The World Congress Leadership Summit on Clinical Integration and Care Coordination

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Clinical Integration and Care Coordinations will convene senior leadership to share innovations and strategies for success on the different pathways to accountable care whether that’s participating in the Sharing Savings or Pioneer Programs, a Commercial ACO or simply taking one of the intermediate steps to creating an ACO. In a shared learning environment, leading experts from hospitals and health systems, payers and employers will address the fundamental organizational, systems and cultural changes they are driving in their respective organizations.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Becoming a Health Care Learning Organization

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Becoming a Health Care Learning Organization is designed to address the biggest challenges providers have managing data in today’s new health care environment. With an increased focus on accountability and collaborative care, organizations are realizing there is a greater urgency to gather business intelligence and take advantage of data analysis as health care reform rolls out. Analytics, or the use of data to identify and measure quality, patient safety, business efficiency and improvements, has incredible potential to bring value to provider organizations by strengthening their ability to deliver high-value health care.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Prevention & Wellness 2.0 Congress

This event delivers the end to end vision of engaging, efficient and measurable wellness and prevention, resulting in sustainable individual behavior change. Sessions and panel discussions focus on innovation in all four levels of prevention - primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary, while providing data and best practices from leading corporations, health plans and wellness thought leaders.

The World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on the Business of Women’s Health

The World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on The Business of Women's Health will offer strategies for achieving profitability while examining the ongoing impact of Health Care Reform on women’s health services. The main focus of this event will include in-depth explorations of strategies for creating outcomes in women’s health services.

The World Congress 3rd Annual Claims Data Analytics Summit for Health Plans

The World Congress 3rd Annual Data Analytics Summit for Health Plans convenes executives from the nation's leading health plans to discuss strategies to maximize competitive edge and achieve quality measurements through the analysis of various sources, such as claims, clinical documents and consumer data.

The World Congress 9th Annual Leadership Summit on Optimizing Observation Patient Management

World Congress is proud to present the 9th Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Optimizing Observation Patient Management. While the concept of observation units is well established, only recently has there been enough evidentiary support to prove the observation units effectiveness. This executive forum will showcase the best practice strategies of leading hospitals and healthcare systems with regard to how they operate and effectively utilize their observation units.

The 9th Annual World Health Care Congress

The 9th Annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC) is World Congress' flagship event gathering over 1,600 global health care, pharmaceutical and employer executives and leaders in Washington, DC on April 16-18 to engage in keynote presentations, debates, co-located Summits, case studies and emerging trend Forums on the latest solutions to the issues facing the industry. No other industry event provides you with the amount of networking, thought leadership and executive level education that WHCC does. By attending, you will hear insights on health care policy from government officials to help with your long-term strategic planning while also gaining practical solutions from leading organizations to help your organization tackle issues with cost, quality and the overall delivery of care.

The 2012 HPIC Leadership Summit on Consumer Engagement

Health Care Reform has changed forever the way we do business. Health plan survival is now dependent upon an organization’s ability to successfully acquire and retain members. This requires a results-driven consumer engagement strategy that combines segmentation techniques, focused messaging, impactful wellness campaigns, and a completely new, consumer-focused toolkit. This Summit brings together an elite faculty of thought leaders and innovators to provide practical strategies for effectively acquiring new members and retaining current members.

The 2012 HPIC Leadership Summit on Medicare Marketing and Enrollment Strategies

The Medicare Marketing and Enrollment Strategies conference is designed for Medicare marketing stakeholders who want to access Solutions for Success to boost enrollment, retain more members, develop or innovate on current products or benefits, and take their marketing solutions to the next level.

The World Congress 9th Annual Leadership Summit on Optimizing the Role of the Physician Advisor

The World Congress 9th Annual Leadership Summit on Optimizing the Role of the Physician Advisor will focus on defining the expanding role of the physician advisor. New advisors can learn the basics of the position and all will benefit from the shared knowledge and networking capabilities of a national event.

The 2012 HPIC Leadership Summit on Ancillary Products and Voluntary Benefits

For the exponentially growing specialty benefits sector, health care reform presents challenges as policies and their impact remain unclear. However, the opportunities ancillary products present to both health plans and insurance brokers are invaluable, particularly in an evolving health care landscape. While ancillary products will serve as a tool for traditional health plans to differentiate themselves and maximize their competitive edge, they will present insurance brokers with new revenue streams during a time where they may lose other revenue streams. Employers will consider voluntary benefits as a means to supplement or even replace their employee benefit packages as well as improve the health and well being of their employees. This unique Summit convenes health plans, non medical insurance carriers and brokers to discuss how to leverage voluntary and other specialty products to maximize competitive edge and profitability and meet the needs of a consumer driven market in the wake of health care reform.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Integrating Behavioral Health into Patient-Centered Primary Care and Medical Homes

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Integrating Behavioral Health into Patient-Centered Primary Care and Medical Homes will bring together leaders and experts in policy, primary care, behavioral care and the payer communities to discuss what you need to do to integrate systems in a Medical Home, partner with your payer, engage patients, and to measure the effectiveness of redesigned care. Payment for integrated behavioral health care, a long time barrier to moving forward, will be tackled head on with viewpoints from the commercial and public payer sectors that are recognizing the value of these new programs and are paying for them.

