Session Details
Date & Time
Monday, September 14, 2026, 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
Name
07. Beyond Interoperability: How Health Systems Are Closing the Gaps Between Primary and Specialty Care
Session Type
Featured Session
Speakers
- Casey Reed, PharmD, PhDc, MBA, MSc, MS, CSP, FAMCP, Head, Strategic Solutions, Sanofi
- Cheng-Kai Kao, MD, FACP, SFHM, Chief Medical Information Officer, UChicago Medicine
- Danny Lee, MD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Donna Roach, MS, CHCIO, CDH-E, LFCHIME, LFHIMSS, Chief Digital and Information Officer, University of Utah Health
- Laura J. Zimmermann, MD, MS, DipABLM, FACP, Division Chief, General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Senior Medical Director, RUSH University System for Health
Description
How health systems are leveraging technology to improve coordination between primary care and specialists, particularly in complex chronic conditions that require ongoing collaboration. Leaders will discuss the real-world challenges of aligning PCPs, specialists, and care teams—including breakdowns in communication, workflow friction, and limitations of existing tools—and how emerging digital capabilities can help ensure patients don’t fall through the cracks.




