The World Health Care Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity will convene leading health care executives to examine technology as a key enabler of system wide reform. Web-based technologies, including PHRs, physician/patient portals, social networks, and online decision support tools shift the power in health care to consumers and offer solutions to accelerate quality initiatives, increase access and help control escalating costs. This Summit will offer compelling strategies for providers, insurers and employers to revolutionize health care through the integration and adoption of eHealth applications and personal health management tools.

• Prepare your organization for the rapid expansion of the online consumer
• Capitalize on methodologies for establishing a long-lasting, competitive edge in a tough economy
• Break down the barriers of consumer resistance to new technology adoption
• Realize the promise of disruptive innovations in marketing, member retention and business development strategies
• Discover which comprehensive solutions are vital for innovative product design
• Justify the ROI of your organization’s investments in new-age technologies
• Evaluate how PHR adoption could save health care’s bottom line up to $21B annually
• Hear updates on current efforts to privatize and secure online health information
• Demystify Health 2.0’s hype with provider and payer case studies of web tools in action
• Network with both colleagues and competitors to uncover key strategies and market differentiators

Confirmed Speakers to Date:
Lee Aase Manager, Syndication and Social Media Mayo Clinic	David Ahern, PhD National Program Director Health e-Technologies Initiative Member, National Advisory Committee Project Health Design
Kate Christensen, MD Medical Director, Internet Services Group, Kaiser Permanente; Member, Northern California Institutional Review Board	Robert L. Coffield Health Care Lawyer Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, PLLC
Pam Dixon Executive Director The World Privacy Forum	Erin Edgerton, MA Content Lead, Interactive Media, Division of eHealth Marketing, National Center for Health Marketing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Craig Froude Executive Vice President and General Manager WebMD Health Services	Michael Christopher Gibbons, MD, MPH Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute, Johns Hopkins University; Member, National Advisory Committee, Project Health Design
Scott Heimes Senior Vice President, Consumer Solutions OptumHealth	Jay Helmer Vice President, Solutions OptumHealth
Pauline Kelzer Representative, Member Advisory Panel Kaiser Permanente	Karen Kocher Chief Learning Officer CIGNA
Vince Kuraitis, JD, MBA Principal Better Health Technologies, Inc.	James R. Mault, MD, FACS Director, New Products and Business Development, Health Solutions Group Microsoft Corporation
Deven McGraw Director, Health Privacy Project Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)	Bruce Metz, PhD Chief Information Officer Thomas Jefferson University
Holly Miller, MD, MBA, FHIMSS Principle, Miller Health Information Technology Solutions Former Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer University Hospitals and Health System	Marc Needham Director, Web Technology Scripps Health
Jan Oldenburg Senior Practice Leader, Health Portfolio, Internet Services Group Kaiser Permanente	Michael D. Parkinson, MD, MPH, FACPM President American College of Preventive Medicine; Former Executive Vice President, Chief Health and Medical Officer Lumenos
Jody Pettit, MD Strategic Leader, PHR Work Group, Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT); Former Health IT Coordinator, Office for Oregon Health Policy & Research; Former Project Director, Oregon Health Information Security & Privacy Collaboration (HISPC)	Rod Piechowski Senior Associate Director for Policy, American Hospital Association (AHA) Director, National Association of Health Information Technology (NAHIT)
Charles (Chad) Pomeroy Vice President, eBusiness and Consumer Innovation WellPoint	Daniel R. Rench, RN, MS, MBA Vice President eBusiness Community Health Network
Mark Scrimshire Director, Web Strategy Care First BlueCross BlueShield	Jordan Shlain, MD Medical Director Current Health
Scott Shreeve, MD Chief Executive Officer Crossover Healthcare	Neal S. Sofian Director, Behavioral Interventions Resolution Health
Jason Strong Senior Product Manager The TriZetto Group, Inc.	Joseph Villa Chief Executive Officer Social Kinetics
Brian Wyrick Director, New Media & Web Design Community Health Network	William Yasnoff, MD, PhD, FACMI Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Health Record Banking Alliance; Managing Partner, NHII Advisors; Adjunct Professor, Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University
John Young Vice President, Consumerism CIGNA HealthCare

For general questions and Leadership Summit inquiries, contact:
Julie Bastien
Conference Manager
The World Health Care Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity
Phone: 781-939-2570
Fax: 781-939-2465
Email: Julie.Bastien@worldcongress.com

To inquire about sponsorship and executive networking opportunities, contact:
Ron Trznadel
Executive Vice President, Business Development
The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summits
Phone: 781-939-2432
Fax: 781-939-2656
Email: Ron.Trznadel@worldcongress.com