Then join us for one, two, or three sessions presented by your fellow telehealth enthusiast peers.

Starting at 11 AM Eastern / 8 AM Pacific on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

For questions, speaker inquiries, or sponsorship opportunities contact: t-time@ingeniumadvisors.net

Kari Gali, NP
Clinical Faculty, University of Illinois-Chicago

Kari is an experienced Nurse Practitioner, recognized as an expert in the healthcare industry for virtual clinical transformation, designing and integrating clinical programs, quality improvement, change management and population health. In her current role she is Clinical Faculty in the Department of Medical Education at University of Illinois- Chicago where she teaches about patient safety, quality, leadership, telehealth, equitable academic advancement in improvement science. Kari’s previous roles include the Director of Virtual Care at MetroHealth, Ovatient’s Director of Clinical Strategy and Quality, Director of Telehealth at Huron Consulting and a decade at the Cleveland Clinic building their telehealth infrastructure.

As a consultant for Case Western Reserve University and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Kari’s passion for quality and virtual care has facilitated telehealth curriculum development, quality integration of virtual care modalities and optimization of remote patient monitoring.

She has authored numerous articles and presented internationally. Kari’s experience spans all levels of business from complex health care systems to the independent clinician office.

Session: Not Everything Worthwhile Can Be Measured,
And Not Everything That Can Be Measured Is Worthwhile

Matthew Faiman MD, MBA, FACP
Virtual Care Medical Director, NextCare Urgent Care

Dr. Faiman currently serves as the Virtual Health Medical Director at NextCare Urgent Care in Mesa, Arizona.

Dr. Faiman served as a Staff Physician at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio from 2002-2021. Dr. Faiman obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree, Master’s Degree in Business Administration, and Medical Doctorate from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in 2002.

In 2005, he became involved in Telehealth, developing innovative ways to apply Telemedicine programs at Cleveland Clinic. In 2015, he was appointed the Medical Director of Express Care Online, a service line providing on demand synchronous virtual visits to patients nation-wide.

Dr. Faiman has written and spoken extensively on the subject of Telemedicine and Telehealth, including presenting at national meetings at both ATA and HIMSS. He served on the education committee and as an abstract reviewer for ATA from 2015-2021. He has been published on the subject of Telehealth in peer-reviewed journals, including Pediatrics and NEJM Catalyst. He has traveled to Brazil and China to lecture on the subject of direct to consumer Telehealth.

Dr. Faiman is passionate about finding innovative ways to apply Telehealth both nationally and internationally.

Session: Not Everything Worthwhile Can Be Measured,
And Not Everything That Can Be Measured Is Worthwhile

Erkan Hassan, PharmD, FCCM
Acute & Critical Care Advisor

Erkan Hassan couples 19 years of bedside clinical experience with 20 years of designing and implementing innovative technologies within integrated health delivery systems to deliver quantified patient centered clinical and financial outcomes. Erkan helps healthcare innovators maximize clinical acceptance.

Key areas of expertise include:

• Ability to couple clinical subject matter experience with business acumen to achieve quadruple aim goals.
• C-suite leadership engagement to identify and develop strategy to meet current key challenges.
• Healthcare transformation partnership with client(s) to address workflows, metrics, training, and critical success factors with clinical programs to improve the quality or cost efficiency of care.

Erkan has served in various leadership roles within critical care and critical care pharmacy.

Session: Not Everything Worthwhile Can Be Measured,
And Not Everything That Can Be Measured Is Worthwhile

Carrie Nelson, MD
Chief Medical Officer KeyCare

Dr. Carrie Nelson is Chief Medical Officer for KeyCare. Dr. Nelson has been at the forefront of healthcare transformation since early in her career, starting quality, patient safety and population health programs at several healthcare systems. She served as CMO and Senior VP for Population Health and Health Outcomes at Advocate Aurora Health. She was more recently drawn to work in the field of technology enabled care models based upon the realization that health systems need strong partners to achieve a more accelerated pace of change.

In addition to overseeing quality and patient safety across the continuum at Advocate Aurora Health, Dr. Nelson was Chief Clinical Officer for Advocate Physician Partners, an internationally known organization focused on delivering high value care across the continuum in collaboration with nearly 5,000 employed and independent physician practices. As an example of her impact, Dr. Nelson led the clinical programs to deliver high quality care while decreasing costs for over 1.3 million lives, saving Medicare alone over $500M in the MSSP program.

Session: Using Data to Inform a Telehealth Strategy
that Elevates Quality and Patient Safety

Kathy Letendre, MHA
VP of Organizational Excellence, Ingenium Healthcare Advisors

Kathy Letendre creates transformative experiences for her clients, catapulting leadership and organizational performance to new heights.

Kathy is an expert in organizational excellence, transformation, leadership, and performance. As an experienced healthcare executive and champion of transformational improvement, she shares her expertise with leaders, helping them achieve unprecedented levels of excellence for themselves and their organizations. She has a reputation as a collaborative and passionate agent of change.

A graduate of Duke University and the University of Michigan, Kathy is the President and Founder of Letendre & Associates where she advises organizations and leaders to create their excellence advantage.

Clients benefit from Kathy’s executive experience in healthcare where she generated unprecedented results. With Kathy’s counsel, her clients set new strategic directions and consistently execute their ambitious plans, achieving results of organizational signficance.

Session: What’s in your Toolbox?: Tools & Techniques for Quality

National Telehealth Resource Center Consortium

The National Consortium Of Telehealth Resource Centers provides trusted consultation, resources & news at no cost to help you plan your experience.

We are a collaborative of 12 regional and 2 national Telehealth Resource Centers, committed to implementing telehealth programs for rural and underserved communities. Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Health Resources and Services Administration, we provide timely and accurate information on telehealth across the nation.

Laurel Health Advisors

Laurel Health Advisors is a research and data-driven consulting firm that helps organizations leverage innovations in health care to improve health equity and quality outcomes. We work with public, private, and non-profit organizations to help them use research and data effectively.

Ingenium Digital Health Advisors
Ingenium Healthcare Advisors

Ingenium partners with innovative leaders in healthcare to enable the sustainable delivery of extraordinary care by Accelerating the Adoption of Digital Health Innovation and Guiding Leaders to Get The Results They Want.