WEDI 2025 Winter Forum: Leveraging the Power of Health IT to Address Care Delivery and Accessibility
Join us for an engaging and informative Virtual Spotlight exploring how healthcare stakeholders—payers, providers, and innovators—are leveraging data and technology to bridge gaps in healthcare accessibility for under-resourced communities.
This dynamic event will highlight the power of data-driven approaches to enhance care delivery, improve health outcomes, and address inequities. Through expert-led discussions and interactive sessions, attendees will delve into topics such as:
- The Role of Data in Advancing Equity: Uncover how actionable insights from healthcare data are driving better decision-making and resource allocation.
- Standardizing for Success: Explore the importance of robust data standards and interoperability in enabling seamless care coordination.
- Electronic Health Records as Catalysts for Change: Learn how EHRs are being optimized to meet the unique needs of vulnerable populations.
- Innovative Data-Centric Programs: Gain insight into groundbreaking initiatives that are transforming healthcare delivery for underserved communities.
- Engage in a Discussion on the Needed Balance between Patient Data Sharing and Privacy
Draft Agenda
| February 12, 2025 | ||
| 9:00am- 9:10am | WEDI Welcome | |
| 9:10am- 9:30am | Keynote | Dr. Gail Christopher, National Collaborative for Health Equity |
| 9:30am- 10:15am | Updates from the Gravity Project Affinity Pilot | Vanessa Candelora, HL7 Gravity Project and others |
| 10:30am- 11:15am | Spotlight: Modernizing Health Data on the Cherokee Nation | Darilyn Doublehead, Cherokee Nation Health Services |
| 11:15am- 11:45am | EHRs as an Integral Partner in Health Care Accessibility | Prerana Laddha, Epic Systems |
| 12:15pm- 1:00pm | Data and Innovation to Improve Health Care Accessibility, a Payer Panel | Dr. Alex Li, LA Care Vanessa Hill, Sentara Ivy Diaz, Health Net Maya Marmo, Health Net |
| 1:00pm- 1:45pm | TBA | |
| 1:45pm- 2:15pm | Maternal Health and Interoperability | Kendra Wyatt, New Birth Company |
| 2:15pm- 3:00pm | Best Practices, Health Net's Health Equity Accreditation + Certification | Ivy Diaz, Health Net Maya Marmo, Health Net |
| February 13, 2025 | ||
| 9:00am- 9:45am | Interoperability vs Data Privacy | Nancy Spector, AMA (Health Equity Workgroup Co-Chair) Janice Karen, MHDC (Health Equity Workgroup Co-Chair) Dr. Rebekah Angove, Patient Advocate Foundation Sean Cahill, Fenway Health |
| 9:45am- 10:15am | Interoperability vs Data Privacy Small Group Workshop | |
| 10:30am- 11:15am | TBA |
Designed for healthcare professionals, policymakers, and innovators, this webinar will provide actionable strategies, real-world success stories, and cutting-edge insights into how technology and data can create a more equitable healthcare system.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation shaping the future of inclusive healthcare delivery.
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