LEVERAGING HEALTH TECHNOLOGY TO ADAPT TO PANDEMIC CARE NEEDS
Emergency Departments now have the opportunity to set a new standard for how care is delivered in this new COVID environment. Join us as Dr. Paul Tripathi, MD, emergency physician and CFO for Virginia Emergency Medicine Associates, explains the processes and technology he has put in place to safely boost patient volume and to improve ED follow up and patient satisfaction.
DR. PAUL TRIPATHI, MD
Dr. Paul Tripathi is a board-certified emergency physician and CFO for Virginia Emergency Medicine Associates (a contracted group provider for emergency department staffing at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in northern Virginia/D.C. metro area). He received his medical training at Boston University and emergency residency training through the Albert Einstein University system at Jacobi/Montefiore hospitals in Bronx, NY. Since 2004, Dr. Tripathi has worked as an attending emergency physician in diverse practice settings including the local level 1 trauma center, pediatric emergency departments, and community hospitals. Throughout his career, Dr. Tripathi has worked with hospital administrations performing quality improvement and review activities as well as participating in designing systems of care, including most recently planning and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. As CFO for VEMA, Dr. Tripathi oversees the financial health of this democratic contract management group.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
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How to adapt to changing clinical environments in the advent of COVID using telehealth
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How to rapidly build a program that is primarily automated and easy to use
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Gain an understanding of the impacts of telehealth for ED follow-up visits, including financial viability
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Review the benefits of such a program and how to avoid controversies within the hospital system and with administration
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
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Emergency Medicine & PCP providers
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ED Practice executives
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Hospital executives
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Quality Improvement roles
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Patient Experience roles
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Operations & IT roles