The World Congress 4th Annual Health Plan Innovation Congress

Health Care Reform has changed forever the way we do business. Whether your organization sinks or swims in this new era depends on your ability to innovate. Coming up with new ways of marketing, branding, sales, product development, product distribution and customer retention is just part of the picture. Keeping members engaged and costs controlled are crucial in our brave new world.

The World Congress Annual Leadership Summit On Mergers & Acquisitions in Health Care

According to Health Leaders Media magazine 78% of health care leaders say they have deals underway or will be exploring deals in the next 12 to 18 months.

This is occurring due to health care reform, the 2012 election, new delivery models – ACOs and PCMH. As a result, hospitals, health systems and physician practices are being forced to consolidate or form partnerships. Additionally, as private equity investors look for new opportunities in the global markets health care continues to emerge as bright spot. By attending the World Congress Annual Leadership Summit on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A;) in Health Care attendees will have an opportunity to hear from executives representing providers, plans, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and leaders of private equity firms, investment banks and commercial lenders on how the latest health care trends are changing the types of deals being executed, the financial and legal challenges that have to be overcome and the results to date on deals that have been successfully executed.

Inaugural New England eHealth Innovation Conference

The New England eHealth Innovation Conference represents the first in series of regional forums bringing together leading health care providers and payors with eHealth entrepreneurs to showcase and accelerate health care innovation across the nation. The Conference will pair an eHealth Innovation Open, which seeks through competition to recognize and award outstanding new health information technology (HIT) solutions, along with partnering sessions to match top innovative health care and solution providers with the goal of launching pilot projects across the region which will accelerate health care innovation, improve care provision and lower its cost.

The World Congress 5th Annual Leadership Summit on Medicaid Managed Care

The 5th Annual Medicaid Managed Care Summit convenes key health plans, states and industry experts to discuss applicable, solution-driven strategies that directly address the crucial issues and to share best practices to prepare for challenges such as expansion;

The World Congress 5th Annual Executive Forum On-Site Employee Health Clinics

The World Congress 5th Annual Executive Forum On-Site Employee Health Clinics will showcase leading organizations that are demonstrating the impact of worksite clinics as a viable mechanism for containing healthcare costs, minimizing lost productivity and providing a highly valued benefit to their employees.

The World Congress 7th Annual Employer Health & Human Capital Congress

This year marks the seventh annual Employer Health & Human Capital Congress – the leading strategy based executive forum for senior level HR and wellness professionals who are seeking solutions to improve employee health and wellness, and strengthen their workforce and bottom line.

The World Congress Executive Forum on Self-Funding and Alternative Models for Health Benefit Financing

The World Congress Executive Forum on Self-Funding and Alternative Models for Health Benefit Financing convenes forward-looking employers and brokers with key innovators in the self-funding industry to explore financial strategies that achieve sustainability for the employer in a post-PPACA climate.

The World Congress 6th Annual Leadership Summit on Hospital Supply Chain and Materials Management

The supply chain is increasingly viewed as a strategic asset for the hospital and supply chain leaders are being asked to assume community-wide responsibility for better purchasing decisions that enable a higher quality of care in a more cost effective and efficient manner. Since 40-45% of the hospital’s total operating expenses are represented by supply chain and as much as 80% of some orthopedic and cardiac implants contribute to total procedural costs, there’s a huge opportunity to impact the hospital’s bottom line by improving supply chain management.

The 6th World Congress Leadership Summit on Advancing the Profitability of Wound Care Centers

This conference focuses on the business implications of running a financially successful wound or hyperbaric center. Due to the economy, profitability is the #1 key to maintaining business. CMS’ changes to reimbursement policies, codes and language, has made it increasingly difficult and complicated to attain proper reimbursement and documentation. Increased competition leads to more intensive marketing and the need to compete with new technological innovations.

The World Congress 3rd Annual Predictive Modeling Congress for Health Plans

The World Congress 3rd Annual Predictive Modeling Congress for Health Plans will convene medical management executives, health economists, actuarials and underwriters to discuss both the clinical and mathematical components of predictive modeling. By looking at the risk and costs health plans are now in a position to project the needs of their members.

The World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Hospital Readmissions

The World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Hospital Readmissions is where industry leaders convene to discuss how to bridge the gap between health plans and providers to improve the quality of care.

