HealthInno NM

Many of you have asked our affiliation with HealthTech Rx. We are one and the same!!! We started HealthInno NM as our educational + networking event arm in support of our goal to be a centralized Health Tech Innovation Hub for the New Mexico + Borderplex region, which means fostering a community of innovation and collaboration. Fun fact: We launched these events in the spirit of community building—a way to break siloes and convene healthcare stakeholders and innovators to drive communication, collaboration, and conversation. For us, these are 3 critical components for catalyzing new ideas. We noticed that Inno/vation made people feel it was more applicable to them if they weren't working in "health tech" specifically, and since Innovation is a key mission of ours in general, we named the event group HealthInno NM to be more inclusive. We also recruited some absolutely amazing Planning Committee members along the way who help make this happen on a Quarterly basis (and will always welcome more!). ------------------------------------------- In the coming months, you'll see our HealthTech Rx/HealthInno NM efforts and messaging slowly converging. But for now, come to our next Quarterly event!! Register here: https://buff.ly/3RuHoJ3 And SAVE THE DATE for the next one on Innovating Remote/Access to Care on Thursday October 17th!😁 ------------------------------------------- If you're interested in Sponsoring an upcoming event or joining our Planning Committee, please send a note to Stefany Goradia. You can also follow HealthTech Rx on Linkedin to learn more about healthcare innovation, exciting new programs and partnerships we're developing in New Mexico, and national trends in health tech for health equity.

Our Q3 event is less than two weeks away!! 😱 😱 😱 😱 Have you registered yet?! Topic: Tribal Healthcare - Past, Present, and Future Date: Thursday July 18th, 2024 Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm Location: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico 5701 Balloon Fiesta Pkwy NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 There will be a short panel of regional experts followed by dedicated Table Discussion time with our Featured Panelists. We will be rethinking traditional partnerships and discussing the unique challenges and innovative opportunities to provider better care, access, and services for Native Americans and their communities. As always, we’ll have time for networking and Open Mic (with an actual mic this time ). Location will be announced soon. Register here: https://buff.ly/4byAtXh This quarter's event is sponsored by Owl Springs Consulting, LLC. Owl Springs Consulting is dedicated to expanding healthcare access and equity across Indian Country through 638 sustainability, expansion and building reliable networks with non-ITU healthcare entities/partners. And thank you to our gracious venue host: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico -------------------------------------- HealthInno NM is a professional group for healthcare thought leaders, organized by HealthTech Rx and other passionate volunteers. Our goal is facilitating collaboration and ideas across stakeholders, in the spirit of community. To inquire about sponsoring a future event, please reach out to Stefany Goradia or send us a message!

We will surely be discussing many of these topics at our July 18th event with Moderator Dave Panana and our Panelists Dr. Gayle Dine'Chacon, Former Pueblo of Acoma Governor Kurt Riley, and Medicaid Tribal Liaison Theresa Belanger. Join us for a panel discussion about Tribal Healthcare, followed by Table Discussion time with each of our Panelists. If you haven't registered, you can do that here: https://buff.ly/4byAtXh

We would be remiss not to extend our deepest gratitude and recognition to our amazing Planning Committee and Community Champions!! They volunteer their time, expertise, thoughts, network, and voice to help make our events basically the best. Besides sharing our collective mission of building a stronger community and advancing equity in healthcare, they also help with procuring venues, producing marketing, recruiting guests and sponsorship, and/or promoting/amplifying our events within their networks—it ain't easy, and we certainly couldn't do it alone!!! Come say "Hi" to them at the next event and contact Stefany Goradia if you're interested in joining us 😁 Stefany Goradia Angelica Maestas Vanessa T. Kuhn, Ph.D. Karla Fisher Dan Hyman Amanda Bergamo, MBA Jerriene Cordova Erica Krause Muñoz

🎉 BIG DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!📣 Congratulations to all of our colleagues at New Mexico Health Care Authority for their official launch of the HCA today!! AND congratulations to all of our Managed Care Organization (MCO) colleagues on today's go-live of our state's new Medicaid program, Turquoise Care. Godspeed to all!!! 👏 👏 👏 Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico Molina Healthcare of New Mexico Presbyterian Health Plan United Healthcare Community Plan of New Mexico You know who you are. Thank you for all you do!

Meet our fabulous Panel Moderator and this Quarter's Sponsor: Mr. Dave Panana Dave was raised on both reservations of his parents, his mother from Zia Pueblo and his father from the Pueblo of Jemez. He is an experienced nurse turned administrator, and has held roles from Chief Clinical Operations Officer to VP Consulting. Dave currently sits on the Board of SYNCRONYS NM's Health Information Exchange, UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center, and The Coquille Tribe in North Bend, OR. For over a decade, he was the Albuquerque Area Rep for the CMS Tribal Technical Advisory Group and has received numerous awards, including: 2015 IHS Director’s Award, 2017 National Indian Health Board’s National Impact Award, and 2018 Native American 40 Under 40 Award. Owl Springs Consulting, LLC is dedicated to expanding healthcare access and equity across Indian Country through 638 sustainability, expansion and building reliable networks with non-ITU healthcare entities/partners. -------------------------------------- We are looking forward to a thought-provoking and idea-inspiring conversation about Tribal Healthcare in New Mexico, followed by dedicated Table Discussion time with each of our Panelists. If you haven't registered, you can do that here: https://buff.ly/4byAtXh Topic: Tribal Healthcare - Past, Present, and Future Date: Thursday July 18th, 2024 Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm Location: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico 5701 Balloon Fiesta Pkwy NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Thank you to this quarter's gracious event sponsor: Owl Springs Consulting, LLC, and our wonderful Venue Hosts: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico!! -------------------------------------- HealthInno NM is a professional group for healthcare thought leaders, created and led by HealthTech Rx and supported by other passionate volunteers. Our goal is facilitating collaboration and ideas across stakeholders, in the spirit of community. To inquire about sponsoring a future event, please reach out to Stefany Goradia or send us a message!

