Connecting Care: Digital Equity, Connectivity, and the Future of Telemedicine

December 17, 2024 | 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

MHA Conference Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, 01803

December 17, 2024 | 8:00 am – 12:30 pm

Join us for a half-day conference to hear from experts, providers, innovators, and digital equity leaders as we discuss how telehealth technology allows patients to have greater access to care, and what the future holds for hospital care in the home, opportunities for remote patient monitoring, and more.

$ 159 Early Bird Rate
$ 179 Regular Rate

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Agenda

8 – 8:45 a.m.: Breakfast and Registration 

8:45 – 9 a.m.: Opening Remarks 

Adam Delmolino, Senior Director, Virtual Care & Clinical Affairs, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association 

Carolyne Hannan, Senior Vice President, New England Region, Comcast 

9 – 9:45 a.m.: Morning Keynote: Empowering Care: Advancing Digital Equity, Connectivity, and Telemedicine’s Future 

Joseph C. Kvedar, M.D., Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School; Senior Advisor, American Telemedicine Association, Co-chair, AMA Digital Medicine Payment Advisory Group  

9:45 – 10:30 a.m. The Clinical Perspective: How Telehealth Technology is Addressing the Structural & Social Determinants of Health 

Moderator: Adam Delmolino, Senior Director, Virtual Care & Clinical Affairs, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association 

Panelists: 

  • Robert Fields, M.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer, Beth Israel Lahey Health  
  • Michael Lee, M.D., Executive Director, Department of Accountable Care and Clinical Integration, Boston Children’s Hospital 
  • Miguel Mesias, M.D., Coordinator of THRIVE: Closing the Digital Divide, a Digital Equity Program, Boston Medical Center

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break 

10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Unlocking Access: Resources, Connectivity and Convenience of Innovations in Care for Patients 

Moderator: Michael Curry Esq., President & CEO, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers 

Panelists: 

  • Daniel Noyes, President & CEO, Tech Goes Home  
  • Jody Jones, Program Executive, Massachusetts Broadband Institute 
  • Kathy Bisbee, Director, Alliance for Digital Equity, Baystate Health
  • Stephanie Pearlman, Director, Business Development & Omnichannel Strategy, Comcast

11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Guiding the Future: Hospital Care at Home and Care in Our Communities

Moderator: Tevin Wooten, Meteorologist, NBC10 Boston

Panelists: 

  • Heather O’Sullivan, APRN, President and COO, Healthcare at Home, Mass General Brigham
  • Constantinos Michaelidis M.D., Medical Director of Hospital at Home, UMass Memorial Health
  • Katy O’Connell, Chief Operating Officer, Cape Cod Community Health Center 
  • Emily Hildebrant, Associate Director of Compliance, Duffy Health Center 
  • Abigail Mejia, Community Digital Navigator, Beth Israel Lahey Health 

12:20 p.m. Closing Remarks 

12:30 p.m. LUNCH 

– More speakers being announced soon!