The World Congress National Forum on the Business of Medicare Advantage

The World Congress National Forum on the Business of Medicare Advantage 2012 – Jan. 24-26, 2012 in Washington, DC is the country's fastest growing, most complete conference where health plan leaders, policy makers, CMS officials, and industry analysts come together to understand the pulse of the Medicare industry and discover new solutions to the most pressing problems facing Medicare Advantage plans today.

The World Congress 8th Annual Executive Forum on Rewarding Healthy Behaviors: The Behavioral Economics Forum

The World Congress 8th Annual Executive Forum on Rewarding Healthy Behaviors: The Behavioral Economics Forum will take a deep dive into the evolving landscape of employer sponsored health promotion programs, with specific emphasis on the role that both incentives and disincentives play in achieving meaningful engagement for employees of all risk strata.

The 2nd Annual World Health Care Congress Middle East

The 2ndAnnual World Health Care Congress Middle East (WHCC ME), co-sponsored by the Health Authority Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, is a global event in which over 600 health care, government and corporate leaders from over 25 countries come together to define objectives and frame solutions to the challenges of health care reform, cost, quality and delivery.

The 8th Annual American Health Care Congress and Exhibition

The 8th Annual American Health Care Congress and Exhibition (AHCC) is an intensive, two-day educational and networking forum, designed for senior health care executives and key decision makers from all industry sectors to address critical implementation challenges post-reform. The AHCC agenda and exhibition is dedicated to bringing the health care community together to discuss strategies to decrease the cost of care, drive delivery innovation, develop aligned incentives, redesign effective operations and leverage health care IT. By convening over 700 diverse thought leaders, AHCC identifies innovative delivery models and integration strategies to improve the overall delivery of health care and the critical steps to adapt our health system to operate more efficiently post health reform.

The World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Project Management in Health Care

Attend the World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Project Management in Health Care to gain an in-depth understanding of starting and ending projects and programs successfully. Through a series of dynamic panel discussions, interactive sessions, real-world results-driven success stories and multiple networking opportunities, participants will learn the critical steps that must be taken to effectively manage resources, sustain a successful PMO, secure buy-in from leadership, analyze project ROI and build the strong business case for investing in projects. Not only does this unique Summit present universal best practices within the project management field, but it also addresses the pain points of project management teams specifically working in a health care environment including ICD-10, Accountable Care Organizations and EMR. Participants will learn how the application of strategic project, program and portfolio management can be utilized to increase quality of care and achieve a positive ROI within their project portfolios.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Physician Recruitment

Due to health care reform and the drive to form Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), health care providers are forced to address the issue of recruiting talented physicians as well as devise creative strategies on how to overcome the current shortage of physicians.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs)

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on ACOs and PCMHs will convene providers and other stakeholders to discuss strategies for participating in an ACO framework that offers shared savings payments for improving the quality of care and costs. Real-world, case study examples of organizations currently participating in ACO pilots will be featured on the agenda and the Summit faculty will offer concrete, specific steps that others must take throughout the process of planning and implementation.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Innovative Care Delivery Models for the Aging Population

According to the study “The High Concentration of U.S. Health Care Expenditures” by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the “elderly (age 65 and over) made up around 13 percent of the US population in 2002, but they consumed 36 percent of total US personal health care expenses…A principal reason [being] a much higher proportion of the elderly than the non-elderly have expensive chronic conditions.”

The World Congress 7th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.7.0)

WHIT v.7.0 convenes senior level executives from hospitals, health systems, medical centers, health plans, federal, state, and local government and other key stakeholders to exchange best practices and explore innovative solutions diving quality and achieving value in heath care.

The World Congress 9th Annual Executive Forum on Healthcare Claims Management

World Congress is excited to launch the 9th Annual Executive Forum on Healthcare Claims Management taking place in October 26-27, 2011 in Orlando, FL. This conference showcases strategies as implemented by leading health plans to successfully drive efficiency and increase ROI in your claims processes to survive in 2011 and beyond!

The World Congress 8th Annual Executive Forum on Observation Patient Management

In response to the industry's demand, World Congress presents The World Congress 8th Annual Optimizing Observation Patient Management . Delivering best practices and case studies for overcoming challenges inherent in observation patient management, the conference engages attendees in managing patient status, billing procedures, and compliance regulations.

The 1st Annual World Health Care Congress Latin America

World Health Care Congress - Latin America will address escalating challenges such as improving access to quality care, financing and insurance models for health care, driving innovation in health IT, promoting evidence-based medicine and clinical best practices. World Health Care Congress - Latin America will feature a series of plenary keynotes, invitational executive Summits, in-depth working group sessions on emerging issues, as well as substantial business development and networking opportunities.

