Our old offices were a bit like the board game Risk. We annexed space around us as we continued to need it and eventually cobbled together a group of offices. This involved knocking down walls here and putting up walls there, some interior windows and a few too many doorways. We were productive and made it work — but it lacked something.
Just a short hop away, we found a place better suited to our consultants, partners, and clients and this week, we moved to our beautiful offices: Executive Square at 95 Allens Creek in Rochester. We constructed team rooms, a large conference room and no longer in a third floor walk-up! We are confident this new location will better serve our needs and yours. Though we are still unpacking, stop by and let’s discuss how we can help meet your organization’s goals and best strategic interests.
Join your colleagues from Strategic Interests and across
healthcare at the 2019 Pandion Healthcare Conference. This is a full day on
November 13, 2019 at the Rochester Riverside Hotel. The keynote speaker will be
Emmanuel Fombu, MD, MBA, Director of Innovations, Johnson and Johnson, who will
be discussing “The Future of Healthcare: Humans and Machines Partnering for
Better Outcomes.”
There will be tracks that will appeal to healthcare leaders,
people in informatics, cybersecurity, patient engagement, supply chain
management and Long-Term Care. You are sure to find something that interests
you and come away from this conference with new knowledge and great networking
connections.
Sometimes, one plus one equals more than just two. Strategic Interests, recognizing an opportunity for two organizations committed to excellence to collaborate and make each other stronger, has helped in the guidance and facilitation of a new community health care partnership in the Rochester area. After many months of planning, this week we were pleased to see the announcement that the Louis S. Wolk Jewish Community Center of Rochester (JCC) and Rochester Regional Health (RRH) have publicly announced their partnership. This cooperative effort will offer the cutting edge programs and on-site health care services at the JCC provided by RRH staff.
There will be an on-site registered nurse (RN) who will provide health screenings, care navigation, referrals, and wellness workshops. In the future phases of this partnership, members will also see specialty services offered at the JCC location.
Strategic Interests was integral in providing advisory services, creative thinking, relationships, and the strategic planning to help these two organizations achieve a strong and meaningful partnership. We are proud of our involvement in this impactful initiative and are optimistic as to the future growth of this important community program.
Partners from Strategic Interests attended the annual Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaboration (SHIEC) conference in the Washington, DC area this month. This meeting brings together over 70 Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and other interested organizations from across the country. We were able to participate in discussions, offer advice, and make some terrific connections with other interoperability experts.
Join Strategic Interests at the third annual Healthcare Innovations Conference hosted by Pandion Optimization Alliance. This full-day educational event will be held on November 13, 2019 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Last year, more than 200 healthcare administrators, clinicians, and business owners attended the conference, representing more than 70 organizations across New York. Anyone interested in the future of healthcare is welcome to attend.
Pandion has secured an award-winning speaker: Emmanuel Fombu, MD, MBA. Dr. Fombu is a physician, author, speaker, and healthcare executive turned Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He is the author of the book, “The Future of Healthcare: Human and Machines Partnering for Better Outcomes.”
Attendees will also be able to choose from six different educational tracks:
Consumer, Patient Engagement, and Digitally Connected Health
The level of complexity and number of data sources required for healthcare organizations to support decision-making is rapidly increasing. This necessitates having strong business intelligence and analytics strategies for both clinical and business objectives. Proper data governance ensures data quality and empowers the generation of actionable insights to reduce costs, increase revenue, and improve patient safety. The abundance of data, too great for human processing, can be leveraged in novel ways using machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Join Strategic interests Partner and TechRochester Board Member Brett Kinsler and HIMSS as we learn from three expert panels:
How analytics impacts the business of healthcare
Clinical applications of artificial intelligence and analytics
Healthcare data governance fundamentals to facilitate analytics
Join us at a free webinar featuring insights into the exchange of behavioral health data, including congressional and HIE perspectives on 42 CFR Part 2, specifically opioid abuse and privacy. The webinar will feature eHI workgroup leaders discussing the business case for chronic care management and providing a brief update on TEFCA Draft 2.
