17 - 20 Oct 2021 | Boston

Story Slam: Expanding Care Sites, Improving Access to Care

About this Session:

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a transformation in health care delivery already underway: the use of telehealth and other connected technologies to provide care at additional and more convenient care sites for patients, including the home. In this story slam session, learn how two leading health systems have expanded access to care while improving the care experience for patients in their communities.


Speakers:

Kevin M. Curtis, M.D., MS, Medical Director, Connected Care and Center for Telehealth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health


Dartmouth-Hitchcock Connected Care designed and operationalized eight telehealth service lines to help deliver outstanding care to the region independent of patient location with a focus on rural health care and a secondary goal of keeping care local whenever possible.


Linda V. DeCherrie, M.D., Clinical Director, Mount Sinai at Home, Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System


Utilizing flexibilities provided during the COVID-19 public health emergency, Mount Sinai Health System established a successful hospital-at-home program to provide inpatient level care in the home, solving a patient throughput and experience challenge.


Moderator:

Mital Patel, Senior Director, Innovation Programs and Services, American Hospital Association Center for Health Innovation