The World Congress 6th Annual Executive Forum on Building & Streamlining Sleep Centers of Excellence

World Congress' 6th Annual Building and Streamlining Sleep Centers of Excellence Conference will provide attendees an action plan to enhance your sleep center's operations and pave a smooth path to meaningful cost reduction, elimination of workflow inefficiencies and optimal care quality. Additionally we'll closely examine how to retain and recruit high-performing staff members and evaluate new and emerging sleep center technologies. In this climate of economic instability, it's imperative that sleep centers maximize every opportunity for revenue gain and market share penetration. The sleep industry is growing; however, with increasing competition and the shift towards clinical quality, sleep centers must learn how to integrate quality initiatives and financial processes to drive patient volume. This conference has a specialized focus on issues brand new to the industry, such as recent revelations with at home/portable testing, pediatric patients, sleep disorders with shift workers, behavioral sleep medicine and much more.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Executive Forum on Creating a Culture of Health

Health, Wellness and Employee Benefits professionals from leading organizations clearly recognize the benefits of health and wellness programs. However, professionals from the most progressive organizations acknowledge they are not obtaining the maximum value from their initiatives due to an inability to truly shift their organizational norms and behaviors to a Culture of Health.

The World Congress 3rd Annual Executive Forum on Superior Customer Service for Commercial Health Plans and Government Programs

The World Congress 3rd Annual Superior Customer Service for Commercial Health Plans and Government Programs Conference provides proven strategies and actionable solutions to help optimize your call center. This event will focus on strategies to increase administrative savings by using technology to decrease phone time, and staffing needs. It will also deliver professional quality service at a cheaper cost while affordably boosting member satisfaction and C.A.P.S scores by evaluating when and how to outsource most efficiently.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Shared Decision Making

The World Congress Annual Leadership Summit on Shared Decision Making will provide practitioners, policy makers and payers with a state-of-the-art discussion on the potential of Shared Decision Making to decrease over-utilization of certain services and treatments while increasing patient engagement and satisfaction with care.

The World Congress 6th Annual Obesity and Wellness Congress

In 2011, do not miss this unique opportunity to hear from key Washington insiders, leading wellness advocates, renowned employer groups and high performing health plans on the latest regulatory changes designed to combat obesity and to increase wellness initiatives. Learn how wellness champions and supporting stakeholder groups are implementing progressive reimbursement models and behavioral modification programs to reverse the growing obesity epidemic.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Payer/Provider Alignment Strategies to Improve Quality, Cost and Care Coordination

Introduction of ACOs, PCMH, new payment methodologies, new contract models and new quality measures are changing the payer/provider relationship. It is becoming increasingly important for health plans to engage providers in performance improvement.

The World Congress Presents the 2nd Annual Health Care Reform Congress on Medical Loss Ratios (MLRs)

The Affordable Care Act’s Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirements passed on November 22, 2010 in accordance with The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

The World Congress presents the 2nd Annual Health Care Reform Congress on Health Insurance Exchanges

The World Congress Presents the 2nd Annual Health Care Reform Congress on Health Insurance Exchanges to discuss the current political climate surrounding health reform, including the most recently released regulations, coverage on the case for the individual mandate, and what else is coming down the pipeline that attendees should be prepared for. The Congress will examine the development of the health insurance exchanges across the nation and the impact of these new marketplaces on health plans and the industry as a whole.

The World Congress Executive Forum on New Product Innovation, Design & Development for Health Plans

The World Congress is excited to launch the Executive Forum on New Product Innovation, Design & Development Leadership Summit taking place in September 14-15, 2011. This conference showcases strategies as implemented by leading health plans to successfully maximize growth, member retention and customer appeal.

The World Congress 6th Annual Executive Forum on Disaster Planning for Hospitals

World Congress' 6th Annual Disaster Planning for Hospitals, will tackle the pertinent challenges impacting healthcare facilities when faced with all applicable scenarios such as earthquakes, tornados and terrorist strikes just to name a few. This conference will answer the imperative questions and unknowns surrounding proper hospital preparedness and the economic factors that are compelling executives of these organizations to re-think current practices and policies over pervious, possibly less engaged plans.

The World Congress 9th Annual Heath Care Quality Congress

The World Congress 9th Annual Health Care Quality Congress convenes the nation's top visionaries and thought leaders to address the evolution health care quality by discussing such topics as incentives, pay-for-performance, bundled payments, global reimbursement strategies, physician/hospital alignment, patient centered medical home, accountable care organizations, and measurement to improve the delivery of care.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Predictive Analytics

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Predictive Analytics offers the most current insights, innovations and solutions available for health plans in the predictive analytics arena. Building off of last year’s success, the 2nd Annual Summit will address industry wide shifts based on reform, medical loss ratios, health exchanges developments in tools and technologies, extended applications in new functions and offer comprehensive strategies and directions for how your health plan can effectively prepare for the future using predictive models.

