Keynote Speaker:
“The Future of Healthcare: Humans and Machines Partnering for Better Outcomes"
Emmanuel Fombu, MD, MBA
Physician, Award-Winning Author
Dr Fombu is a recognized authority on the convergence of digital technologies and healthcare. He is an author, physician and medical futurist with over 15 years combined experience in clinical medicine, drug development, digital medicine, BD&L, pragmatic trials and product lifecycle management strategy in the healthcare industry and private equity.
His current focus is on how digital technologies can be leveraged to better measure healthcare related product’s real world effectiveness and value, and also to design more comprehensive disease management systems in partnership with digital health startups, payers and providers.
In addition to his book, The Future of Healthcare: Human and Machine Partnering for Better Outcomes, Dr. Fombu has authored multiple research papers and abstracts in renowned peer reviewed journals. As a medical futurist and 2017 winner of the prestigious New York City Health Business Leaders Boldest Digital Health Influencer Award, Dr Fombu is a champion and advocate for value based healthcare, personalized medicine, mhealth, nanotechnology, big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital medicine. He serves as an external advisory board member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s MIT.nano project.
Dr Fombu did his clinical training at Emory-Crawford Long Hospital and holds an MBA from both Cornell University’s Johnson School of Business and Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business. He also earned a certification in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy from MIT’s Sloan school of management and Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Lab. He lives in New York City.
Consumer, Patient Engagement, and Digitally Connected Health Speakers
"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Virtual Reality"
Michael Hasselberg, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Nursing at the University of Rochester
Michael J. Hasselberg, PhD, is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Nursing at the University of Rochester. Dr. Hasselberg received his PhD degree in Health Practice Research in 2013. Dr. Hasselberg is also a graduate of The Academy for Healthcare Leadership Advancement through the Healthcare Association of New York State and the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. He is a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, and is the Director of UR Medicine Telepsychiatry Program, and the UR Project ECHO. He has been recently been appointed the behavioral health lead for the UR Medicine Health Lab. The Health Lab is a multidisciplinary collaboration between the University of Rochester Medical Center and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, that brings together clinicians, researchers, computer and data scientists, and engineers from across the University to build new technologies and systems that leverage cloud-based computing and analytics, multifunction sensors, 3D imaging and modeling, point of care diagnostics, machine learning, and virtual and augmented reality technologies to navigate and overcome the challenges in medicine. Dr. Hasselberg has a special interest in leveraging technology to deliver high quality, evidence-based care to adults with mental health conditions and the transformation of health care delivery systems from volume to value.
"Reducing the cost of Heart-Failure Through Effortless In-Home Monitoring"
Nicholas Conn, PhD
Founder and CEO, Heart Health Intelligence
Prior to founding Heart Health Intelligence, Nicholas Conn completed his PhD in Microsystems Engineering in 2016 at RIT, where he developed the technology being commercialized by HHI – a toilet seat-based cardiovascular monitoring system. He also holds a BS (2011) and MS (2013) in Electrical Engineering from RIT.
Nick’s passion is to bring clinical-grade medical devices to the consumer. His expertise spans medical devices, medical instrumentation, cardiovascular physiology, electrophysiology, algorithm development, and heart failure monitoring.
Clinical Informatics & Clinician Engagement Speakers
"Meds to Beds"
Eric Balotin, RPH
Associate Director of Pharmacy Enterprise, SUNY Upstate Medical Center
Eric Balotin is currently the Associate Director of Pharmacy Enterprise and SUNY Upstate Medical Center. Eric is a registered pharmacist who completed his training at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
"Clinical Optimization: One Health System's Approach to Integration"
Hiloni Manoj Bhavsar, MD
Associate Director of Quality & Safety, Rochester General Hospital at Rochester Regional Health
Dr. Bhavsar has extensive experience with quality and process improvement projects, many of which had a focus on sepsis reduction. She earned her Doctor of Medicine from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. Her certifications include the American Board of Internal Medicine and Lean Six Sigma for Health Care Practitioner.
"Clinical Optimization: One Health System's Approach to Integration"
Robert Mayo, MD
Associate Director of Quality & Safety, Rochester General Hospital at Rochester Regional Health
Robert R. Mayo, MD, leads the design, integration, and implementation of multiple leadership teams, clinical departments and patient safety and regulatory functions as Chief Medical Officer at Rochester Regional Health. He also provides leadership modeling and mentoring for leaders and oversees a robust Physician Advisor Program.
