a rapid growth period in the last a couple of years globally, partly propelled by the pandemic. Now many patients and healthcare providers have seen the potential benefits of telehealth, many people are in the process to drive sustained growth of this new paradigm of healthcare. The panel will be focused on two key enabling factors of the future growth of integrated telehealth, i.e., remote monitoring and AI. They will use specific cases to discuss the Opportunities and Obstacles in the development, deployment, and commercialization of these technologies.
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Patient Centricity and Ways to Expand Telehealth and Telemedicine Access
Dr. Innocent Clement, CEO, Ciba Health
The speaker will address topics such as wearable device usefulness for both practitioners and insurers, opportunities of digital health and telemedicine for the insurance industry, and how to expand services and platforms across borders.
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Quadruple Aim Meets Digital Health: Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Paul Barach, Quadruple Aim Meets Digital Health: Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Sweta, Sneha, Executive Director of Healthcare Management Informatics., Professor of Information Systems, Coles College of Business, Kennesaw University
Steve Meurer, Executive Principal, Data Science and Member Insights, Vizient
The group will evaluate telehealth policy and service interventions: framework to guide selection, and interpretation of study end points.
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Keynote TBA
David Houghton, MD, Medical Director, Digital Medicine, Ochsner Health
Description TBA
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
