Rob LaHayne, CEO of TouchCare, an employee/patient advocacy service and Matthew Monahan, VP Benefits of Namely, an HR automation and insurance brokerage firm, are in the business of helping employers maximize employee happiness.

Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States: the equivalent of a fully loaded 737 airplane crashing every 7 hours. Chuck Stokes was a key voice in ACHE prioritizing patient safety for this reason.

David A. Olson, FACHE was named Chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives during its recent Congress in Chicago. The organization acts as an affinity group and credentialing body for its more than 40,000 members.

Becky Havlisch (Banner Health) and Bob Chaput (Clearwater) lead their respective organization’s search for better cyber risk management. Havlisch has an unusual title: vice president of business health. That title reflects her organization’s innovative approach to cyber risk.

Cyber risk is a Board-level concern because catastrophic losses can quickly exceed $50 million or even $100 million. Guests Charles Kolodkin, Executive Director - Enterprise Risk, Cleveland Clinic Health System and Bob Chaput, Founder & CEO, Clearwater explore innovation opportunities to curtail cyber risk.

Can captive insurance improve cyber security and cyber risk management? Or is it just too risky? Guest Rebecca Cady, Esq., BSN, Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, Children’s National Health System and Bob Chaput, Founder & CEO, Clearwater explore the pros and cons illustrated with recent real-world incidents and claims.

Bharat Sutariya, MD, FACEP, Cerner’s Chief Medical Officer for Population Health, uses evidence from Cerner’s own employee health plan to prove an employer can dramatically reduce healthcare costs.

Martha Whitecotton, Senior Vice President for Behavioral Health Services at Carolinas HealthCare System, has proven a lower cost, more efficient way to serve patients with behavioral health conditions.

David Young, Chairman of Raiven Health, envisions a world where machine learning and automated patient self-reporting lead to better outcomes.

Dr. Betsey Cuervo Tilson, practicing pediatrician and Chief Medical Officer for the State of North Carolina, makes the case for integrating behavioral health into primary care, simplifying behavioral health reimbursement, and raising behavioral health provider efficiency.

Jeff James, chief executive officer of large, multi-specialty physician practice Wilmington Health, describes how engaging patients in clinical trials improves outcome quality, patient & physician engagement, and practice sustainability.

Most digital health products lack evidence and are risky for providers and payers. “Purpose-Driven Innovation,” aligning problem, purpose, and business model have made proven interventions more scalable using digital engagement.

Can we safely delivery care at home for medically complex, elderly patients rather than in a hospital or other acute care institution? Paul Kusserow, president and CEO of one of the largest home health providers in the counter and former Medicare Advantage health plan executive, explains how, why and when.

Brooks Daverman led statewide efforts to change how healthcare is paid for in Tennessee. He did this primarily by helping align financial incentives across TennCare which pays Tennessee Medicaid benefits, as well as the state employee health plan and commercial payers.

Corina Tracy, a leading expert on death & dying, describes end of life care innovations. Beginning her career as a hospice nurse, Tracy is now chief operating officer of large hospice care provider Compassus.

Interoperability barriers between electronic health records slow the diffusion of treatment, health tech and clinical practice innovations across large populations. Middleware solutions and provider interoperability consensus are the two innovation pathways.

Johnson and Marggraff discuss their respective innovations using two-way text messaging to improve health status and chronic conditions across a wide range of diagnoses. Mobile apps, fitness watches consumer EHR portals and other digital health solutions achieve 1 - 10% user adoption.

Cardiothoracic surgeon and SSM Health CIN Chairman David Theodoro, MD explains the purpose and structure of a Clinically Integrated Network.