Dr. Mayo served as Chief Medical Officer at Rochester General Hospital and moved into his current position when Rochester Regional Health formed in 2014 with the merger of Rochester General Hospital and Unity Hospital. Before that, Dr. Mayo co-lead the launch of the Rochester General Health System Patient Safety Institute, that governs and implements vital regulatory, performance improvement, infection prevention, medication safety and patient safety activities. Among the accomplishments of the Institute thus far are a 50 percent reduction in mortality and more than $1 million in savings after the implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Programs. Dr. Mayo also still practices as a clinical nephrologist. He practiced in Michigan and Virginia before starting his tenure in Rochester in 2002.
Dr. Mayo is a member of the New York State Medical Society, Monroe County Medical Society and the American Association of Physician Leaders. He also serves on the United Way of Rochester Board of Directors.
Dr.Mayo earned his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. He is a native of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
"Public Health Approach to Vision Health"
Rajeev S. Ramchandran, MD, MBA
Dr. Ramchandran provides surgical and medical care to patients in the Rochester area as well as throughout the Finger Lakes Region and Western New York.
Dr. Ramchandran is a native of Pittsford, NY where he attended Pittsford Sutherland High School. He left Rochester to study at the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, majoring in Biology and South Asia Regional Studies. He then completed his medical degree, with distinction in research, at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and went on to an ophthalmology residency at Duke University. He recently returned to Rochester where he completed a Vitreoretinal Fellowship at the Flaum Eye Institute in July, 2009. Dr. Ramchandran is licensed in the state of New York and certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retinal Specialists and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Dr. Ramchandran performs retinal surgeries, laser therapy, intravitreal injections as well as medical retina. His other interests include health policy and economics, telemedicine and international ophthalmology.
Dr. Ramchandran sees patients at the University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute offices. The office is located at 210 Crittenden Boulevard.
Cybersecurity, Privacy & Security Speakers
"Cybersecurity – What to do in Case of a Breach"
Dan Bowen
VP and CISO, Sentara Healthcare
Mr. Bowden oversees information security for Sentara Healthcare's 12 hospitals and 28,000 team members. He also works with universities to develop the next generation of cybersecurity experts and has experience with cybersecurity solutions for the cloud as well as digital platforms.
He is a lead author of the Department of Health and Human Services’ publication for the compliance with Section 405(d) of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, which published the Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Program guidelines in January of this year.
In conjunction with MEDGRUP CYBER, Dan is actively developing joint venture and business opportunities in health cyber security and blockchain technology to provide solutions to healthcare providers throughout the United States. Additional areas of professional and academic focus include digital strategies, cloud computing, population health, healthcare analytics, data governance, global and homeland security.
Prior to Sentara, Dan has been an organizational leader in cybersecurity and technology for healthcare, higher education, banking, retail (American Stores Company), and the military (USAF) for over 25 years. He held CISO and senior-level cybersecurity operations and technology roles for the University of Utah Healthcare and Zions Bancorporation. Dan has a M.S. in Administration of Justice and Security with a concentration on Global and Homeland Security, and B.S. in Business Administration.
"Future State of Healthcare Security and How to be Prepared"
Mike Pinch
Director, Security Risk Advisors
Michael Pinch is an experienced healthcare technology executive, currently the Chief Information Security Officer for the University of Rochester Medical Center. Prior to that, he was the Chief Technology Officer for Palladian Health where he led development of real-time clinical decision support and utilization management systems. Prior to Palladian, Pinch worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers, performing a variety of IT Security, project management, and compliance related services at several Fortune 500 companies. Mike holds several certifications (CISA, CISM, PMP, CGEIT, TCAD) and has published and presented regularly on topics relating to IT management, cloud computing, and security throughout the region.
Pinch is an adjunct professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology Saunders Graduate School of Business, as well as a faculty member with IANS. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Union College, an MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology with concentrations in Technology Management, as well as an MS in Computer Security and Information Assurance, also from RIT.
"CISO Roundtable: How Area Hospitals are Preparing for the Future"
Todd Colvin
Chief Information Security Officer/ SVP, Rochester Regional Health
Todd maintains expert knowledge in the domains of Risk Identification and Mitigation, Security Governance, Revenue Generation, and more.
