The Real Economics of Value Based Care

• Erik Johnson Senior Vice President and National Practice Lead, Value Based Care, Optum
• Lyle Berkowitz, MD Founder and Chairman, KeyCare and Editor-in-Chief, THMT

Is value based care truly aligning incentives — or redistributing financial risk across payers, providers, and patients in ways that compress margins and shift burden? Is telehealth a costsaving lever under properly structured risk contracts — or perceived as a margin threat?

At a time when value based care dominates policy rhetoric, this episode moves past theory and into financial reality. This discussion directly examines whether value based care is delivering on its economic promise — or simply reshuffling financial risk across the system.

This episode also addresses the deeper economic tension beneath the surface: Who wins, who loses, and who is subsidizing whom?

Many organizations talk about the power of data but too few really understand the full potential. Utilizing a strategic framework that redefines the roles of collaboration and innovation, see how one organization built competitive differentiators by expanding upon the concept of a data analytics platform to create a data operating system and beyond enterprise analytics to facilitating an ecosystem.

The 30% Problem: Solving Pharmaceutical Waste with Blockchain

With up to 30% of donated pharmaceutical aid products being diverted, stolen or going to waste in this session we will learn how blockchain technology is addressing some of the biggest trust challenges in the global supply chain. Supply chain issues may prevent people that are in greatest need of life-saving medicines from being treated. Through the use of a Decentralized Knowledge Graph and blockchain technology firms and governmental aid organizations now have visibility to supply chain traceability and transparency of donated medicines. The session will additionally cover ancillary benefits with the implementation of such a solution.

Learn the latest developments, solutions and forward-looking approaches with blockchain technology for healthcare. How do panelists view healthcare delivery systems changing through blockchain-powered technology? What solutions are they spearheading along with new models of collaborations with which they are involved? The panel will highlight how blockchain is leveraged to transform health systems.

How Blockchain Elevates Health Solutions and Services Today and in the Future

• Kyle Culver Director, Emerging Technologies, Humana, and Co-Founder of the Synaptic Alliance

The healthcare industry is beginning to see real value created from blockchain powered solutions. The presentation spotlights what value and impact is being created for early adopters. The speaker will share informed insights for future applications and opportunities poised for business success.

The Decentralized Hospital: Breaking the Traditional Healthcare Model

• Dr. Sandeep Pulim

Until recently, acute care technological innovations were centered on improvements in procedural interventions or critical care. Accelerated by the pandemic, there has been a shift and developing interest in bringing acute-level care into the home. As a result, more tech-enabled improvements are supporting decentralized care models. Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), combined with clinical necessity, are enabling healthcare systems to deliver better care beyond the four walls of the hospital.

The Interoperability Blueprint: Building the Rails for Nationwide Data

• Jim Markwith | Managing Partner, Markwith Law
• Dr. Christophe E. Jackson | Clinical Design Engineer, Gideon

The goal of achieving nationwide patient access is getting closer to reality with the establishment of nationwide electronic healthcare record networks, and with the emergence of TEFCA. Interoperability and privacy standards are critical to achieve efficiency and to provide secure patient access applications.

Windows to the Mind: How Your Eyes Reveal Your Brain’s Secrets

• Sai Mattapalli - Vytal.ai, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
• Rohan Kalahasty - Vytal.ai, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, USA

In the past five years, artificial intelligence has revolutionized healthcare by enabling earlier detection, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. A recent breakthrough involves using eye-tracking technology to identify ocular biomarkers, aiding in the early detection of conditions like Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases.

Eye movement tests, previously costly and complex, have become accessible through smartphone and laptop cameras. These tests help detect a range of conditions, from degenerative disorders to brain injuries, improving patient outcomes and facilitating telehealth.

This technology not only benefits patients but also advances the study of brain health. By delving into neurology and treatment efficacy, it may provide insights into the causes of neurodegenerative diseases.

The future potential of gaze tracking is promising, with non-invasive, cost-effective systems offering hope for earlier diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, addressing a significant gap in healthcare. The eyes are not just windows to the soul but also a gateway to the brain's health.