One Utah Health Collaborative

Imagine a healthcare experience where your information can seamlessly follow you between providers and payers and you can receive electronic, expedited information on decisions that require a prior authorization. That’s the future we’re building together! Our Digital Health Interoperability Pilot is currently testing cutting-edge technologies now through December to help advance these goals. A big thank-you to our incredible partners for helping make this vision a reality! Leavitt Partners, eHealth Exchange, Cambia Health Solutions, UHIN, HCA Healthcare, Intermountain Health, University of Utah Health, Health Level Seven International, Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Select Health, Cigna Healthcare

? Great turnout, great progress! Today, we hosted our second cross-collaborative summit, bringing together leaders and change makers committed to increasing colorectal cancer screening rates. Together, we’re planning impactful actions—both individually and collectively—including provider education, identifying high-risk individuals, public awareness campaigns, and simplifying insurance policies. We’re also focused on strengthening partnerships to amplify our reach and impact. If you’d like to join us in this important work, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Let’s keep building momentum to make colorectal cancer screening more accessible and impactful in 2025!

Eager to collaborate with this critical new Board. From the release: The Board's key objectives include the following: - Advising on Health Initiatives: Providing insights and recommendations on health plan offerings and wellness education tailored to the needs of SMBs. - Promoting Collaboration: Fostering partnerships between healthcare providers, businesses and government to drive healthcare innovation. - Advocating for Policy Changes: Supporting legislative efforts aimed at reducing healthcare costs and improving coverage for?Utah's?business community. John Poelman, Silicon Slopes, FullCast

The?One Utah Health Collaborative?is pleased to announce the appointment of?Scott Barlow, CEO of Revere Health, and?R. Chet Loftis, Managing Director of PEHP Health & Benefits, as co-chairs of the Collaborative’s?Stakeholder Community Board. This influential group, composed of Utah’s top healthcare leaders, is dedicated to creating sustainable, accessible, and affordable healthcare solutions that address the needs of Utah residents. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/4eos5KE

Our Innovation Advisory Board (IAB) convened today at 3M. Thanks to our chairman, Dan McMaster for hosting today's invigorating session. The IAB is progressing in our Digital Health Pilot, Colorectal Cancer Workgroup, Diabetes Prevention, and participation in potential new maternal health interventions. This group evaluates clinical models, payment models, care delivery and technological innovation. Submit your innovation here: https://lnkd.in/gRmE6Q5N Brent James, Peter Weir, Oreta Tupola, Erika Tse, Douglas Roland Smith, MD, MBA, James Wissler, Preston Cochrane, Katie Swenson, Joshua Walker, Kelsey Koenen Witt, Elise Saarela, Sri Bose, Ph.D., MA, John Poelman.

I appreciated Benjamin Schwartz, MD, MBA post highlighting a recent survey published by JAMA that revealed a startling decline in trust in doctors and hospitals—from 70% in 2020 to just 31% in 2024. While the pandemic was the presumed culprit, what stunned me came from the free text responses, where individuals shared WHY their trust has eroded. Four key themes came from the data: 1 Financial motives outweighing patient care 2 Poor quality of care and negligence 3 The influence of external entities and agendas 4 Discrimination and bias in the healthcare system When the Collaborative commissioned its survey on Utahns’ values, we were surprised to see trust so prominent—so much so that it made the top three priorities in the #UtahModelOfCare after affordability and high quality. While I'm confident Utah would score higher on trust metrics (we’ll know when the Collaborative digs into this more next year), Utah still faces many of these same challenges. Eroding trust isn't just about vaccine hesitancy—it's about the overall relationship between healthcare providers, payers, and patients. We need to recognize these concerns and act on them if we want to rebuild trust and create a healthcare system that truly puts patients first. Unifying around the #UtahModelOfCare will help all of us get there. #Healthcare #PatientTrust #InnovationInHealthcare #UtahHealth #HealthcareTrust #OUHC https://lnkd.in/gCXV_W7C

?? This week, the Collaborative attended an inspiring event hosted by University of Utah Health’s Center for Medical Innovation (thanks Mark Paul!) and BioHive Utah's health tech hub (thanks Aimee Edwards!), showcasing "The Pitch - Patient Safety’s Next Generation", a powerful documentary on the future of patient safety. It was a privilege to hear from thought leaders in healthcare after the film, including our own John Poelman on a panel moderated by Dr. Mike Woodruff MD. Thank you to the Center for Medical Innovation - University of Utah for bringing this crucial conversation to our community! This work represents the future of health tech, innovation, and patient-centered solutions in Utah. #healthinnovation #patientsafety #healthcare #utah

?? Exciting news! Did you know that beginning in the Spring of 2023, Leavitt Partners began to co-convene the largest statewide, public/private sector Health Level Seven International #FHIR #API pilot in the country? We are working with the One Utah Health Collaborative, Governor Spencer Cox's office, and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services to modernize both their public and private health data exchange infrastructure using FHIR APIs. Our focus is on six main projects: 1) Public Health Data Modernization 2) Clinical Data Exchange 3) Prior Authorization 4) FHIR API Endpoint Directory 5) Digital Identity Federation 6) Digital Insurance Card Stay tuned for more information in 2024 about our progress! Read more --> https://lnkd.in/gg3_8Qq7 Download the overview --> https://lnkd.in/gygmDBfT

ICYMI: John Poelman spoke with KUER 90.1 Friday to introduce their audience to the Utah Model of Care. Listen here at minute 1:44: https://lnkd.in/gcJHn-vs Thanks KUER and Emily Pohlsander for having us on to share more about this critical undertaking for Utah!

We look forward to driving the future of healthcare to align with the values and priorities of Utahns. https://lnkd.in/gmmZf7SZ