"CISO Roundtable: How Area Hospitals are Preparing for the Future"
Travis Masonis
Chief Information Officer, Jewish Senior Life
Travis has 15 years of experience in healthcare IT leadership and strategy in acute care, physician practices, post-acute care, and long term care.
Leadership, Governance, and Strategic Planning Speakers
"Behind the Scenes of a JCAHO Audit"
Sandy Garcia
Director, Quality and Safety - Advisory Services, Premier, Inc.
Ms. Garcia joined Premier in 2019 and comes with over 33 years of consulting and executive nursing experience as a Chief Nursing Officer / Vice President of Patient Care Services. Her experience ranges from large tertiary care facilities to small rural hospitals. She has also worked with the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense with emphasis on quality and accreditation preparation and recovery for Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, Nursing Care Centers, Home Care and Hospital. Recently, Ms. Garcia served as the surveyor and lead consultant in the hospital, nursing care center, ambulatory and behavioral health programs for The Joint Commission Enterprise surveying to the Standards and Elements of Performance and the Medicare Conditions of Participation. Most recently, Ms. Garcia has provided numerous consultations for DNV, including preparation for ISO certification.
"EHRs, Interoperability and Patient Access"
Thomas Hallisey
Director, Health Information Technology, HANYS
As HANYS’ director of healthcare information technology, Thomas Hallisey formulates and executes HANYS’ state and federal HIT regulatory and legislative advocacy agenda. This includes working with government agencies, lawmakers and other organizations to advance HANYS’ HIT agenda on behalf of New York’s hospitals and health systems.
Tom’s career includes extensive HIT work in the hospital setting, beginning as an application analyst at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut, and then working at several hospitals in New York state. He served as director of information services at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, then as vice president, information management/chief information officer at Cortland Regional Medical Center in Cortland. Next, he joined Menusguide.com, a startup company, as chief technology officer and served as CIO for United Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Most recently, he was executive IT adviser and CIO at Hartman Executive advisers, an IT consulting firm.
Tom received his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut, has an ITIL v.3 Foundation Certification and is an Affiliate of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and the Healthcare Information Management Systems.
Long-Term Care Speakers
"Implementing New Technology in Your Facility"
Michael Larche
A resident of Victor, Michael was formerly Chief Information Officer at Loretto Health Systems in Syracuse. Prior to that, he was Senior Director, Information Technology with Rochester Regional Health System.
Michael received his Executive Leadership for Healthcare Professionals Certification from Cornell University. He is a Certified Professional in Health Information & Management Systems through the Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society. He holds Bachelor degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from Potsdam State University, and an MBA in Management and Organization from University of New Haven. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Executive Leadership through St. John Fisher College.
As Chief Technology Officer at St. Ann’s Community, Michael is responsible for the strategic planning, development, coordination, and management of information and technology systems for the organization’s health care network.
"First 30 Days PDPM"
Michalene Kinsler
Consultant - Strategic Interests, LLC
Michalene Kinsler is an experienced leader with over 25 years in healthcare and business. She began her career at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital (now New York Presbyterian) in their engineering department working to improve efficiency through innovative project design. She continued with several years at Oxford Health Plans in Darien, Connecticut working in provider relations and project management during their period of rapid growth. This was followed by fifteen years of clinical practice as an evidence-based chiropractor in Rochester, NY.
Currently, Michalene works as a consultant for Strategic Interests helping clients improve outcomes through process design and optimization. She has broad experience including telehealth, IT enablement and strategic planning. She blends her background in Industrial Engineering, Economics and Chiropractic to bring a unique combination of clinical understanding and systems thinking to her work.
"First 30 Days PDPM"
Jean Bauch
Manager, Information Systems, Continuing Care at Rochester Regional Health; Author of The Well-fed Diabetic – Rochester Regional Health
Jean Bauch is Information Systems Manager for Rochester Regional Health continuing care departments, with a focus on workflow optimization and process improvement. She has a clinical background in diabetes care and education, and experience with care management, home care and long term care settings.
