Panels
Innovation in Healthcare Delivery: An In-Depth Look into Telemedicine: How do technological innovation and the increased acceptance of telemedicine translate into reduced costs and improved clinical outcomes?
As technology improves, the implications for improving healthcare quality while reducing costs are great. Nowhere is that more apparent than with telemedicine. A recent study suggested telemedicine could save around $4.28 billion annually and improve the clinical health outcomes of patients with common chronic diseases. Telemedicine also promotes health equity by connecting patients in rural areas with specialists and experts hundreds, if not thousands of miles away. In this panel we will discuss the following: Where is telemedicine now? What are the barriers to wide spread acceptance? What is the future?
Confirmed Panelists:
Moderator & Panelist Bios
Kristi Raube, PhD, Executive Director, Graduate Program in Health Management, UC Berkeley
Kristi Raube, PhD is an Adjunct Professor at the Haas School of Business and the Executive Director of the Graduate Program in
Health Management at the University of California Berkeley. In addition, Dr. Raube conducts research focusing on the delivery and
financing of health services.
Dr. Anand Viswanathan, Associate Director, Telestroke Services, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Viswanathan attended Emory University Medical School and is the Associate Director of Telestroke Services at Massachusetts General
Hospital and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical
School. His research interests include finding efficient methods for delivery of acute stroke therapy and studying the contribution of
stroke and vascular risk factors to dementia.
Timathie (Timi) Leslie, Managing Director, Manatt Health Solutions
Ms. Leslie is a Managing Director at Manatt Health Solutions (MHS) and has over fifteen years of experience in assisting healthcare organizations with technology strategy, business development, product design, development and implementation. Prior to joining MHS, Timi
co-founded and led Object Health.
Dr. Yan Chow, Associate Director, Kaiser Permanente Innovation and Advanced Technology Group
Dr. Chow is Associate Director of Kaiser Permanente Information Technology’s new Innovation & Advanced Technology Group (IAT). Dr.
Chow earned his A.B. with honors from Harvard University and his
M.D. from the University of California at San Diego. He received his
MBA from the University of California at Berkeley’s Walter A. Haas School of Business in 2005, where he graduated as valedictorian.
Jana Katz-Bell, MPH, Assistant Dean, Interproffesional Programs, UC Davis School of Medicine and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
Jana Katz-Bell has an appointment in both the School of Medicine and the proposed School of Nursing as Assistant Dean, Interprofessional Programs. In this capacity, she has responsibility for the administrative infrastructure of the School of Nursing, partially funded by a $100 million commitment from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, a grant which Jana co-wrote. Prior to this role, Jana was the Assistant Dean for Administration for the School of Medicine, and served for 11 years as the Chief Administrative Officer for the UC Davis Center for Health and Technology.
Jana received her bachelor’s degree in genetics from the University of California, Davis, and her master’s degree in public health at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to her formal education and extensive background developing and managing telehealth programs, Jana has become a nationally recognized speaker of telemedicine issues and her testimony during deliberations of the California State Legislature on Senate Bills 1665 and 2098 led to legislation which favors telemedicine reimbursement.