In addition to Strategic Interests President, Al Kinel, speakers will include:
The Honorable Joe Manchin
Audrey Smith, Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Joseph Manchin
Todd Rogow, President and CEO, Healthix
Leslie Kelly Hall, VP, LifeWIRE Corp
Morgan Honea, CEO CORHIO
Strategic Interests has been a longtime supporter and collaborator with innovative technology companies from within and outside of the United States. We are proud to be a sponsor of the CDI-SHEBA Digital Health Conference which will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel June 24-26, 2019. This conference brings together Israeli and US thought-leaders from across the digital health ecosystem to connect, network and learn about the most innovative platforms and integrated solutions currently addressing our common challenges. Over the course of three days, participants will take part in hands-on workshops, panel discussions, 1:1 business development meetings and a Startups Challenge Contest. For the agenda and registration information, please visit: www.cdiconference.com
A valuable opportunity in WNY to learn about value-based payment strategies!
Join Strategic Interests as we help a group of thought leaders convene professionals who provide care, services and solutions to people with special and complex care needs.
You will gain insight into Value Based Payment strategies, approaches, roadmaps, and tools to successfully transition toward VBP, with special focus on this sector, and you will have ample opportunity to network with other organizations facing similar challenges.
The VBP Forward conference will be held February 20-21, 2019 in Buffalo, NY at the Hyatt Regency.
This conference is appropriate for leaders and individual contributors from:
Provider Organizations serving patients with special needs such as
Agencies and organizations supporting the IDD population
Community based organizationsaddressing the Social Determinants of Health
Health Homes
Health Systems, Primary Care Physicians, and FQHCs
Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse treatment providers
Home health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, and Hospice
Payors
Taking or sharing risk – ACOs
Medicaid MCOs
Plan Administrators including Medicare Advantage
Firms Serving the Organizations that Support this Population
Vendors: Population Health, Telehealth, Patient Engagement, Analytics & more
Legal, Accounting and Consulting firms participating in VBP & Medicaid
Venture capital & Private equity firms
This is the first conference of its type and the interest so far has been exciting!
Speakers include Jason Helgerson, former Medicaid Director of New York, and François de Brantes, SVP of Commercial Business Development at Remedy Partners
Included in the program is a panel on Transitions of Care (TOC), where local stakeholders will discuss challenges and approaches to address this critical aspect of care. Led by Strategic Interests’ President Al Kinel, the discussion will identify specific TOCs to be addressed in WNY.
Are you and your colleagues ready to attest for 2019 Medicaid Meaningful Use Stage 3 (Promoting Interoperability) and receive your $8500 incentive from CMS? Do you need help? Are you aware of the changes? The Meaningful Use program provides financial incentives to providers if they use an EHR to capture patient data, coordinate care of the patient, ePrescribe, and engage with patients via their ONC-certified EHR technology.
The Medicaid Eligible Professional Program (EP2) is a New York State Department of Health (DOH) initiative providing FREE outreach, assistance, and support services for Meaningful Use.
The good news is that if you are an eligible provider in the Buffalo/Rochester areas who has previously attested and received payment, you can receive FREE transformation services through enrollment with New York eHealth Collaborative:
In the Buffalo and Rochester areas, NYeC has selected Strategic Interests as the supporting Technical Agent to assist providers with the eight MU objectives and we are currently enrolling organizations and practices. These free EP2 Services include:
Readiness Assessment
Project/Program Support
Audit Readiness and Preparation
HIE Connectivity
SI’s EP2/MU team of consultants has been helping hospital systems and primary care/specialist and dental practices with MU support since 2011.
Join us at a free webinar featuring insights into the exchange of behavioral health data, including congressional and HIE perspectives on 42 CFR Part 2, specifically opioid abuse and privacy. The webinar will feature eHI workgroup leaders discussing the business case for chronic care management and providing a brief update on TEFCA Draft 2.
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