Catalyzing Systems Change to Realize Integrated Healthcare

Session Description: Collaboration, cooperation, communication and coordination are the cornerstones to effective and efficient healthcare integration. To achieve this, public and private health plans must establish and maintain effective infrastructure and capacity at the systems level to support individuals in accessing care, and their providers in delivering it. Data systems must be streamlined to speak one language and must include diagnoses, treatment, and healthcare outcomes. During this session, participants will gain knowledge and understanding of existing system barriers that impede the effective integration of medical and dental care services. Speakers will address the inherent gaps in infrastructure and capacity and will lay out an effective strategy to catalyze systems change across medical, dental, behavioral, social and public health systems of care. Attendees will learn first-hand how one health plan has made the necessary system changes to increase health and healthcare equity across its member base.