2021 BHI Exchange Agenda

October 26, 2021

All times are Central Standard Time (CST).

11:00 – 11:15 AM	Opening Remarks Swati Abbott, CEO, BHI
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM	BCBSAL’s Journey to Make a Difference Using SDOH Data Roxanna Cross, AVP Product Development, BHI; Rebecca Patterson, Director of Healthcare Analytics, BCBS Alabama Why BCBS Alabama chose to work with BHI to add SDOH indices to member data (includes use cases, opportunities, and pitfalls during implementation.)
12:30 – 1:00 PM	Sponsored Lunch: Better Predict Potential New Member Underwriting Risk Using Clinical Laboratory Data Curt Vinyard, VP Payer Product Strategy, and Adam Petranovich, Chief Data Scientist, Prognos An innovative underwriting tool built on BHI's National Data Repository and laboratory data.
1:15 – 2:00 PM	National Cost and Use Trends Farid Alam, MD, Director, Clinical Analytics, and Brian Lang, Senior Director of Analytic Consulting, BHI Looking back at the top areas of rising costs and utilization in the first nine months of 2021.
2:15 – 3:00 PM	New Techniques That Cluster and Stratify Impactable High-Cost Claimants Laura Mesmer, RN, Clinical Analyst, BHI The goals and preliminary results of one Blue Plan’s pilot program to identify high-risk, high-cost members.

October 27, 2021

11:00 – 11:45 AM	Kicking into Overdrive: Maximizing What Employer Reporting Can Do For You Mary Henderson, EVP, Sales and Product Innovation, BHI; David Cates, Director, Strategic Alliances, and Todd Ramming, Principal Program Manager, Blue Shield of California How Blue Shield of California is leveraging employer analytics and reporting to better serve accounts, save costs, and optimize care.
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Breakthrough Employer Analytics Kevin O’Mara, VP Product Management, and Michele Heeter, Sr. Director, Product Learning & Communication, BHI An overview of the enhanced release of Whyzen™ Analytics, with a new interface, guided analytics, and other valuable features.
1:00 – 1:30 PM	Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:30 PM	Whyzen™ Analytics Boost Your Skills Michele Heeter, Sr. Director, Product Learning & Communication and members of the Product Development Team, BHI Step-by-step tutorials to help users of all skill levels produce more impactful insights (detailed examples and Q&A).