Future Health: Best Practices for Advancing Care - 2025

Future Health: Best Practices for Advancing Care - 2025

This conference (recorded on March 19, 2025) explores how AI and digital health can transform patient care, improve engagement, and enhance clinical decision-making. Learn leadership skills, strategies for care delivery, and methods to optimize EHR and health IT to reduce burdens and boost efficiency. Gain insights on driving healthcare excellence and accelerating transformation.

Opening Keynote: Harnessing the Power of Platform Thinking to Transform Care

Keynote Speaker
John D. Halamka, MD, MS
Dwight and Dian Diercks President, Mayo Clinic Platform

Improving the Value of Health Care and Accelerating Care Delivery Transformation

Moderator
Namita Seth Mohta, MD
Executive Editor, NEJM Catalyst

Faculty
Nichola Davis, MD, MS
Vice President and Chief Population Health Officer, Office of Ambulatory Care and Population Health, New York City Health + Hospitals
Clinical Professor, Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine
Associate Editor, NEJM Catalyst

Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, MPP, FACP
Co-founder and CEO, Iora Health

Empowering Patients Through AI & Innovation: A Patient-Centered Approach

Moderator
Meg Barron, MBA
Managing Director, Engagement & Outreach, The Peterson Health Technology Institute

Faculty
Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor of Medicine and Computer Science, Boston University

Adam Landman, MD, MS, MIS, MHS
Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Digital Innovation Officer, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Dinesh Rai, MD
Clinical AI Engineer, Boston Children's Hospital

Eliza "Pippa" Shulman, DO, MPH
Chief Medical Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, Medically Home

The Impact of EHRs and Technology on Women Physicians: Being Smart about Interfacing with Smart Tech

Moderator
Karen A. Adler, MD, MS
Lecturer, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Associate, McLean Hospital
Private Practice Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist

Faculty
Ashwini Nadkarni, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Interim Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Medical Director, Brigham Psychiatric Specialties

Preparing the Next Generation for Clinical Informatics

Moderator
Lecturer, Part-Time, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Associate, McLean Hospital
Private Practice Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist

Faculty
Stephen Erban, MD, MPH
Chief, Section of Clinical Informatics, Division of Health Systems Science
Member, Division of General Medicine
Program Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship, UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center

Adam D. Garretson, MD, FAAFP
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Assistant Professor of Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences, UMass Chan - Baystate

Intended Audience

• Practicing physicians/physician leaders
• Senior-level leaders in health care organizations
• Nurses and advanced practice providers
• Public health and government leaders
• CIOs, CMIOs, and other information technology, AI, and innovation leaders

Course Objectives

• Assess how AI and digital health technologies can enhance patient engagement, improve clinical decision support, and optimize patient outcomes, focusing on their effect on the patient-provider relationship.
• Evaluate how technological advancements reshape health care roles and identify essential skills required for professionals to adapt and thrive.
• Determine approaches to improve health care value and accelerate care delivery transformation.
• Formulate strategies to lead and manage change effectively in health care organizations, overcoming challenges in optimizing EHR and health IT utilization to enhance efficiency and reduce administrative burdens.

Accreditation & Credit Information
Accreditation Statement  
The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement 
The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistant (NCCPA)
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 4.25 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

Exam/Assessment: A score of 70% or higher is required to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  

Course Fees:
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Physician Member: $170.00
MMS Resident/Student Member: FREE
Non-Member Physician: $382.50
Non-Members Resident/Student: $85.00
Allied Health Professional/Other: $136.00

Activity Term:
Original Release Date: April 11, 2025
Review Date(s): N/A 
Termination Date: April 11, 2028

Format and Estimated Time to Complete:  Video recordings / 4 hours and 8 minutes

System Requirements
Desktops/Laptops
Windows 10
Mac OSX 10.6 higher

Most modern browsers including
IE 11+
Firefox 18.0+
Chrome latest version
Safari 12+

Mobile/Tablet
iOS devices beginning with OS version 10 or higher (includes, iPhone, iPad and iTouch devices)

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Contact us at nejmcust@mms.org  or (800) 843-6356. Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451.