Anvita Health Launches Online Forum Featuring Industry Perspectives On Payers' Use Of Clinical Decision Support
Anvita Health recently announced the launch of its Clinical Decision Support for Payers online forum, convening thought leader and industry expert perspectives on payers' use of clinical decision support and other health information technology. The forum is meant to highlight some of the important work being done in this area and discuss how health care reform policy and industry developments are pushing payers to strategize new ways to manage patients and populations. Articles will be posted on the forum multiple times per week leading up to and through America's Health Insurance Plan's Institute 2011, taking place June 15-17.
Beginning with an introductory article by Anvita Health's co-founder and chief medical officer, Ahmed Ghouri, MD, the online forum is officially open today and can be accessed at http://www.anvitahealth.com/online-forum/.
Topics to be discussed include the effects of health care reform on payers' role in managing dependents, the importance of a strong technological foundation for ACO success, analyst research on payers' data usage and the top takeaways from the AHIP Institute, to name a few.
Contributors range from industry analysts and vendors to management at payer and pharmacy benefit management organizations, including, among others:
- John Moore, Managing Partner, Chilmark Research
- Robin Williams, RN, Product Manager for Allscripts
- Jennifer Horowitz, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, Senior director, Research, HIMSS Analytics
- Darren Schulte, MD, MPP, Vice President of Clinical Strategy at Anvita Health
About Anvita Health
Founded by physicians in 2000, Anvita Health provides innovative clinical analytics to its customer partners who, combined, cover more than 80 million lives. Anvita Health, formerly known as Safemed, provides a high-performance clinical analytics engine for health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, disease management companies, personal health record and electronic health record companies, and healthcare providers. Anvita Health is headquartered in San Diego, California.
SOURCE: Anvita Health