Revolutionizing Healthcare: Key Topics at the Upcoming PHA Innovation & Adoption Summit

Population Health improvement leaders will gain much by attending this year’s Summit. PHA has a long history of promoting evidence-based practice and bringing stakeholders from across the ecosystem together to champion efforts in the best interest of consumers. At the Summit, you will hear about innovations and the adoption of best practices from the nation’s top thought leaders on the following topics:

Innovations in Care Transformation

Healthcare organizations are redefining care delivery. From digital tools to patient-centric models, the focus is on enhancing the patient experience while improving outcomes. The challenge? Integrating these innovations into the clinical workflow without disrupting care. However, when done correctly, streamlined workflows and better patient engagement can improve health outcomes.

AI and Technology Advancements:

Artificial Intelligence is no longer just a buzzword—it's revolutionizing healthcare. AI-powered tools like predictive analytics and machine learning are making diagnostics more precise, treatment plans more personalized, and patient monitoring more proactive. But with great power comes great responsibility. The key issues? Ensuring data privacy, eliminating biases in AI models, and ensuring these tools enhance, not replace, the invaluable human touch in medicine.

Population-Based Payment and New Payment Models

Innovative payment models are pushing the envelope. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) continues introducing new value-based payment models to incentivize high-quality, more cost-effective care. The hurdles? Navigating the complex transition from fee-for-service to value-based systems, ensuring fair and equitable care, and accurately measuring outcomes.

Quality of Care Targets and Cost Reduction

With the power of data analytics, healthcare organizations are identifying gaps in care and areas for population health improvement. The challenge is collecting and optimizing data to use it effectively to drive meaningful change. The goal? Exceeding quality benchmarks while keeping costs in check, all without compromising the patient experience.

Integrated Behavioral Health

From addressing substance use disorders to providing holistic mental health support, integration of behavioral health services is key to comprehensive care. But it’s not without its challenges, which include training clinicians, overcoming stigma, and securing sustainable reimbursement models. Yet, the potential benefits for patient outcomes are immense.

Advancing Senior Health

As the healthcare industry evolves, there is a growing focus on keeping seniors healthy and independent in their homes. What are the challenges associated with integrating in-home care with the broader healthcare system and ensuring reliable access to necessary technology? ?How do investments in primary care improve health and reduce costs from ER visits and hospital stays? What innovative strategies are health plans deploying to advance access and address social care needs?

Investing in Primary Care and Advancing Value-Based Care

Adequate investment is essential to support comprehensive, preventive care that can reduce long-term costs and improve population health. Primary care is also critical to the success of value-based care initiatives. What are the best approaches to achieving a robust, engaged, and effective primary care foundation in the United States?

Leveraging Data to Advance Social Care and Health Equity

Comprehensive data on health disparities are crucial for informed policymaking. However, there are gaps in data collection, particularly concerning race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. These gaps can lead to underrepresentation and misinformed policies and algorithms that fail to address the unique challenges faced by these groups. How can we improve data collection to ensure inclusivity and representation to advance social care and health equity?

Advancing Medicaid Quality and Continuity of Care

The managed care delivery system has grown to be the primary model for delivering Medicaid services to approximately 75% of the Medicaid population. What are some key provisions within the 2024 final managed care rule and how will they affect opportunities for states, MCOs, providers, and solution partners to meet the goal of improving access and the quality of care for Medicaid enrollees?

Join us, other Board members, and thought leaders at a not-to-miss Summit as we celebrate our 25th anniversary and recognize our leading PHA members through our newly announced Award program. Register here?https://phainnovationsummit.com

If you are not a PHA member, join now and continue to share your expertise as a Population Health Improvement leader!?https://populationhealthalliance.org/pha-highlights/membership/categories-dues-member/

Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, MACP, FRCP Senior Director, Population Health Improvement Population Health Alliance (PHA)

Rose Maljanian, Chairman of the Board and Chairman Emeritus, Population Health Alliance (PHA), Chairman & CEO HealthCAWS,