1:00 - 1:55 PM ET

Whether you’re a new client, a new user, or just someone looking to learn about the full history, focus, and capabilities of Azara, this is your one-stop session to learn about the company and our solutions. We’ll provide context for the history of the company, including our recent merger with SPH Analytics’ population health division, as well as review our solution portfolio. We’ll also share some client stories and our own perspective on the industry and our place within it.

1:00 - 1:55 PM ET

In this pre-conference session, Azara clients can participate in small group, product specific Q&A with an Azara expert. Whether you’re looking to ask a deep-level product question, or just want to learn a bit more about a new feature, this interactive experience is designed to address your needs in an easily accessible format. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn how to maximize your use of Azara solutions.

1:00 - 1:55 PM ET

The Azara Support Team will be available for 15 minute appointments* to answer your questions and address issues. Please come prepared with patient examples to optimize your experience.

*Appointment scheduling will be available in the conference app.

2:00 - 2:30 PM ET

Join us for a warm welcome from Azara Healthcare's CEO, Jeff Brandes, who will share some key achievements at Azara, client success stories, and his vision for the coming year.

Speaker:

Jeff Brandes
CEO
Azara Healthcare

2:40 - 3:35 PM ET

Effectiveness is the ability of an intervention to have a meaningful effect on patients in normal clinical conditions. Easily stated and understood, but not always so easy to measure. In fact, traditional quality measures applied to a specific program or population often don't tell the story—are the right interventions being applied, in the right time frame, by the right persons and was there an improvement in the patient's condition. This session will review new care effectiveness reporting tools in DRVS to help you evaluate the success of your programs at the practice and the patient level. Hear how one practice's vision for tracking the outcomes and investments in their specialty programs has helped them change and improve the care they're providing.

Speakers: 

Greg Augustine
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Azara Healthcare

Bridgette Baca, LCSW
Clinical Quality and Performance Improvement Coordinator
Presbyterian Medical Services

LuAnn Kimker, RN, BSN
VP of Client Innovation
Azara Healthcare

Stacey Palmer, LPCC
Director of Behavioral Health
Presbyterian Medical Services

3:40 - 4:35 PM ET

The many social determinants that impact a patient’s health are nothing new to care teams. What is new is the desire to quantify those factors, as well as the number of ways different services can be incorporated into traditional medical care. Learn how three community health centers, located in Michigan, Ohio and New York, have successfully engaged with public and private partnerships, deployed remote care teams, and focused on collecting social determinants of health data to break down barriers to care and improve outcomes for their patient populations. To support these efforts, we will explore how combining electronic health record data with screening results and demographic information in DRVS allows users to see a multi-faceted picture of a patient’s health, drive targeted improvements and increased patient access.

Speakers:

Samantha Fisher
Director of Quality and Patient Safety
Honor Community Health

Gabriela Gonzalez, MAS
Program Manager, Clinical Excellence & Innovation
Community Health Care Association of New York State

Dr. Tarika James, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Long Island Federally Qualified Health Center

Mercy Mbogori, MPA
Assistant Director, Clinical Excellence & Innovation
Community Health Care Association of New York State

Yomaira Mesquita
RN Manager
Long Island Federally Qualified Health Center

3:40 - 4:35 PM ET

Every year, providers are faced with a myriad of decisions around which measures to report, what level to report them, and which tools to use to do so. In this focused session, we will review the CMS MIPS program in detail, taking into account COVID special circumstances and changes for 2021.  We will look at how the program is changing and is likely to evolve over the course of 2022 and beyond then discuss specific strategies for avoiding penalties and how to reap the upside of high-quality performance.

Speakers:

Matt Fusan
SVP Product
Azara Healthcare

Beth Hickerson
Senior Consultant
Medical Advantage