The document provides a recap of day one of the 2021 Healthcare Analytics Summit (HAS) Virtual conference. It summarizes the various speakers and breakout sessions that were part of the conference itinerary. Key highlights included a welcome by CEO Dan Burton, a fireside chat with NBA coach Steve Kerr on analytics in sports, and breakout sessions on topics like population health, clinical analytics, and using predictive models.

1. Wheels Up on Healthcare Analytics
Summit 2021 Virtual!

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HAS21 – Day One: Recap
As Captain Horstmeier and the flight crew—including data traffic
controllers—prepped the cabin for takeoff, they reminded attendees about
the world-class itinerary including featured speakers, live showcases,
Braindates, and the chance to compete for awesome prizes.
Paul, or “Captain,” Horstmeier kicked off
the 2021 Healthcare Analytics
Summit™ (HAS) Virtual with aviator
glasses and an airplane captain’s cap.
Trusty “flight attendant” Andrew Frueh
then prepared the audience for an
unforgettable analytics journey starting
in Singapore, London, and Dubai.
HAS21 Kickoff!

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Burton introduced hand-selected, innovative speakers from inside and outside
the healthcare industry, including eight-time NBA champion and current
Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr, and the variety of breakout
sessions focusing on topics such as AI, population health, and life sciences.
HAS21 Virtual Welcome!
Health Catalyst CEO Dan Burton
then welcomed newcomers and
previous HAS attendees.
Before Burton provided an overview
of the first day’s exciting events, he
presented the conference theme:
 Multi-Domain Analytics: Create a Winning Team Approach
Dan Burton
Chief Executive Officer

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He also credits analytics at the very core of his eight NBA championships.
As Kerr stressed the importance of analytics in identifying patterns within
game play to drive improvements in a very structured and data-centric way.
These data-driven changes were pivotal for the Golden State Warriors to win
three championships in four seasons.
Fireside Chat with Steve Kerr:
Moderated by Dan Burton, CEO, Health Catalyst
Kerr credited his mentors, five-time
champion, Gregg Popovich (San Antonio
Spurs) and 13 Time NBA champion Phil
Jackson (Chicago Bulls) for the collaborative
culture in the locker room and authenticity is
his style of coaching.
Steve Kerr
NBA Head Coach
Golden State Warriors

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In this hands-on, interactive presentation, Jones connects X-ray’s trajectory
sets a path for augmented analytics, or augmented intelligence (AI), in
healthcare. Session participants were asked to interpret data points to show
how augmented analytics applied visually to the data.
Industry Outlook Speakers
The Future Is Here.
Are you Participating?
Uniting the past, present, and future of
healthcare technology, Jason Jones,
opened his healthcare industry outlook
for augmented intelligence with a look
back at the 1881 shooting of U.S. President
James Garfield.
Jason Jones, PhD
Chief Analytics and
Data Science Officer,
Health Catalyst

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During the pandemic, Rimmasch spoke
with health system leaders across the
country and shared the key commonalities
among health systems that most effectively
responded to COVID-19:
Industry Outlook Speakers
Clinical Analytics Outlook
In her presentation, Rimmasch,
reflected on the COVID-19 pandemic
and its impact on our healthcare system.
Holly Rimmasch, MS
Chief Clinical Officer,
SVP and GM,
Clinical Quality Analytics,
Health Catalyst
A goal to be a high-reliability
organization
A strong culture with a
blame-free environment
Using information to close
gaps and be more effective

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Healthcare Analytics Summit 2021 Breakout Sessions – Wave 1
Featured Breakout Session –
Robot Queen to Change the World
Robotics pioneer Marita Cheng piqued
audience curiosity with a slide asking,
“Where are all the robots?”
The Australian native pointed out that
despite so much innovation in robotics, we
don’t see a lot of robots in our daily lives.
“Why?” Cheng asked, and followed up with,
“Because building robots is hard!”
Marita Cheng
Technology Speaker,
Founder of Robogals,
Aipoly, and Aubot

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Healthcare Analytics Summit 2021 Breakout Sessions – Wave 1
Session 6
Rev Up Your Healthcare Analytics:
Musings From a Dirt Bike Junkie
What do dirt bikes have to do with
healthcare analytics? John Wadsworth
returned to HAS this year with over 25
years of analytics experience to answer
that question.
Using his love for “all things with gears
and wheels,” Wadsworth outlined impera-
tives for thriving in value-based care
(VBC) markets and how to achieve them.
John Wadsworth, MS
Co-founder and CEO,
REDi Health Analytics

