AHA Leadership Summit: CARE COORDINATION DISCUSSION – Improving Patient Care and Transitions through Post-Acute Data Transparency

As value-based programs continue to gain dominance, healthcare organizations are realizing the importance of creating a collaborative partnership with their post-acute network – especially as it relates to improving patient care and reducing costs. Though the disparity between acute and post-acute EHRs continues to pose challenges in accessing live patient data among care settings, innovative technologies are able to bridge the gap and efficiently drive care coordination efforts.

This panel discussion brings together two clinical healthcare executives from renowned health systems, to share their insights and lessons learned on the importance that post-acute care coordination plays to improve clinical performance and financial outcomes. The esteemed panel will address the challenges providers face with care transitions, delve into the impact that post-acute data transparency and analytics plays in reducing readmissions and managing length of stay, and highlight best practices for continued care coordination success. Join us for this insightful roundtable discussion to learn how to create a mutually beneficial post-acute partnership to drive clinical performance and improve the patient care continuum.

Learning Objectives

1. Improve post-acute care collaboration through data transparency
2. Develop risk-sharing strategies and clinical standards across your post-acute network.
3. Drive care improvements and reduce costs post-acute network costs
4. Risk stratify patients and facilities to deploy the right resources to the right level of care

Speakers

• Margaret (Margie) Latrella, APN-C, Director of Quality and Clinical Services, St. Joseph’s Health Partners
• Diana “Di” Smalley, FACHE, Health System & ACO Advisor, Real Time Medical Systems
• Phyllis Wojtusik, RN, Executive Vice President of Health System Solutions, Real Time Medical Systems