The role of data as actionable intelligence with Bri Palowitch, PharmD, account manager for health plans, and Andrew Borgschulte, principal product marketing manager, Surescripts

In this episode of the Post-Acute POV, our host Navin Gupta, SVP of the home and hospice division at MatrixCare, is joined by Bri Palowitch, PharmD, account manager for health plans, and Andrew Borgschulte, principal product marketing manager, Surescripts. The three have a conversation on the value of creating an open network and ecosystem and how the partnership between MatrixCare and Surescripts accomplishes this goal.

Join Bri, Andrew, and Navin as they discuss Surescripts’ mission of aligning healthcare organizations across the U.S. to simplify the way health intelligence is shared, the development and impact of medication import and reconciliation features, and the role of data as actionable intelligence and how this data is inherent in supporting practical interoperability. Listen to their discussion below.

Topics discussed during today’s episode:

1. [00:38 – 02:26]: Navin introduces the episode’s topic and Andrew provides background on his experience in healthcare IT.
2. [02:50 – 05:12]: Andrew shares details about the work that Surescripts leads—aligning healthcare organizations across the U.S. to simplify the way health intelligence is shared. He also details how their partnership with MatrixCare benefits both of our end users.
3. [6:27 – 11:42]: Bri details her background as a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, among other impressive roles, and shares two stories on the development and impact of Surescripts’ medication import and reconciliation features. Both tales shed light on how these solutions are bringing positive change to provider care and patient impact.
4. [13:22 – 17:06]: Andrew explains the role of data as actionable intelligence, how this data is inherent in supporting practical interoperability, and why Surescripts is committed to getting the right data into the hands of our shared customers.
5. [17:06 – 18:44]: Bri lends her view as a clinician to the conversation by discussing the importance of making data consumable. She explains why an EHR is incredibly helpful in organizing data and communicating it in an easy-to-understand way.

Resources

• Learn more about MatrixCare: https://www.matrixcare.com/
• Find out more about Surescripts: https://surescripts.com/
• Read the transcript of today’s episode
• Listen to more episodes of the Post-Acute POV

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