The 13th Annual World Health Care Congress

Media Coverage

1. The 30 Years' War Between Payers And Providers Creates Opportunity For Entrepreneurs (May 22 2015 - Forbes)

Payers and providers have been at war since the 1980s, when employers concerned about rising health benefit costs pushed payers to ramp up efforts to control provider pricing. Payers’ efforts lost traction after five to 10 years, and healthcare costs continued to rise rapidly. But the battle lines were drawn, and payers and providers continue to have deep divisions that evoke the 30 Years’ War between Lutherans and Catholics. more»

2. Text Shots From The World Healthcare Congress (April 3 2015 - Forbes)

Joe Caiati describes a text shot as “slightly more than a tweet, but not as long as a blog post.” Users put text shots into Twitter by attaching a photo of an iOS Note, or similar, to a tweet. And thus a medium is born. Plus, it’s a nicely punchy idea. more»

3. Gingrich: GOP really doesn't want to repeal Obamacare (March 26 2015 - Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY)

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich doesn't think Obamacare should be repealed, and congressional Republicans who say they want to repeal it really don't want to either, he told a Washington, D.C. health conference Wednesday. more»

4. Oscar CEO Mario Schlosser discusses his plan to disrupt the health-care sector through technology. (March 25 2015 - Fox Business News)

5. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield President and CEO Chet Burrell on tech changing the healthcare industry and keeping health information safe from hackers. (March 25 2015 - Fox Business News)

6. Caesars Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman discusses the implementation of the Affordable Care Act on businesses. (March 25 2015 - CNBC)

7. UnitedHealth, Cigna share 5 ways payers can boost consumer engagement (March 24 2015 - Fierce Health Payer)

Better member engagement helps payers cut healthcare costs, but knowing how to engage with members can be tricky. The wrong terminology turns people off; few consumers can define accountable care organization or narrow network, for example. In other cases, good intentions fall flat; carefully curated quality metrics may mean less when choosing a primary care physician than, say, weekend office hours or a receptionist who speaks fluent Spanish. more»

8. The Role of Big Data in Healthcare (March 23 2015 - AJMC)

Big data, interoperability, and patient engagement were the topics of discussion during one of the opening keynote sessions at the World Health Care Congress held March 22-25 in Washington, DC. more»

9. At the World Health Care Congress, Industry Experts Agree: Managing Big—Or Even Bigger—Data Will Require a Great Deal of Thought (March 23 2015 - Health Informatics)

To what extent has data analytics begun to really help facilitate transformation in healthcare? The question is far from an abstract one, and elicited a wide range of opinions at a panel that took place Monday at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. as the first full day of the World Health Care Congress + Exhibition got underway. more»

Press Releases

10. HealthEdge Recognized As Industry Leader by Healthcare Informatics (September 10 2015 - businesswire.com)

HealthEdge®, provider of the only integrated financial, administrative and clinical platform for healthcare payors, today announced that the company has been recognized as a leading healthcare IT vendor on the Healthcare Informatics 100 (HCI 100) list, an annual compilation of the top 100 health IT companies, based upon revenues derived from IT products and services earned in the United States. more»