The World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on mHealth

The mobile phone is the vital health/fitness tool of the 21st Century. Consumer demand, health care reform and the FCC’s broadband plan promises to drive rapid growth in mobile health care, or mHealth in the months and years ahead. Less than a decade ago, cell phone use was essentially banned in hospitals and physician offices, but now mobile health care is a means to improve organizational efficiency and communication is an essential component for most health care organizations.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Outpatient and Ambulatory Care Services for Hospitals and Health Systems

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Outpatient and Ambulatory Care Services for Hospitals and Health Systems is where industry leaders convene to discuss how to hospitals can enhance their revenue stream and improve access to care by expanding outpatient and ambulatory care services

The World Congress 3rd Annual Executive Forum & Expo on Healthcare Payment Connectivity Solutions

The 3rd Annual World Congress Executive Forum & Expo on Healthcare Payment Connectivity Solutions is where hospital and health system leaders convene to discuss innovative technology and infrastructure to foster payer and provider connectivity. This collaboration reduces administrative burdens for plans while reigning in bad debt for providers in an era of consumer driven healthcare.

The World Congress 3rd Annual Executive Forum on the Business of On-Site Employee Health Clinics

The World Congress 3rd Annual Executive Forum on the Business of On-Site Employee Health Clinics showcases the employers that get the greatest and most impressive results out of their worksite health initiatives and is designed to show participants how to achieve similar results at any stage of the development, implementation and execution process.

The World Congress Annual Executive Forum on Wellness as a Strategic Business Priority

The World Congress Annual Executive Forum on Wellness as a Strategic Business Priority showcases the success strategies of private and public sector employers and health plans that are "walking the talk" with regard to systemic integration of health promotion and preventive health management as part of an enterprise wide cost management strategy designed to improve the health and well-being of the workforce while simultaneously achieving healthcare spending reduction and superior healthcare cost management.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Strategies

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Strategies convenes health plans and providers to discuss the future of managed care contracting in the new era of healthcare. Through a nuts and bolts analysis of contract negotiation and careful examination of emerging models of health care and reimbursement, this summit addresses the necessary preparations needed to maintain current business models, while building foundations for rising platforms.

The World Congress Leadership on Medicaid

The World Congress Leadership Medicaid Summit will address the recent considerable expansion of Medicaid eligibility, the loss of federal funding to State Medicaid Programs, the accessibility of health care and problem of poor quality of care for Medicaid recipients.

The World Congress 7th Annual Leadership Summit on Medicare

The World Health Care Congress 7th Annual Leadership Summit on Medicare provides invaluable insight and tactical strategies to maximize profits, while maintaining compliance and ensuring quality care in a rapidly changing landscape.

The World Congress Executive Forum on Outcomes-Driven Benefit Design for Employers and Health Plans

The mission of this agenda is to push the “value-based health care” strategy forward employers and health plans are evaluating and purchasing high value care, affecting engagement, and achieving ROI, through new and creative benefit design levers.

The World Health Care Congress 6th Annual Executive Forum on Pharmacy Benefit Management Strategies

The World Health Care Congress 6th Annual Executive Forum on Pharmacy Benefit Management Strategies will convene health systems, pharmacy and providers to explore leading issues in Pharmacy and Rx Therapy design.

The World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Hospice and Palliative Care

The World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Hospice and Palliative Care will convene senior level executives from health plans and health systems, as well as hospice and other provide groups and HR/benefit executives, to discuss the critical issues surrounding the delivery of end of life care.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on ICD - 10

Health plan and providers must be prepared for more frequent and complex regulatory changes with a near continuous focus on compliance and standardization. These “waves of reform” will occur over the next 3-5 years and biannually after that. These reform mandates will be very costly and are often distractions from core business. Health plans alone spent billions on HIPAA 1 & 2 and HITEC compliance. 5010 and ICD-10 pave the way for massive automation and interoperability if plans and providers are poised to leverage these investments.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) will convene providers and other stakeholders to discuss strategies for integrating and participating in an Accountable Care Organization framework on a local level that offers shared savings payments for improving the quality of care and costs. Real-world, case study examples of organizations currently participating in ACO pilots will be featured on the agenda and the Summit faculty will offer concrete, specific steps that others must take throughout the process of planning and implementation.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on the Meaningful Use of Certified EHRs and Other Technologies to Improve Health Care

On January 3, 2011, the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System portal went live, a major milestone in the government’s timeline to incentivize providers to demonstrate the “meaningful use” of certified EHRs to improve care delivery and for the exchange of information.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Project Management for Health Care Executives - West

Don't miss this unique opportunity to attend the World Congress Leadership Summit on Project Management for Health Care Executives - West, where industry leaders will convene to hear how the application of strategic project management can be utilized in the health care industry to increase quality of care and achieve a realized ROI within their project portfolios.

