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Optum speaker sessions
Shaping Health System Strategy with Analytics Innovation
Speakers for this session include Michael Jefferies, CIO, Boulder Community Health and Tushar Mehrotra, Senior Vice President, Analytics, Optum.
Most Wired award recipient, Boulder Community Health (BCH), has embarked on a journey to support business development and growth with analytics innovation. BCH Chief Information Officer Michael Jeffries will share his vision together with Tushar Mehrotra, Optum Senior Vice President, Analytics. The two leaders will deliver a senior executive exploration of the BCH use of analytics in shaping health system strategy.
This session will discuss the value of a managed analytics center of excellence in the rapid deployment of analytics initiatives. Attendees will learn about key analytics projects that are driving innovation and change for BCH, such as strategic planning, referral source development, EPIC optimization and value-based care prioritization.
EHR Optimization for Improved Clinical and Financial Outcomes
Speakers for this session include John Kontor, MD, Optum Advisory Services, Senior Vice President and David Hook, John Muir Health Marketing and Communications Executive Director.
The role of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) has shifted from digitized medical records to a mission-critical tool in care delivery and financial performance, impacting clinical quality, patient outcomes and experience, and revenue cycle management. EHRs are also becoming a platform for digital health innovation. These transformational investments provide a pivotal role in the digital health care landscape and are the foundation for operating health systems and taking advantage of the increasing availability of innovative technologies.
While many health systems and medical groups acknowledge the broad benefits of an integrated platform, most are confronted by considerable hurdles to financing, implementing and optimizing their EHR while continuously evolving with best practices and advancing technology. Organizations need to put strategies in place to help overcome the long-standing barriers to realizing the promise of a transformational EHR investment.