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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Chairman:
Alexander S. Preker - Speaker Photo Alexander S. Preker
Lead Economist, World Bank;
Editor, HNP Publication Series

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12:55 pm -
1:45 pm
Revolutionary Approach to Global Health - Grameen Health
  • Grameen Health – The construct and launch of Grameen Health to focus on delivering and financing care for the poor through primary care clinics
  • Success to date and challenges ahead for Grameen Health's 38 Kalyan clinics
  • Design and implementation of health promotion and disease prevention programs with preliminary results
Muhammad Yunus - Speaker Photo Muhammad Yunus
Founder and Managing Director
Grameen Bank and Grameen Health (Bangladesh); (Winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize)

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1:50 pm -
2:40 pm
Case Study from Taiwan: Design and Funding of a Universal Health Care System
  • How Taiwan’s National Health Insurance can provide comprehensive health care to each and every one at an affordable cost, with unlimited freedom to choose your doctor, without waiting lines, and the quality of care is up to par
  • How the NHI applies information technology to create state-of-the-art managerial capabilities
  • Comparison of Taiwan healthcare system and the US healthcare system, and to share experience for the US healthcare reform
Michael S. Chen
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Bureau of National Health Insurance (Taiwan)

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3:10 pm -
4:00 pm
Game Changing Innovations in Developing Countries that Improve the Cost and Quality of Care
  • Bridging the gap in the Urban-Rural Divide – Apollo's endeavor to bring world class healthcare to smaller urban centres and rural India
  • Apollo Reach Hospitals plan as a multi specialty hospital designed to complement existing private and public healthcare facilities in tier 2 and tier 3 cities in India
  • The construction of hospitals, procurement of land and identification of cities are underway to set up the first phase of 25 Apollo Reach Hospitals over the next two years across the length and breadth of our country
Sangita Reddy
Executive Director
Apollo Hospitals Group

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  • In-depth review of Fortis Healthcare's operating principles, design and execution of high-quality, low cost care
  • Areas for easy replication in other regional markets – Both in the developed and in the developing world
Shivinder Mohan Singh
Managing Director
Fortis Healthcare Limited (India)

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
10:40 am -
11:30 am
Advancing the EMR - UK's Lessons Learned to Improve Physician Compliance and Quality
  • UK's address its plan for system reform, and its progress compared to the agenda
  • NHS addresses the major challenges with EMR adoption and highlights the lessons learned for the United States
Michael Thick - Speaker Photo Professor Michael Thick, MA, MB, Bchir, FRCS
Chief Clinical Officer
National Health Service (United Kingdom)

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  • Data of the patients and providers accessing MAP – The increase in users from January's 27,000 users to February's 35,000 users and the demographics of the local health care communities
  • Metrics of Success: Real life decision support for patients, remote decision support for physicians and the future planning for health care
  • How Map of Medicine can enhance the success of small and large providers and support the doctor patient relationship
Amir Hannan, MD
General Practitioner, Strategy Group Member
Map of Medicine; NHS Connecting for Health Programme

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11:35 am -
12:20 pm
International Partnerships for Health Care Delivery Innovation
  • Compelling rationale why a public purchaser, employer and government agencies explore international partnership
  • Complexities of international travel and the need to understand the essentials in choosing the right international partner
  • Quality of service vs. quality of care – understanding the importance of data outcomes
George B. McGregor
General Manager, Southern California Schools Voluntary Employees Benefits Association; Administrator, California Public Employers Employees Health Care Coalition

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  • How health plans, employers and government agencies are looking at international partnerships
  • International partnerships - The pitfalls and strategies to consider when choosing a partner
  • Challenges in evaluating quality when thinking globally
Charles M. Cutler, MD, MS
former Chief Medical Director, National Accounts
Aetna, Inc.

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Moderator:
Steven M. Lash
President and Chief Executive Officer
Satori World Medical
former EVP, Institutional Care
Sharp Healthcare

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