The World Congress Prevention & Wellness 2.0 Congress

This Congress delivers the next generation of game-changing thought leadership and tactical best practices for meaningful primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. We are building the vision for the impact of prevention and wellness by the year 2020, challenging old institutional knowledge by demonstrating how organizations are moving employees beyond initial engagement to achieve long-term culture and individual behavior change. We’ll build the business case for employer/purchasers, integrate technology and social networking, and leverage practical behavioral economics to drive healthy decision-making and lower health cost trends.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on The Business of Women’s Health

The World Congress Leadership Summit on The Business of Women's Health will offer strategies for building a women's service line and best practices for evolving a hospital's women's center from a basic tier of services into a comprehensive, "total care", wellness model. Comprehensive centers demonstrate value to women and medical practitioners through an evidence-based, integrated approach to care and serve women of all ages across their life spans.

The World Congress 5th Annual Leadership Summit on Process Improvement in Health Care

Health Care providers have seen millions of dollars in savings by utilizing process improvement tools and techniques. Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of this premier event that focuses on the unique challenges that the health care industry faces daily.

Leveraging on the success of the event’s four year history, we are delighted to announce The World Congress 5th Annual Leadership Summit on Process Improvement in Health Care, where you’ll have the opportunity to attend a variety of sessions designed to maximize your learning experience and hear how top hospitals, health systems and health plans are utilizing quality management systems and methodologies to enhance patient safety and quality of care.

The 7th Annual World Health Care Congress - Europe

As the leading European event on health care business innovation, The 7th Annual World Health Care Congress—Europe is the only major international forum that convenes over 400 leaders from all sectors of health care to share the best practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. The 2011 Congress will feature the top industry influencers including health ministers, leading government officials, hospital directors, IT innovators, decision makers from public and private insurance funds, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and heath care industry suppliers.

The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress

The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC) is World Congress' flagship event in which over 1,800 health care, government and corporate leaders formulate solutions to the challenges of health care cost, quality and delivery. In response to demands from the nation’s largest providers, payers and employers, the 8th Annual WHCC convenes the major sectors in health care to determine actionable goals and implementation strategies to demonstrate quality, consumer choice, cost-effectiveness and transparency. Thought leaders engage in debates, present case studies and share best practices from all industry sectors including leading employers, CMS officials, insurers/payers, health system and hospital providers, pharmaceutical and biotech executives, academics, analysts and government officials.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Building the Data Infrastructure to Drive Evidence-Based Improvements in Health Care

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Building the Data Infrastructure to Drive Evidence-Based Improvements in Health Care is designed to address the opportunities and challenges for providers in managing clinical data in today’s new health care environment. With an increased focus on accountability and adoption of EHRs, data is now a strategic asset for providers. Clinical analytics, or the use of clinical data to identify and measure quality, patient safety, business efficiency and improvements, has incredible potential to bring value to provider organizations by strengthening their ability to deliver high-value health care.

The World Congress 3rd Annual Health Plan Innovation Congress

Regardless of what shape health care reform takes, the industry is rapidly changing, and an entirely new set of marketing and communications tools is required to succeed. As health plans make the necessary switch to becoming consumer-centric organizations, the path to success depends upon innovation in all aspects of the marketing and product design process. Attendees at the World Congress 3rd Annual Health Plan Innovation Congress will gain tactics and techniques to reach the 21st century consumer.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Adjacent Benefits

Voluntary benefits and ancillary services are a multibillion-dollar industry and one of the fastest growing segments in the insurance industry in America. These markets will face new challenges and opportunities under healthcare reform. Many employers will turn to voluntary benefits as they cancel “core” group insurance benefits because of the increased cost of paying for those benefits.

The World Congress 6th Annual Employer Health, Human Capital & Wellness Congress

The World Congress 6th Annual Employer Health, Human Capital & Wellness Congress annually provides HR, Wellness and Benefit executives from large employers with strategies and best practices to improve the management of employee benefits, health & wellness programs and the overall delivery of effective economic incentives for improved employee health. Every year, over 400 attendees network and discuss challenges with their peers with goal of discovering new ways to improve the health and productivity of their employees.

The World Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Comparative Effectiveness

The World Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Comparative Effectiveness and Evidence Based Medicine convenes senior level executives from hospitals, health systems, health plans and government agencies to explore the evolution of evidence based medicine from concept to application. Thought leaders share best practices in applying guidelines to improve cost and quality in order to create a more efficient health care system. At this Summit, attendees gain tools and techniques required to assess the validity of data, as well as explore the impact of current comparative effectiveness initiatives and the convergence of personalized medicine to better clinical outcomes.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Hospital Re-Admissions

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Hospital Re-Admissions is where industry leaders convene to discuss how to bridge the gap between health plans and providers to improve the quality of care.

Through a series of dynamic panel discussions, intensive case studies and the ability to learn from your peers through multiple networking opportunities, attendees will collaboratively take an intensive look at the mission critical frameworks that are necessary to improve outcomes and reduce re-admissions.

