Expo 22 - October is Here Let's Get Registered!
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PHA Expo 22, kicks off in 21 days, and will surely be a great event live in Washington, DC, October 25th and 26th! We have added to our already amazing keynote speaker line-up to program, welcoming Dr. Adam Myers, Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at BCBSA, and a number of other expert panelists, including Neesha Patel, SVP Health Plan Solutions of the Vitality Group, and Thomas Cornwell, MD, National Medical Director at Village Medical at Home.
In addition to our Board members, members from a number of key government agencies will also be participating. Please join us as we celebrate all our member and partner contributions to population health improvement in 2022 and look ahead to an even more exciting 2023!
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ADAM MYERS, MD, MHCM, FACHE, CHCQM, CPHRM
Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, BCBSA
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NEESHA PATEL
SVP Health Plan Solutions,
The Vitality Group
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THOMAS CORNWELL,MD
National Medical Director, Village Medical at Home
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The Details:
October 25-26, 2022
Top of the Hill Conference Center
Washington, DC
The intimate environment will allow you to meet directly with PHA Board members, CEOs and other senior leadership from a cross-cutting segment of our industry, including health plans and systems, health information technology companies, practitioners, bio-pharma, social and human service community-based organizations, among others.
At the Expo, we will host topical, interactive sessions, including:
- Clinical Transformation
- CMMI Priorities and Strategies
- Medicaid- Population Health Needs Amidst Growing Challenges
- Senior Health-Ramping Up Aging in Place Support
- Advanced Analytics Across Market Segments
- Public Private Partnerships to Achieve Community Health
- Meeting and Exceeding Healthy People 2030 Targets
Across these market-focused sessions, topical issues such as chronic condition prevention and management, addressing the growing behavioral health crisis, and supports for SDOH and health equity, will also be addressed by multi-disciplinary industry-leading experts.
Don’t miss out, register today for this in-person event!
Unable to travel? No worries, you may register for online access.
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Take a Look at Our Complete Speaker List |
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SAVE THE DATE
PHA’s Next Member Showcase Webinar Set for November 30th
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To be Presented by The Vitality Group
Wednesday, Nov. 30th at 2:00pm ET
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Guided by a core purpose of making people healthier, Vitality is the leader in improving health to unlock outcomes that matter. By blending industry-leading smart tech, data, incentives, and behavioral science, Vitality inspires healthy changes in individuals and organizations. As one of the largest wellness companies in the world, Vitality brings a dynamic and diverse perspective through successful partnerships with the most forward-thinking insurers and employers. More than 27 million people in 38 markets engage in the Vitality program. For more information, visit vitalitygroup.com or follow on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Watch for more webinar details; coming soon.
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i2i is the nation’s largest population health technology company serving the underserved, safety net market with 22 years of experience spanning 39 states and 30 million lives. The i2i platform powers an advanced data integration and aggregation engine that publishes normalized clinical and administrative data through unique quality management and care coordination applications. Driving improved outcomes in quality program performance is a core competency of i2i. The results are demonstrative through an expansive base of clients in the Federally Qualified Health Center, Community Hospital, Managed Care Health Plan, and Government market segments.
“We are pleased to welcome i2i population health as members of the Population Health Alliance (PHA) and sponsors of the PHA Expo 22. The leadership of Justin Neece, President & Chief Executive Officer, and efforts of the entire i2i team to improve quality in the most vulnerable populations in our country are to be commended,” said Rose Maljanian Chairman & CEO HealthCAWS and BOD Chairman Emeritus of the Population Health Alliance.
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NCQA Unveils 2022 Health Plan Ratings
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Welldoc Named One of Best Workplaces in Health Care™ 2022 by Fortune Magazine
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New Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Report Finds Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Health Complications Climbed during COVID-10 Pandemic
Recently, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) released a report that confirms women of color are at higher risk of pregnancy-related complications, regardless of having commercial health insurance or Medicaid. Instead, the data indicates U.S. maternal health disparities are likely the result of broader health system and societal challenges, including underlying chronic conditions, racial inequities, and likely biases within the health care system. Pregnancy-related complications have worsened 9% since 2018, with marked increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, with some women of color at nearly 70% higher risk of pregnancy-related complications than White women. Read press release.
