Addressing Ohio’s Greatest Health Challenges through Technological Innovation

Technological innovations have the potential to improve population health while reducing healthcare spending. In Ohio, new technology is already beginning to change the way we approach the state’s greatest health challenges, including:

• Telehealth services that increase access to mental health and addiction services
• Transportation initiatives that enable better access to jobs and active living environments, while improving air quality
• Data analytics tools that identify issues related to the social determinants of health

This forum will explore the role of technology in fostering innovative approaches to improving health and reducing health disparities, with a focus on addressing Ohio’s greatest health challenges: mental health and addiction, infant mortality and chronic disease.

Speakers will discuss policy implications and how to balance the promise of these innovations with policy concerns.

Speakers include:

• Brandi Braun, Deputy Innovation Officer, City of Columbus
• Representative Doug Green, Chairman of the Ohio House Transportation and Public Safety Committee in the 132nd General Assembly, The Ohio House of Representatives
• Christopher F. Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund
• Mei Wa Kwong, Executive Director, Center for Connected Health Policy 

Panelists include:

• Kimberly Anderson, Chief Legal Counsel, State Medical Board of Ohio
• Brian Fowler, Chief Data Officer, Ohio Department of Health
  
• Scott Huddle, Strategic Account Executive, OptumHealth 
• Teresa Lampl, Interim CEO, The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers
• Dan Paoletti, Chief Executive Officer, Ohio Health Information Partnership
• Alex Vaillancourt, Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President, Informatics, The Health Collaborative
• Sara Zolinski, Medicaid Health Systems Administrator, Ohio Department of Medicaid
• And more to be announced!