Rise

Chairperson Welcome and Opening Remarks

Ellen Fink-Samnick MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP, DBH(s), Principal
EFS Supervision Strategies, LLC
Non-Executive Director
The RISE Association, Social Determinants of Health Community

Keynote Panel: Population Health in a Post Pandemic World

• Discuss the impact of COVID-19 on population health and identify success strategies to support the new population of uninsured members affected by the pandemic
• Evaluate best practices and lessons learned as health care plans and providers shift and pivot during COVID to address members in crisis
• Explore how the pandemic has highlighted health care disparities and discuss the impact on quality and population health

Moderator:
Dr. Shannon Decker, M.Ed., MBA, PhD., Vice President, Clinical Performance
Brown & Toland Physicians

Panelists:
Arshad K Rahim, MD, MBA, FACP, Vice President & Senior Medical Director, Population Health, Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Mount Sinai Health System

Jim Milanowski, President & CEO
Genesee Health Plan

Stacy Garrett-Ray, MD, MPH, MBA, Vice President, UMMS, Medical Director, Population Health Services Organization, President, Quality Care Network, President, Transform Health MD
University of Maryland Medical System

Break

Panel Discussion: Improve Behavioral Health Access by Identifying Support Options to Advance Healthcare Outcomes

• Examine crisis support for behavioral and mental health emergencies and which support systems are available to members
• Discuss the dilemma surrounding commercial insurance and behavioral health including the barriers to care and the solution
• Analyze the impact of COVID-19 and the tsunami of new virtual support companies and new evolving technologies to improve behavioral health access and support

Moderator:

Hans Wiik, FACHE, MPH, RPh, President
Hans Wiik Health Group LLC
Mental Health Partners, Boulder, Colorado
Board Member & Interim CEO

Panelists:

Edward D Shanshala II, MSHSA, MSEd, Chief Executive Officer
Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Inc.

Vishal Bhalla, CPXP, MS, MBA, Vice President and Chief Experience Officer
Parkland Health and Hospital System

Break

Understand the Impact of Diseases of Despair: A Study by Penn State University & Highmark Health

• Review comprehensive results from a NIH-funded retrospective cohort study assessing healthcare claims covering 12 million individuals from 2009-2018  
• Assess estimated annual rates and current trends for diseases of despair  
• Learn risk factors for current diagnoses and patterns of comorbidity with chronic health conditions to help guide successful prevention efforts   

Emily Brignone, PhD, Senior Research Data Scientist 
Highmark Health

Lawrence I. Sinoway, MD, Distinguished Professor of Medicine 
Director 
Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute 
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Lunch

The Escalation of the Opioid Epidemic & Other Addictions Due to COVID-19

• Discuss how social isolation, unemployment and social determinants of health have attributed to the increase of addictions and how health plans are addressing the crisis  
• Examine how the disruption of the pandemic has affected treatment programs and how health plans and providers are assisting with patient progress virtually 
• Introduce telehealth preventative measures to reduce opioid related issues during the pandemic and sustain quality of care for vulnerable members 

Anthony Rizzuto, LMSW, CASAC, CAI-I, Director of Provider Relations, ARISE Certified Interventionist 
Seafield Center  

Break

Case Studies: Improve Health Outcomes Through Sustainable Social Determinants of Health Initiatives

• Learn how health plans shifted existing social determinants of health initiatives to address the pandemic, what new programs have emerged and how initiatives will evolve in the future 
• Identify innovative approaches to improve health outcomes for members through community engagement and create a sustainable plan to meet the goals of your organization  
• Determine how to measure ROI on social determinants of health initiatives and assess risk scores 

Moderator: 
Jessica Kinowski, MPH, Clinical Program Senior Advisor  
Cigna Medicare - Clinical Program Management Team 
 

Panelists: 

Mary McLaughlin-Davis, DNP, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC, CCM, Senior Director of Care Management
Cleveland Clinic

Adam Kohlrus, MS, CPHQ, CPPS, Assistant Vice President of Quality, Safety and Health Policy   
Illinois Health and Hospital Association 
 

Break

Panel Discussion: Capitalize on Telehealth for Optimal Health Care Delivery

• Discuss challenges and lessons learned from the rapid transition to deliver optimal care in a virtual environment during COVID-19
• Examine current capacity to conduct health care through telehealth to high risk membership and discuss the future of telehealth
• Create a post pandemic telehealth strategy and identify strategies to measure member engagement and address reimbursement challenges

Moderator:
David Houghton, M.D., System Chair, Telemedicine
Ochsner Health System

Panelists:
Martha Whitecotton, Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health Services
Atrium Health

Bahar Sedarati, MD, CPE, FCUCM, Lead Medical Director, Clinical Operation, Desert Pacific Region
Humana

Jodi Ingram, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, Vice President, Quality & Population Health
Central Georgia Health Network

Break

Panel Discussion: Leveraging AI for Precision Population Health: A Behavioral Health Use Case

• Identify opportunities for artificial intelligence to address payers' unmet needs with a focus on care management
• Learn about ways that artificial intelligence approaches can enhance risk stratification AND patient selection for population health interventions 
• Demonstrate machine learning and deep learning approaches to risk stratification and patient selection in the behavioral health setting
• Share case studies and discuss how implementing these techniques and approaches can enhance the performance of existing and future population health interventions 

Moderator:
Dr. Nathan Shapiro, Professor of Emergency Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Panelists:
Dr. Kira Radinsky, Chair & CTO
Diagnostic Robotics

Dr. Matthew Collins, Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Break

Panel Discussion: Utilize Data to Drive Population Health Strategies Amid COVID-19

• Discover how to use predictive analytics to effectively manage your patient population and create a customized approach to meet member needs
• Identify the barriers and gaps in care during the pandemic to prepare an effective future emergency response strategy
• Leverage historical data to understand how to effectively engage members in preventative care and chronic conditions

Moderator:

Donna Persaud, MD, MBA, Medical Director, Homeless Outreach Medical Services (HOMES)
Parkland Health and Hospital System

Panelists:

Gabriela Segovia, MHA, Director-Ambulatory Care Management
EPIC Management, L.P.

Vikash Singh, Senior Director, Marketing Analytics
UPMC Health Plan

Chairperson Closing Remarks

Ellen Fink-Samnick MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP, DBH(s), Principal 
EFS Supervision Strategies, LLC 
Non-Executive Director 
The RISE Association, Social Determinants of Health Community