The 4th Annual World Congress Executive Forum & Expo on HealthCare Payment Connectivity Solutions, taking place July 27-28 in Chicago, convenes CEOs, CFOs, CIOs and senior IT and financial executives from the nation’s leading providers and payers. The goal is to showcase organizations that are reengineering financial transactions, leveraging data to enhance payer-provider connectivity, and impacting cost and quality in an era of accountable care.

Industry speakers deliver case studies, thought leadership and strategic thinking to:

• Evaluate Game-Changing Healthcare Payment Technology to Meet the Financial Needs of Payers, Providers and Consumers
• Build the Technology Infrastructure to Facilitate Healthcare Payment Interactions in an ACO Structure
• Link EMRs to Payment Systems to Drive Efficiencies and Patient Satisfaction
• Create a Mature, Compliant Data Strategy to Share Information and Increase Connectivity
• Align the ICD-10 and 5010 Strategic Planning to Payment Systems to Achieve Optimal Investment Value
• Capitalize on an End-to-End Suite of Financial and Cost-Transparency Tools that Simplify Payments at the Point-of-Service
• Leverage EDI-Transactions to Automate Workflow and Reduce Administrative Costs
• Streamline the Administration of CDHP Designs with Healthcare Banking Technology
• Capitalize on the Financial Services Industry to Improve Payer-Provider Connectivity

2011 Featured Speakers Include
Jim Beinlich Associate Chief Information Officer University of Pennsylvania Health System	Frank Brooks Senior Vice President of Information Services and Chief Data Architect Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
Terry Carroll, PhD Senior Vice President for Transformation and Chief Information Officer Fairview Health Services	Jay Eisenstock Manager, Provider eSolutions Aetna, Inc.
Mayumi Fukui Vice President, Care and Program Development University of Chicago Medical Center	Jay Levine Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Gwendolyn Lohse Deputy Director Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare	Michael McCabe Vice President, Technology Operations and Chief Information Officer United HealthCare
Kirsten Trusko President and Executive Director Network Branded Prepaid Card Association	Kevin E. Vermeer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Iowa Health System