The Renewed Focus on Patient Safety

• LEAH BINDER — The Leapfrog Group
  • President and CEO
  • machc.org/…/LeahBinder-Mid-America-Coalition-Sept21_2023.pdf

Reactor Panel

• RAELENE KNOLLA, DO — Blue KC
  • Vice President Population Health
• BRET JACKSON — Economic Alliance for Michigan
  • President and CEO

 

Our State of Maternal Health

Introductions by Cindy Kirtley — Vice Chair, MACHC

• SHARLA SMITH, PHD — KBEN; University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Director and Founder; Assoc. Professor
  • machc.org/…/Birthing-While-Black.The-Maternal-Health-Experiences-in-Kansas-and-Missouri.2023919.pdf
• TRACI JOHNSON, MD — University Health; University of Missouri Kansas City
  • Dept OB/Gyn; Assistant Program Director
• LEAH BINDER — The Leapfrog Group
  • President and CEO
• Watch the presentations from Drs. Sharla Smith and Traci Johnson and the follow-up panel discussion and Q&A with Leah Binder, President and CEO, The Leapfrog Group by clicking the link below.

MACHC: Our State of Maternal Health (vimeo.com)

Artificial Intelligence in Health and Benefits

• IAN CHUANG, MD — Mercer
  • Partner, Clinical Services Physician
  • machc.org/…/09/AI-in-Healthcare-FINAL.pdf
• BRAD MANDACINA — Lockton
  • Senior Vice President & Director

 

Gaining insight on prescription drug costs and benefits

Introductions by Cameron Ahrens — Board Chair, MACHC

• BRET JACKSON, Moderator — Economic Alliance for Michigan
  • President and CEO
• RYAN DUFFY — CapitalRx
  • Senior Vice President Commercial Markets
• DEB CURRY, PHARM D — Health Delegates
  • Vice President for Clinical Services
• MELANIE HUFF — HNTB
  • Vice President & Director Total Rewards

 

Employee Engagement and Wellness

Introductions by Michael Margherio — Treasurer, MACHC

• TODD HLASNEY, Moderator — Lockton
  • Senior Vice President, Director of Health Risk Solutions
• CHRIS SULLIVAN — Asset Health
  • Director, Marketing and Strategic Initiatives
  • machc.org/…/Fully-Integrated-Whole-Person-Wellbeing-Asset-Health-002.pdf
• JIM BARCLAY — Navigate Well
  • Vice President of Operations
• CINDY KIRTLEY — JE Dunn Construction
  • Vice President, Benefits Director

Click the links below to view presentations from our four experts.

Getting Diabetes Prevention to Work or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Population Health. A Prevention Business Case a CFO Could Love and 10 Diabetes Prevention Best Practices from a Tech and Health Executive.

Josh Stevens MACHC April 25

A Problem You Can't Afford to Ignore. Putting diabetes and diabetes prevention in context of other progressive conditions and the growing epidemic of this disease as seen by local physician board-certified in Obesity Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Courtney Younglove Presentation

Saint Luke's Health System shares their decade-long experience with Diabetes Prevention and Diabetes Management.

Saint Luke's DPP MACHC 4.25.23

CDC Recognized Diabetes Prevention Programs are rooted in comparative scientific research that show significantly better impact with lifestyle changes over traditional medication therapy and lower overall healthcare costs.

Dana Thompson EVIDENCE BASIS FOR THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM MACHC