The World Congress 5th Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Supply Chain Management and Co-Located Principles and Essentials in RFID and RTLS Workshop

Leveraging on the success of the event’s four year history, we are delighted to invite you to the 5th Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Supply Chain Management, where you’ll have the opportunity to attend a variety of sessions designed to maximize your learning experience and provide you with the necessary tools to increase the efficacy and efficiency of your supply chain. From thought-provoking case studies and in-depth presentations, to industry-specific breakout sessions and hands-on workshops, health care executives address a myriad of supply chain management topics as they relate to improving efficiencies, controlling costs and facilitating change in the health care industry.

The 2nd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Achieving the Triple Aim* Objectives of Health Care

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is mandated to establish a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI) in 2011. The mission of CMI is to develop innovative ways of providing and paying for health care that have the potential to reduce costs while preserving or enhancing health care quality.

* the IHI Triple Aim

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Clinical Integration

Already there is clear evidenced in the market that health care reform is going to affect how providers will be reimbursed and create a need for physicians and hospitals to explore different methods of alignment. By attending the World Congress Leadership Summit on Clinical Integration, health systems, hospitals, group medical practices and physicians will learn about the different types of alignment strategies – contracting, integration and service line – and the culture, legal and reimbursement implications that they must consider under each alignment approach.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Branding and Mar/Com for Hospitals and Health Systems

Gathering marketing executives from all sectors of health care, the World Congress Leadership Summit on Branding and Mar/Com for Hospitals and Health Systems discusses marketing and branding best practices as a way to gain market share and to differentiate your organization from the competition. Marketing and business development executives need to change with the times to sustain, to grow and to maintain their organizations' reputation.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Project Management for Health Care Executives

Don't miss this unique opportunity to attend the World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Project Management for Health Care Executives, where industry leaders will convene to hear how the application of strategic project management can be utilized in the health care industry to increase quality of care and achieve a realized ROI within their project portfolios.

The 7th Annual American Health Care Congress (AHCC)

The 7th Annual American Health Care Congress (AHCC) is a senior executive forum designed to educate health care executives on integration strategies post health reform. The program agenda and networking opportunities offer senior executives strategies to identify operational changes needed for increased reimbursement, to develop aligned incentives across the network and to leverage health care IT. By convening diverse thought leaders, AHCC identifies innovative integration strategies to improve the overall delivery of health care and the critical steps to adapt our health system to operate more efficiently post health reform.

The World Health Care Congress Middle East

The World Health Care Congress Middle East, co-sponsored by the Health Authority and the Tourism Authority of Abu Dhabi, is the most prestigious health care, convening more than 500 global thought leaders and key decision-makers from all sectors of health care to share global best practices.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on the Patient Centered Medical Home

Health care reform promotes the Patient Centered Medical Home as the future of care delivery in the United States – a model to achieve better outcomes and cost savings through effective coordination of care.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOS) West

The U.S. health system is at a critical juncture and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) hold the promise to enhance health care quality, improve efficiency and reduce costs. As provider-based organizations, ACOs build on the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and offer a more coordinated and integrated approach to care delivery.

The 6th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.6.0)

The 6th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.6.0) is the leading event for senior HIT executives tasked with making multi-million dollar IT decisions. WHIT v.6.0 features the latest innovations in the adoption and the implementation of information technology in health care. Over three days, speakers will present thought-provoking case studies, in-depth presentations and, at times, controversial debates enabling over 500 attendees to gain a comprehensive understanding of the applications and the technologies required to be an innovative industry leader.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Predictive Analytics

In utilizing predictive modeling, health plans have the opportunity to deliver preventive focused care, allowing for large reductions in costs and increased health of their members.

The World Congress Executive Forum on Creating a Culture of Health

This event is designed to provide proven techniques, and practical strategies, for guiding organizations to a Culture of Health. Each session will provide clear steps and guidelines for health and wellness professionals to engage employees in sustainable healthy behavior for increased health and organizational performance.

The World Congress 6th Annual Consumer Health Care Congress

The World Congress 6th Annual Consumer Health Care Congress is designed to discuss innovations in consumer engagement for employers, health plans and other key stakeholders. Consumerism has been identified as one of the industry’s most influential trends with current strategies focused on helping consumers become more knowledgeable and accountable about managing their health, navigating health care more effectively and efficiently, and understanding the cost implications of their health care choices. Today’s innovations include value-based benefit designs, wellness/prevention programs, behavior modification strategies (i.e., rewards and incentives), CDHPs and account-based health plans and patient-centered technologies designed to spur engagement.

