Lisa Rometty of CVS Kidney Care (l) and Arundhati Parmar of MedCity News
HLTH inaugural meeting it’s alive After two years of virtual events due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the March 6-9 partnership with CHIME in Miami Beach marks the return of in-person meetings. In a series of video interviews with healthcare executives, MedCity News Vice President and Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar assesses their impressions of the conference and shares new developments with their respective businesses.
HLTH
Richard Scarford HLTH The chair explained the difference between its fall conference HLTH and its latest conference ViVE, and how they differ from other healthcare conferences, especially in terms of their core audience and networking offerings. He also provided a preview of the upcoming HLTH conference in Las Vegas from November 13-16.
314th Army
Health IT Software Business 314th ArmyThe COO of Alok Sharma spoke about the company’s transformation into a product-driven company and some of the tools it introduced at the conference. Sarah Richardson, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Sports Health Share with a member of the 314e Advisory Board why her organization is partnering with 314e.
Komodo Health
Dr. Arif Nathoo, CEO and Co-founder Komodo Health, It was observed that the best way to understand healthcare is to model disease on a national scale. Komodo takes data on health outcomes and pushes it into software to study disease burden at scale. Its technology can be applied to payers, providers and life sciences companies to deliver better outcomes for patients. Nathoo shares what sets his company apart.
olives
olives Focus on automating the manual work of healthcare through machine learning, from revenue cycle management to utilization management. Dr. Jeremy Friese, President of Payer Markets, shared a description of its use case for prior authorization.
take care of
take care of is a health technology business focused on increasing patient and provider engagement and improving the patient experience. It was founded by oncology nurse Madelyn Herzfeld, who serves as vice chair, and Carrie Stricker, associate professor at the Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing in Philadelphia.
In an interview with ViVE, CEO Bruno Lempernesse talked about how the company’s software can help care teams personalize treatment decisions and standardize symptom assessments while patients are in “active treatment” and survival.
CVS Kidney Care
Lisa Rometty, President CVS Kidney Care Provided an update on its home hemodialysis device in clinical trials and the need for more innovation in chronic kidney disease.
McKesson Ventures
Michelle Snyder, McKesson Ventures The partners discussed how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted their investment strategies, particularly in areas such as value-based care and chronic disease management.
Hartman Media
Rachel Ford Hutman, Founder and CEO Hartman Mediashares her thoughts on how companies should prioritize their marketing spend, especially the need to differentiate themselves from competitors.
This article was presented by Komodo Health, with support from Carevive, 314e, Olive and Hutman Media