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Healthcare Analytics Summit 2021 Breakout Sessions – Wave 1
Session 7
Ambulatory Practice Management
Analytics: Tackling Waste and
Improving Patient Access
Ambulatory care physicians are
increasingly leaving private practices to
join large health systems, creating a
growing challenge:
How can health systems manage distinct
ambulatory practices to ensure the best
possible care and profitability?
Patrick McGill, MD
Executive Vice President,
Chief Analytics Officer,
Community Health Network

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Session 8
Innovative Population Health
Models: Advancing Value-Based
Care in the Medicare Ecosystem
Amy started her session with a
discussion about the ongoing U.S.
healthcare reform.
Amy Flaster, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer,
ConcertoCare; Associate
Physician, Brigham and Women’s
Hospital; Instructor of Medicine,
Part-Time, Harvard Medical School
She presented on a multidisciplinary and comprehensive clinical approach
including clinical, social, and behavioral support along with proprietary care
pathways, virtual care technology, and advanced analytics.

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Healthcare Analytics Summit 2021 Breakout Sessions – Wave 1
Session 9
Charge Capture Analytics
Accelerates Revenue Recognition
Nicole Gorder described how her
team at MultiCare used a strategy
of audits and analytics to seize an
opportunity for charge capture
improvement with strategies ranging
from a high volume of daily audits
performed by an analytics program to a
small number of comprehensive audits.
Nicole N. Gorder, MBA
Executive Director,
Revenue Integrity & CDM,
MultiCare Health System

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Healthcare Analytics Summit 2021 Breakout Sessions – Wave 2
Breakout Featured Session
The Future of Healthcare
Delivery Post COVID
Dr. Gupta drew on his extensive
experience as a clinician, technology
innovator, and policy expert to outline
four pillars that must drive change in
healthcare delivery:
Vin Gupta, MD, MPA, MSc
Affiliate Assistant Professor of
Health Metrics Sciences at the
Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation (IHME) at the
University of Washington
The first pillar is about
delivering precision
medicine at the
individual level through
data efficiency
The second pillar is
behavior change
The third pillar is the
productizing of
healthcare delivery
The fourth pillar is the
need to transform
communication.

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Healthcare Analytics Summit 2021 Breakout Sessions – Wave 2
Session 11
How to Turn Predictive
Models Into Actions That
Achieve Results
Jaclyn Bernard and Lisa Stark,
both of Texas Children’s Hospital,
discussed the three critical
components of a successful
predictive model and warned
about the risk of lacking even
one of the three pieces.
Jaclyn Bernard
Innovations Lead,
Predictive Analytics and
Applications Development,
Texas Children's Hospital
Lisa M. Stark, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Assistant Director,
Care Coordination,
Texas Children’s Hospital

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Session 12
Digital Technologies Transform
Ambulatory Operations
Texas Children’s Hospital
leveraged digital technology
to transform ambulatory patient
experiences.
The TCH team described the
multiyear project timeline and
goals that culminated in an
estimated savings of $12 million.
Carrie Rys, MBA,
Assistant Vice President,
Pediatrics Administration, Texas
Children’s Hospital
Grace Karon
Assistant Director,
Business Operations &
Strategic Planning,
Texas Children’s Hospital

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Session 13
Get Ahead of Adverse
Outcomes: Risk Prediction
and Targeted Intervention for
COVID-19 Patients
In March 2020, the ChristianaCare
team launched its project to
develop systemwide analytics
focused on COVID-19 testing,
hospitalizations, and COVID-19’s
impact on system resources
Ed Ewen, MD
Director, Clinical Data and Analytics,
ChristianaCare
Wei Liu, PhD
Data Scientist,
ChristianaCare

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Session 14
Cost Transformation and
Labor Productivity: Stop
Running Reports and Start
Running Your Business
The UPMC team demonstrated
that the right labor budgeting and
productivity tool, delivered to the
right people, can yield
impressive cost transformation.
Robert A. DeMichiei
Board Director and Strategic Advisor,
Health Catalyst;
Former Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, UPMC
Jared Weiner
Chief Financial Officer,
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

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At the conclusion of the afternoon’s breakout
sessions, Paul Horstmeier returned to the
HAS mainstage to address the day’s
healthcare data and analytics travelers.
The Captain provided reminders and
instructions for the next legs of the
HAS 21 Virtual journey and invited participants
to enjoy and afternoon of networking
opportunities via Braindate.
Programing closed with great anticipation for
day two’s destination—London!
Closing Remarks

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