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2014 Pre-Conference Speaker Interviews
The Eliza Corporation returns as a thought leader to WHCC 2014. Sr. Vice President Marc Jeffreys gives a preview of what their presentation will cover including how Eliza is helping clients better serve their membership in the Exchange environment.
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Marc Jeffreys
Sr. Vice President
Eliza Corporation |
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WHCC 2014 speaker Ray Desrochers speaks on the challenges that the health care industry currently faces using software systems that are 20-30 years old.
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Ray Desrochers
Executive Vice President
HealthEdge |
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Teleperformance's Amit Shankardass talks about the new health care consumer and how member engagement can be enhanced.
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Amit Shankardass
Executive Vice President of Marketing
Teleperformance |
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Massachusetts' healthcare law, passed in 2006, served as a model for the Affordable Care Act. David Kerrigan of the Massachusetts Health Connector discusses ongoing initiatives in the State and the successful work of forward thinking private and public organizations.
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David Kerrigan
Director, Business Development
Massachusetts Health Connector |
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J. Knox Singleton, co-author of a book on sustainability in health care, discusses the strategies in place at Inova Health System, one of the nation's most integrated and wired systems located in the metropolitan Washington region.
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J. Knox Singleton
Chief Executive Officer
Inova Health System |
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Dr. John Walker, Chief Medical Officer at Cornerstone Health Care has led multiple initiatives to facilitate Cornerstone's transformation to a fee-for-value health care delivery model, including getting more time for physicians to spend with patients, which is what they say they want.
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John Walker, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Cornerstone Health Care |
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Ann Burnett shares some of the challenges she's encountered with bundled payments. She will be a key participant in a panel at the Network and Contract Management Summit at WHCC 2014.
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Ann Burnett
Vice President, Provider Network Innovations and Partnerships
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina |
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Kaiser Permanente's Megan Zimmermann discusses the benefits that both patients and physicians have experienced, operating with the most advanced electronic health record system in the healthcare industry thereby achieving better coordinated patient care.
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Megan Zimmermann
Chief of Staff, Health Plan Business Technology Solutions and Services
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. |
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Faculty member Samantha Burch speaks about progress on the IT front and what's still to come with ongoing technology adoption and innovation.
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Samantha Burch
Vice President, Legislation and Health Information Technology
Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) |
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Dr. Michael Dulin, part of the faculty at the April Health Information Technology Summit shares his on the ground experience of integrating clinical and claims data and why Carolinas HealthCare System believes it will improve population health.
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Michael Dulin, MD, PhD
Chief Clinical Officer, Analytics and Outcomes Research
Carolinas HealthCare System |
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More and more, the latest in information technology will play an integral role in managing personal health information. Mariann Yeager of Healtheway, a non-profit public-private partnership that supports the operations of the eHealth Exchange, talks about some of the takeaways she's preparing for April.
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Mariann Yeager
Executive Director
Healtheway, Inc. |
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As part of the Health Plan and Payer Summit, faculty member Aneesh Kumar will be providing a framework on how organizations can navigate the shift from a wholesale to retail market.
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Aneesh Kumar
Head, Consumer Engagement Strategy
Aetna |
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Dr. Joseph Kvedar has been working on connected health for over 18 years. He talks about the progress made on the reimbursement front and gives a preview of the compelling case examples he'll be addressing in his upcoming World Congress presentations.
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Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
Executive Director, Center for Connected Health
Partners HealthCare |
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Dr. Tom X. Lee, who trained as general internist, is Founder of One Medical Group. He talks about his unique model for primary care which is receiving very positive feedback from patients.
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Tom X. Lee
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
One Medical Group |
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Dr. Carol Steltenkamp has described herself as not a "techy" person. But she is passionate about using health care IT to improve the care of her patients and will be speaking on the tech decisions that will influence the future of health organizations.
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Carol L. Steltenkamp, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer
University of Kentucky HealthCare |
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Dr. Joseph Barcie one of the featured panelists during the Hospital and Health System Summit says that a great deal can be learned from health care systems outside the United States.
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Joseph S. Barcie, MD
Corporate Senior Vice President International Operations
Christus Health |
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The trend towards consolidation in the health care sector is here to stay and it will take several years before tangible costs savings are realized. Dr. Peter Angood, CEO of the American College of Physician Executives says after investments are made to drive efficiencies, hospital systems are looking at another 3-5 years before they see a return on the money spent.
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Peter B. Angood, MD
Chief Executive Officer
American College of Physician Executives |
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