Disparities in access to quality healthcare, exacerbated by geographic and socioeconomic factors, can hinder equal health outcomes. Marginalized communities often face barriers such as limited healthcare facilities, insufficient insurance coverage, and cultural insensitivity. How are collaborative efforts among government, healthcare providers, healthcare payers, and community organizations addressing these disparities and fostering a more equitable health landscape in Colorado?

Mergers, acquisitions and private equity activity in healthcare can impact healthcare competition, resources and patient access. While these endeavors can improve efficiency and quality, some may say they can lead to reduced competition, potentially limiting patient choices and increasing costs. Integration of systems can also bring benefits like streamlined care coordination, but it might disrupt established patient-provider relationships. In this session we will explore the M&A landscape and trends, both at a local and national level, and how organizations are applying careful oversight to ensure patient access, continuity of care, and healthcare quality within the evolving healthcare landscape.

This session will discuss how to revolutionize healthcare delivery by encompassing multiple emerging models of care, including virtual care, health at home, and retail health solutions. What strategies are proving successful or need further development for the Colorado market? Through these innovative approaches, we aim to redefine patient experiences, making healthcare more accessible, convenient, and tailored to individual needs. Ultimately, these models aim to create a seamless continuum of care that extends beyond traditional healthcare settings, ensuring that individuals can receive the right care, at the right time, and in the most suitable setting for their unique circumstances.

Whole-person health, a holistic approach encompassing physical, mental, and emotional well-being, is gaining prominence amid increasing recognition of its multifaceted impact. How do personalized wellness technologies and telehealth initiatives promote a shift towards comprehensive health management? This session will explore the challenges that arise from our current system, which often fails to address interconnected aspects medical, behavioral, dental and vision wellness. We will explore trends and innovations that move toward a more integrated approach that fosters collaboration among medical, dental, mental and other health domains. And we will examine what Colorado organizations and agencies doing to promote whole-person health.

This panel will feature experts from Dept. of Local Affairs (DOLA) and other public and private organizations and will discuss the Colorado and national landscape, including the shifting population and economic trends that might impact the healthcare sector. The expert panel will review the current Colorado landscape and delve deeper into macro and micro trends that could positively or negatively impact healthcare stakeholders as well as the demand for healthcare. What can we learn from these trends and what strategies will be most effective?

The panel of speakers will provide a glimpse into the thriving Colorado Biotech and Medical Device community and their innovations. Listen to leaders from early-stage companies to billion-dollar organizations discuss why they are calling Colorado home and the opportunities that lie ahead. The panel will touch on topics including the challenges and opportunities for bringing new innovations to market, including reimbursement, PE funding and demonstrating patient outcomes.

Now, more than ever, we need a complete view of the patient to safely deliver care and promote the health of the population. However, HIPAA often negates full interoperability, especially in the value-based model. Moreover, barriers exist with achieving interoperability as it pertains to mental health. Our expert panel will discuss the need to safely and securely create and convey a meaningful systematic record of clinical knowledge, as well as plans and actions for complete adoption. The panel will discuss the progress of the Health Information Exchange (HIE) as well as the requirements, challenges, opportunities, and best practices for getting to more interoperable systems.

In this session, the panel will discuss social insecurities and determinants of health and uncover solutions for increasing access to quality care. They will further unravel the root causes of health inequalities and how to close the gap to overcome challenges. We’ll focus on the topic of substandard housing and how it can lead to poorer mental and physical health, drive increased risk for diseases and limit access to quality healthcare. And the panel will discuss proactive health interventions and outline solutions for the community to improve outcomes for higher-risk populations.