Finance

Rich Miller, chief innovation officer at QGenda, says that health systems need to address burnout, staffing and employee issues in a less fragmented way.  

Aytan Dahukey, partner and private equity team leader, and healthcare team member at Sheppard Mullin, says that growth areas in private equity are opportunistic and discusses some challenges ahead.  

Dr. Harm Scherpbier, HealthShare Exchange CMIO, describes how the company's platform connects practices, payers and ACOs, allowing them to share patients’ data in real time across facilities to coordinate care seamlessly.  

Aaron Gani, CEO and founder of RealizedCare, discusses the evolution of digital therapeutics, the FDA’s place in advancing them, keeping up with evolving technology, and the benefits of DTx modalities for the pharmaceutical industry.  

Andy Molnar, CEO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, discusses the definition of a digital therapeutic, companies in the DTx space, why the organization held its recent summit in D.C. and the status of the Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act.  

ChartSwap president Nate Kelly relays how patients and providers benefit from the company's electronic record request fulfillment, allowing them to review authorizations and receive faster payment for their time by automating custodian fees.

David Wolf, MedeAnalytics AVP, and Lynn Carroll, HSBlox COO, highlight value-based care models' crucial components, including contract modeling and performance measurement, and discuss change management for switching to these models.  

Cedar Gate Technologies EVP David Morris compares the new model, which allows for a gradual approach to risk for more conservative and less experienced ACOs, and ACO REACH, which requires a greater tolerance for risk, but has more rewards.    

Ryne Natzke, chief revenue officer at TrustCommerce, a Sphere company, explains how the company now allows patients to pay with digital wallets and integrates all payments into healthcare staff’s workflows to prevent billing errors.  

Khue Tran, chief strategy officer at Azalea Health, shares how the company's products for rural health systems, including EHR and practice management software, RCM automation and touchless charting, drive efficiencies and boost reimbursement rates.