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Webcast Educates Physicians On Value Based Care and Reimbursement

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Webcast Educates Physicians On Value Based Care and Reimbursement. Where is all the money going? Mostly to treat chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, and asthma. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimates that care of chronic illness makes up 78% of US health expenditures. So how do we control the ballooning costs of healthcare while still provide high quality or high value care to our patients?

To help answer, that question, We’ve invited two value based care experts to the program. We’re pleased to introduce MedNet veteran Associate Professor Dr Aaron Clark who serves as the chair of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center’s Department of Family and Community Medicine. He is also the Medical Director of Value Based Care and Accountable Care Organization at OSU. And we’re also joined by Dr Sandeep Palakodeti who is an Internist and entrepreneur who founded 2 healthcare organizations Hopscotch Health and mishe.co.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

  • As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:
  • Understand and appreciate the recent trend in primary care shifting to retail and venture-backed organizations. Be able to define some of the key characteristics of why these practices are successful and are considered valuable for patients and by the market.
  • Describe a few prevailing trends that will shift how the industry is moving based on recent ruling by CMS and signs by other payors and stakeholders in healthcare.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Cost vs Outcomes
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Complex & High-Risk Patients
  • Administrative & IT burden
  • Health Disparities

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Learn About Latest COVID-19 Vaccine Updates

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn About Latest COVID-19 Vaccine Updates on webcast. Our knowledge of COVID-19 continues to evolve, just as the virus continues to mutate. On April 19, 2023, the CDC and FDA changed their guidance on COVID-19 vaccines. To update us on the latest COVID-19 vaccine data and guidance, WE’ve invited two experts. Emily Vrontos is a Doctor of Pharmacy at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and serves as the Lead specialty practice pharmacist for the Department of Family and Community Medicine. We also have Dr Matthew Washam, an Assistant professor of Pediatrics at Ohio State who practices as a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and is also the Chief of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention there.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

  • Review data supporting COVID-19 vaccination in children and adults
  • Provide an overview of the current CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination in children and adults
  • Discuss frequently encountered questions surrounding COVID-19 vaccination in children and adults

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Recommendations
  • Future
  • Waning Immunity
  • Vaccine vs Natural Immunity
  • Efficacy
  • Side Effects

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Online Webcast Teaches Physicians About Osteoporosis

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Online Webcast Teaches Physicians About Osteoporosis. To help us better understand this condition, we’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s Metabolic Bone experts. We’re pleased to introduce Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Dr. Steven Ing. Steve is an endocrinologist who specializes in bone diseases and will take us through the evaluation of Osteoporosis. And Dr. Laura Ryan is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and is also an endocrinologist specializing in Women’s health including osteoporosis. Today she will discuss the treatment of Osteoporosis.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

  • Discuss Basics and Scope of Osteoporosis Problem
  • Review Fracture Risk Evaluation including clinical tips
  • Describe the treatment of osteoporosis, including non-pharmacological recommendations.
  • Review the mechanism of action of the medications currently FDA approved for osteoporosis treatment and the data supporting their anti-fracture efficacy.
  • Create an algorithm for the choice of treatment once fracture risk is found to be high.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • History and Physical
  • Bisphosphonates
  • Osteoporosis in Men

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

CME Webcast Discusses Remote Patient Monitoring

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo CME Webcast Discusses Remote Patient Monitoring. In 2020, telehealth saw a major uptick and broad adoption with the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and global lockdown. Now, the COVID-19 national emergency is ending but telehealth has remained and continued to expand. With that is an expansion of Remote Patient Monitoring or Remote Physiologic Monitoring (RPM) Modern technology is seeing newer, better sensors that are cheaper to manufacture making remote monitoring of patients using medical devices more accessible. But how can we leverage this technology to best care for our patients?

To answer that question, We’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s Primary Care Innovation experts. We’re pleased to introduce Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Dr Jodi Grandominico. Jodi serves as the Associate Director of Clinical Operations in the Division of General Internal Medicine and leads many clinical innovation programs for the division. I also have the pleasure of welcoming Associate Professor and Doctor of Pharmacy Kelli Barnes. Kelli is the lead pharmacist for General Internal Medicine and created & leads the Remote Monitoring program along with many other pharmacy programs in primary care.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Understand clinical, financial, and patient satisfaction considerations for an RPM implementation strategy in your clinical practice
  • Review the current literature depicting the benefits of remote physiologic monitoring and potential use cases in healthcare
  • Describe important considerations for remote physiologic monitoring implementation in diverse healthcare settings.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Types of Conditions
  • Healthcare Team Integration
  • Devices
  • Duration
  • Cost

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Learn About Physician Burnout on CME Webcast

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn About Physician Burnout on CME Webcast. In medicine the International Classification of Diseases defines burnout as “…a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.

 

It is characterized by three dimensions:

  1. feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;
  2. increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s job;
    and
  3. reduced professional efficacy.

But what is driving all this burnout and what can we do about it? To help us answer these questions, I have invited a nationwide leader in physician wellness. Dr Laxmi Mehta is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular disease and serves as Vice Chair for Wellness for the Department of Internal Medicine and the director of the Gabbe Health and Well-Being program at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She is also a recognized leader of Preventative Cardiology and Women’s Cardiovascular Health.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • To define burnout and identify the repercussions of physician burnout.
  • To identify key contributors to burnout among physicians.
  • To review potential well-being solutions on a professional and personal level.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Burnout Rates
  • Risk Factors
  • Reversing Burnout
  • Examples of Success
  • Organizational Buy-In

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.