About Amir Azarbad:

Amir Azarbad is the Managing Director of 10Pearls Healthcare Practice, focusing on strategic and technology solutions. He has over 20 years of healthcare experience and has helped organizations transform their legacy solutions to reduce administrative costs while increasing automation and enabling business configurable solutions.

Prior to his current role, he was the founder of Inspirant Group, which was acquired by 10Pearls in March of 2023. Amir was also executive director of Strategy and Technology Innovation for Health Care Services Corporation (Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL, TX, NM, OK, and MT) and was responsible for transforming care and utilization management for more than 15 million members through innovative data-centered process management platforms that resulted in significant operational savings.

About Frank Webster:

Frank Webster is the ChiefMedicalOfficerof Health Care Service Corporation(BlueCross Blue Shield of IL, TX, NM, OK, and MT), focusing on clinical data management, improving access to behavioral health services, and the overall measurement, improvement, and integration of behavioral with medical services. He has over 25 years of invaluable clinical and leadership experience, dedicated to improving and implementing large-scale system-wide reorganizations.

Prior to joining HCSC, Dr. Webster was responsible for Dallas area Psychiatric Emergency Services. He has extensive background in Managed Behavioral Healthcare, including commercial and government contracts and ASOs. Dr. Webster holds an MD from The University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, andisanAdjunctProfessor for Health InformaticsattheUniversity of Texas at Tyler

Things You’ll Learn:

• The importance of understanding the limitations of your data and its implications.
• There is a critical need for critical thinking and not blindly accepting AI recommendations without understanding what the data can and cannot reveal.
• The a need to start with the end in mind and work backward when navigating healthcare transformation.
• It is important to challenge questions upfront to ensure that the focus is on thoughtful, practical solutions rather than simply being swayed by flashy but impractical ideas.
• The need to reach out and engage in discussions about practical solutions for healthcare, encouraging listeners to take proactive steps toward change.

Resources:

• Connect with and follow Amir Azarbad on LinkedIn.
• Connect with and follow Frank Webster on LinkedIn.
• Follow 10Pearls on LinkedIn.
• Visit the 10Pearls website here.
• Follow HCSC on LinkedIn.
• Visit the HCSC website here.