Last but certainly not least, we are pleased to introduce the final Guest Panelist for our upcoming event: Theresa Belanger, Medicaid Tribal Liaison, New Mexico Human Services Department—VERY soon to be the New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) on 7/1/2024! Theresa Belanger is a licensed baccalaureate social worker with a master’s degree in counseling. She is an enrolled member in the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She began her career as a medical social worker at the Santa Fe Indian Hospital and has spent the last thirty five years working with Native Americans and Tribes in New Mexico in various capacities. For the past 13 years she has been the Native American liaison for the Medical Assistance Division (Medicaid). Her love is medical social work and seeing people get the medical care they need when they need it. She has two grown sons and a little granddaughter named Maddie. Her hobbies include sewing, reading and staying fit. Join us for a panel discussion about Tribal Healthcare, followed by Table Discussion time with each of our Panelists. If you haven't registered, you can do that here: https://buff.ly/4byAtXh Topic: Tribal Healthcare - Past, Present, and Future Date: Thursday July 18th, 2024 Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm Location: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico 5701 Balloon Fiesta Pkwy NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Thank you to this quarter's gracious event sponsor: Owl Springs Consulting, LLC, and our wonderful Venue Hosts: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico!! -------------------------------------- HealthInno NM is a professional group for healthcare thought leaders, organized HealthTech Rx and other passionate volunteers. Our goal is facilitating collaboration and ideas across stakeholders, in the spirit of community. To inquire about sponsoring a future event, please reach out to Stefany Goradia or send us a message!

Our venue has been finalized for Q3's event. We'd like to extend a huge thank you to our gracious Venue Host, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, and our POC Joseph Garcia for helping to make it happen!!!! Join us for a panel discussion about Tribal Healthcare, followed by Table Discussion time with each of our Panelists. If you haven't registered, you can do that here: https://buff.ly/4byAtXh Topic: Tribal Healthcare - Past, Present, and Future Date: Thursday July 18th, 2024 Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm Location: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico 5701 Balloon Fiesta Pkwy NE Albuquerque, NM 87113

We are excited to announce another esteemed Guest Panelist for our upcoming event: Kurt M. Riley of Pueblo of Acoma, NM Kurt Riley is a retired United States Public Health Service Commissioned Officer having served 25 years in the Indian Health Service in various capacities from Staff Pharmacist to Chief Executive Officer. He has various lived experiences including prior service in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman, currently a Trustee of the University of New Mexico Hospital representing the All Pueblo Council of Governors and membership on Pueblo, State, Regional and National Boards and committees. He served the Pueblo of Acoma as Second Lieutenant Governor in 2015 and Governor from 2016 to 2018. Join us for a panel discussion about Tribal Healthcare, followed by Table Discussion time with each of our Panelists. If you haven't registered, you can do that here: https://buff.ly/4byAtXh Topic: Tribal Healthcare - Past, Present, and Future Date: Thursday July 18th, 2024 Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm Location: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico 5701 Balloon Fiesta Pkwy NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Thank you to this quarter's gracious event sponsor: Owl Springs Consulting, LLC, and our wonderful Venue Hosts: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico!! -------------------------------------- HealthInno NM is a professional group for healthcare thought leaders, organized by HealthTech Rx and other passionate volunteers. Our goal is facilitating collaboration and ideas across stakeholders, in the spirit of community. To inquire about sponsoring a future event, please reach out to Stefany Goradia or send us a message!

We are excited to announce the first Guest Panelist for our upcoming event: Dr. Gayle Dine'Chacon! Gayle Dine'Chacon is a family medicine physician and Professor Emerita, University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She is Dine' and originally from Chinle, Arizona. She promotes health and wellbeing of native communities with a current role as Medical Director for the Early Childhood and Education Care Department's Home Visiting Program. Join us for a panel discussion about Tribal Healthcare, followed by Table Discussion time with each of our Panelists. If you haven't registered, you can do that here: https://buff.ly/4byAtXh Topic: Tribal Healthcare - Past, Present, and Future Date: Thursday July 18th, 2024 Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm Location: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico 5701 Balloon Fiesta Pkwy NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Thank you to this quarter's gracious event sponsor Owl Springs Consulting, LLC and Venue Host Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico!!! -------------------------------------- HealthInno NM is a professional group for healthcare thought leaders, organized by HealthTech Rx and other passionate volunteers. Our goal is facilitating collaboration and ideas across stakeholders, in the spirit of community and innovation. To inquire about sponsoring a future event, please reach out to Stefany Goradia or send us a message!