Kentucky REC Annual Conference Oct 29: Building Connections Through Payer Programs
From Regulations To Relationships: Building Connections Through Emerging Payer Programs
Speakers: Alicia Anderson and Jessica Elliott, Kentucky REC
Healthcare is rapidly evolving from a system focused on individual services to one built on relationships, coordination, and accountability for outcomes. Emerging payer programs and CMS initiatives, including mandatory payment models, Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) requirements, Collaborative Care Arrangements, and Care Coordination Agreements, are creating new expectations for how providers work together across the continuum of care.
Join our Kentucky REC experts Alicia Anderson and Jessica Elliott as they explore recent legislative and payer developments, highlighting how stronger connections between healthcare providers, community resources, and care teams can improve patient outcomes, improve utilization, and lower the total cost of care.
Attendees will gain practical insights into the opportunities and challenges these programs present. You will learn how your organization can position itself for success in an increasingly value-based healthcare environment.
About Alicia AndersonÂ
Alicia Anderson, MS, is a Practice Transformation Advisor and Dyad Team Lead with the Kentucky Regional Extension Center. She has more than 10 years of experience in healthcare quality improvement, health information management, and performance improvement. Ms Anderson partners with healthcare teams across Kentucky to advance quality improvement, practice transformation, and value-based care initiatives.
Her work focuses on using data to drive quality improvement and translating complex regulatory and payer requirements into practical strategies that improve clinical performance and patient outcomes. She works closely with healthcare teams to turn performance data into actionable insights that support informed decision-making and sustainable improvement. Alicia also serves as an instructor for Ethics in Healthcare at the University of Kentucky and holds a Master of Science in Information Communication Technology from the University of Kentucky.
About Jessica Elliott
Jessica Elliott is the Lead Practice Transformation & Quality Improvement Advisor at the Kentucky Regional Extension Center. Jessica is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPPS) and a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS). She has over 20 years of healthcare experience, including expertise in quality improvement implementation science and regulatory policy analysis. She partners with clinicians and healthcare organizations to design and implement strategies enhancing patient outcomes, optimizing care processes, and maximizing efficiencies in the transition to value-based care.
Jessica also leads projects including HEDIS measure optimization and chronic disease grant initiatives focused on patient activation and linkages to community resources.
Questions? Contact us at Kentucky REC or call us at 859-323-3090.
Dr. Cody Bumgardner is Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Assistant Dean for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, where he serves as Division Chief of Pathology Informatics and directs Biomedical Informatics for the Center for Clinical and Translational Science. He founded the UK Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence, and was recently named Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for Digital Innovation at the University of Louisville.
Romil Chadha, MD, MPH, MBA, is Chief Medical Information Officer at UK HealthCare and Professor of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky. A practicing physician and clinical informatician, he focuses on using technology, data, AI, and thoughtful system design to improve patient care, clinician experience, and healthcare operations.
Mark R. Hoffman, MD, is the Chief Medical Officer, Good Samaritan Hospital and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Dr. Hoffman’s primary research interests include uterine fibroids and outcomes following robotic surgery, and he is a member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Kayla Staley is the Director of Patient Access, Experience & Digital Engagement at UK HealthCare, where she leads initiatives focused on improving the patient experience through digital innovation, access optimization, and operational transformation. With extensive experience in healthcare technology, Epic, patient engagement platforms, and enterprise process improvement, Kayla works at the intersection of clinical operations, technology, and strategy.
Trudi Matthews, Chief of Value-based Programs, Public Policy and Community Initiatives, Office of the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, UK HealthCare; Executive Director, UK Kentucky Regional Extension Center (REC); Assistant Professor, College of Health Sciences
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