Addressing Inequity in COVID-19 Outcomes

Kenneth J. Fawcett Jr., MD, Vice President, Healthier Communities, Spectrum Health.  Dr. Fawcett asks and attempts to answer how we can create equitable outcomes among disadvantaged populations in the context of an active pandemic.  He describes strategies to reduce COVID-19 infections, explains how to proactively...

SI 2020 CISO Virtual Summit: Enterprise Risk Management

The Scottsdale Institute virtually convened 29 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and related senior executives from 24 member organizations for an annual Summit, sponsored and moderated by Deloitte, on December 4, 2020. Representing myriad medical centers across the US, these professionals came together to share...

SI 2020 CIO Virtual Summit: New Alignment for IT in an Era of Rapid Change

The Scottsdale Institute convened 25 chief information officers for a CIO Virtual Summit on December 8, 2020, to discuss how a new social pact between health systems and the public is emerging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic downturn and the incoming...

WEBINAR | Retail COVID Vaccine Distribution Strategy Update

Troyen Brennen, MD, MPH, EVP & CMO, CVS Health.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been working with national retail pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreens to provide COVID-19 vaccines once the inoculations are approved by the Food and Drug Administration...

A Pharmacy Tech-Driven Telemedicine Medication History Service

Amy Pouillon, PharmD, Medication History Supervisor; Joel West, PharmD, Pharmacy Manager; and Becca Edema, Telemedicine Specialist, Spectrum Health. Becca Edema Joel West, PharmD Amy Pouillon, PharmD This teleconference shares the methodology used to create a highly reliable medication history process, consistent across a multi-hospital system. ...

Journey to Clinical Documentation Excellence at Centura Health

Shelley Clyne, MD, Enterprise Physician Advisor, Centura Health; Karen Simonenko, VP & GM, Clinical Quality and Revenue Integrity, Nuance; and Lisa Baris Schweppe, RHIT, CCS, CCDS, Director, Health Information Management, Nuance. Lisa Baris Schweppe, RHIT, CCS, CCDS Karen Simonenko Shelley Clyne, MD In 2018, Centura...

The Commons Project’s CommonPass

JP Pollak, PhD, Chief Product Officer, The Commons Project.  Major airlines will soon roll out apps to check the COVID-19 test and vaccination status of passengers, likely followed by employers, college campuses, sports venues, and cruise ships. CommonPass, developed by the non-profit Commons Project, lets...