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Independent Health among the Nation's Highest-Rated Health Plans by NCQA
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Bayer to Present New Cardiorenal Data for Kerendia™ across a Broad Range of Patients with Early to Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
Bayer will present new renal and cardiovascular data from the comprehensive Kerendia™ (finerenone) clinical trial program at the 58th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2022. This data will include new post-hoc analyses of FIDELITY, a prespecified pooled analysis of FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD, as well as the design of the Phase II CONFIDENCE study, investigating simultaneous initial combination therapy with finerenone and an SGLT2-inhibitor in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Read full release.
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Geisinger Medical Center Honored by NRC Health for Top Ratings in Patient Loyalty
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American College of Lifestyle Medicine Commits $24.1 Million to Advance Physician and Other Clinician Training in Food as Medicine to Combat Diet-Related Chronic Disease
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) commitment to donate $24.1 million in in-kind educational coursework in nutrition and food as medicine to physicians and other clinicians nationwide was recently highlighted by the Biden-Harris Administration at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. The commitment includes $22 million providing for 5.5 complimentary hours of continuing medical education (CME) credits in nutrition and lifestyle medicine to 100,000 physicians and other medical professionals. Read full release.
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Digital Diagnostics Partners with Archwell Health on Early Detection of Diabetic Reinopathy
Digital Diagnostics announced that it is partnering with ArchWell Health to bring IDx-DR, its proprietary autonomous AI diagnostic system, to ArchWell Health centers across the U.S, according to an announcement. IDx-DR is designed to detect diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema at the point-of-care. ArchWell Health, based in Nashville, Tenn., is a health care company serving seniors. Read full statement.
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Digital Health Platform Ranks #1 for Improving Patient Experience in KLAS 2022 Emerging Solutions Top 20 Report
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CPSI Announces Strategic Partnership with i2i Population Health to Ease Complexity of Quality Program Reporting and Health Improve Patient Outcomes
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3M Health Information Systems Division Secures Key Federal Government Clearance for Platform IT and Security
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NACDD Goes to Tanzania
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Adventist Health Portland Launches Virtual ICU
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Study Finds Eyenuk Artificial Intelligence Detects Diabetic Retinopathy with Far Greater Sensitivity than Ophthalmologists' Dilated Exams
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Jefferson Investigates: COVID Risks, RNA in Cancer, and A New Use for Anti-Nausea Medication
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NeuroFlow Named a Finalist in VA's $20 Million Mission Daybreak
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Mars Petcare Study Shows Safety of Long-term Daily Cannabidiol Use in Healthy Dogs
Mars Petcare today announced results from a safety study that demonstrated that a daily oral dose of cannabidiol (CBD) at the studied concentration and duration was well-tolerated by a cohort of clinically healthy adult dogs. The study was run by the Waltham Petcare Science Institute, part of Mars Petcare, and was published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, adding to a growing body of evidence around the safety of CBD for dogs. Read full release.
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The Y Partners with Gatorade to Break Down Barriers in Sports
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Merck to Initiate New Phase 3 Clinical Program with Lower Dose of Daily Oral Islatravir in Combination with Doravirine for Treatment of People with HIV-1 Infection
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CareOregon Invests $700,000 for A New OHSU Harm Reduction Nurse to Support Substance Use Treatment and Overdose Prevention in the Region
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RUSH, Franciscan to Partner on Clinical Services for Cancer, Neurosciences
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Penn Medicine, Independence Blue Cross, and Tandigm Health Partner to Expand Value-Based Care
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HealthCheck 360 Offers Free Well-Being Calendar for October
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