Before entering the world of information systems, Jean developed a nationally-recognized diabetes education program, and directed a rapidly-expanding endocrinology practice with 40 team members. She started a 14 practice ambulatory Care Management program to coordinate care between hospital, social work, home care and specialty practices. Jean was also instrumental in the implementation of an HIE within a large health care system with disparate electronic medical records. She collaborated with cross-departmental clinical teams to develop work flows that utilized HIE data to improve quality indicators, reduce length of stay, and avoid readmissions.
With a Bachelor’s in Nutrition and Health Sciences from Rochester Institute of Technology and Master’s work at University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Information Systems, Jean’s educational background provides a solid basis for innovating health care process improvement through information applications.
Supply Chain Management Speakers
"Supply Chain Analytics: End to End, Data Driven Decision Making"
Steven Carnovale, PhD
Rochester Institute of Technology
Dr. Carnovale holds the rank of Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Prior to joining RIT, Dr. Carnovale was Nike Professor of Supply Chain Management at Portland State University from Sept. 2014 to June 2018. Dr. Carnovale is a supply chain strategist and econometrician specializing in interfirm networks, risk management and global sourcing/production networks with a specific focus on equity-based partnerships. His research has appeared in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, the Journal of Business Logistics, the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, the European Journal of Operational Research and Annals of Operations Research among others. Dr. Carnovale earned his B.S. and PhD degrees at Rutgers University, specializing in Supply Chain Management and Marketing Sciences. Dr. Carnovale is a frequent speaker at both academic and professional supply chain meetings on topics related to supply networks & analytics, with a specific focus on how firms can use these concepts to generate enhanced visibility and financial performance within their supply chains and extended enterprises. Prior to his academic work he co-founded a marketing strategy and consulting firm, worked in sales and operations management roles in the IT sector, as well as in market research and marketing analytics roles.
"A High Reliability Approach to Transformation"
Kenneth Scher, CMRP
Senior Vice President, Nexera, Inc.
Kenny Scher oversees practice leadership for Nexera’s financial improvement, operations improvement, and clinical engagement services. He has served as an advisor to numerous provider organizations, among them leading academic health centers, accountable care organizations, integrated health systems, community hospitals, and non-acute care facilities. Kenny has extensive experience working in healthcare supply chain as well as in fiscal, operations, and technology healthcare advisory services. While providing advisory services to a wide array of organizations, he has developed integrated performance improvement solutions to identify and implement comprehensive, sustainable transformation strategies. His work has focused on increasing and transforming supply chain operations, cost reduction, increasing revenue, improving workflow processes, and increase cash flow. Through his involvement in multiple client engagements, he has built a reputation as an innovative, agile leader.
Kenny is a veteran speaker and has presented nationally at the IDN Conference and Reverse Expo, AHRMM (Association for Health Care Resource and Materials Management), Premier’s Annual Breakthroughs Conference, the OR Business Manager Conference, and local ARHMM chapters as well as with Modern Healthcare. He was also a primary contributor to the Nexera book The Healthcare Supply Chain: Best Practices for Operating at the Intersection of Cost, Quality, and Outcomes. Additionally, he has authored articles that have been published by Becker’s Hospital Review, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, AHRMM’s Supply Chain Strategies & Solutions, and Premier.
Kenny earned his Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management and Marketing Management from Syracuse University, with a sub-concentration in Public Communication Studies and his Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership from the Cornell University S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Kenny is a Certified Materials Resource Professional through the American Hospital Association.
"Value-Based Purchasing"
Karen Niven, MS, BSN, RN, CVAHP
Premier, Inc.
Karen’s primary responsibility is managing the clinical process within the Performance Groups line of business. This is an ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product category’s attributes. As a clinical expert she uses her understanding and medical expertise to analyze current and future market technology trends while prioritizing customer needs. In addition Karen’s responsibilities also include assisting the clinical work groups for all Performance Groups as well as working with members and suppliers to identify and develop strategies to introduce new technology and improve product utilization.
Prior to joining Premier, Karen has more than 33 years of nursing experience in the PeriOperative Services area to include circulating, working in PACU and management of all areas in the PeriOperative arena. Her management duties included capital equipment acquisitions, total joint implant management, physician preference product ordering, daily oversight of the Department of Anesthesia, and responsibility for over 50 OR’s 12 Endoscopy procedure rooms and all Pre-op and Post-op departments.
Karen is a current member of ISM- Charlotte, AORN, Sigma Theta Tau, and ASPAN.