The World Congress 5th Annual Obesity and Wellness Congress

In 2010, do not miss this unique opportunity to hear from key Washington insiders, leading wellness advocates, renowned employer groups and high performing health plans on the latest regulatory changes designed to combat obesity and to increase wellness initiatives. Learn how wellness champions and supporting stakeholder groups are implementing progressive reimbursement models and behavioral modification programs to reverse the growing obesity epidemic.

The World Congress 5th Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Finance, Payment Models and Revenue Cycle Management

The World Congress 5th Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Finance, Payment Models and Revenue Cycle Management will convene thought leaders from the nation’s hospitals, health systems, health plans and group practices to define the next generation of health care finance and to examine strategies for remaining profitable and compliant within the ever-evolving health care financial environment. This unique forum will connect leaders in health care finance, information technology and compliance to evaluate best practices for maximizing cash flow, increasing efficiency, ensuring reimbursement and staying abreast of the latest payment models impacting revenue, profit and budget.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Health Care Reform

On Tuesday, March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed a landmark health care bill into law. The World Congress Leadership Summit on Health Care Reform is designed to discuss the implications for specific areas of health care including state-level legal mandates and regulations, Medicare and Medicaid policies and funding, emerging legislation, development of health insurance exchanges and its impact on existing health plans.

The World Congress Advisory Board Meeting on Transitions of Care

Following rave reviews from the panel discussion at the World Congress Leadership Summit on Hospital Re-Admissions in January 2010, The Care Continuum Panel is back by popular demand - this time expanding from 1 hour to 8 in a rare advisory board discussion where attendees will have the opportunity for a more intimate venue with peers, sharing problems and discussing ideas for reducing re-admissions and improving their local care continuum.

The World Congress 8th Annual Health Care Quality Congress

The 8th Annual Health Care Quality Congress convenes over 200 of the industry’s top visionaries and thought leaders to curb the cost trend and develop solutions that align incentives, maximize reimbursement, and enhance value. Data-driven case studies and forward-thinking models execute on the value proposition of health care reform by tackling quality, efficiency, data aggregation, clinical outcomes and cost containment in the post-reform marketplace. HCQ Congress is the only focused event to feature breakthrough programs as well as implementation strategies that will position your organization for success in an evolving health care environment.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on mHealth

World Congress is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Mobile Health (mHealth). The purpose of the conference is to provide health care stakeholders with insight into the business opportunities and revenue potential of incorporating new healthcare applications for wireless technologies into the care delivery model.

The World Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Process Improvement and Business Excellence In Health Care

The World Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Process Improvement and Business Excellence in Health Care convenes hospitals, health systems, health plans and medical/specialty group practices to share innovations in continuous quality improvement including Lean, Six Sigma, Baldrige and other methodologies.

The World Congress 6th Annual Leadership Summit on Medicare

As the only industry event scheduled immediately before the congressional recess, The World Congress 6th Annual Leadership Summit on Medicare is the leading forum guaranteed to present up-to-the-minute legislative developments from the Hill. This Executive Summit is designed to maximize your understanding of how current reform initiatives will impact your organization's short and long term strategic plans.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Project and Portfolio Management for Health Care Executives

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Project and Portfolio Management for Health Care Executives provides an executive overview of the five Project Management processes to executives within health care organizations. It shares insights into the authority and responsibilities associated with the key roles within a project: Customer(s), Sponsor, Project Manager, Functional Managers and Project Team members. The discussion clarifies many misconceptions regarding projects and walks through a typical project by delineating the key outputs from each phase. It also includes discussions on the different facets of an organization which must be in alignment in order to gain the full benefits of mature project management.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Strategies

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Strategies convenes health plans and providers to discuss the nuts and bolts of contract negotiation. By attending this two day Summit you’ll hear from leading industry experts on how to negotiate price, what to consider when reviewing various payment options and the importance of forming strong partnerships.

The World Congress 5th Annual Executive Forum on Pharmacy/Rx Benefit Management Strategies to Maximize Value & Control Costs

The Health & Human Capital Management Series, a division of World Congress, is proud to present the World Congress 5th Annual Executive Forum on Pharmacy Benefit Management Strategies taking place July 12-13, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA. The forum annually highlights employer and payer responses to the rising costs of pharmaceuticals with creative new strategies to improve patient outcomes. This year’s forum identifies pertinent issues facing employers and plans that include developing Medication Therapy Management programs, addressing ways to overcome barriers to diverse population drug challenges, Medicare Part D, changes to pharmacy in light of health reform and measuring the impact and effectiveness of existing pharmacy management programs.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on End of Life Care

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on End of Life Care will convene employers and senior level executives from health plans and health systems, as well as hospice and other provider groups, to discuss the critical issues surrounding the delivery of end of life care.

With thought provoking case studies and in-depth presentations, health care professionals will discuss both hospice and palliative care as they relate to the delivery of care, outcomes, accountability and cost-effectiveness.

The World Congress Customer Centric Solutions Expo

As health plans implement strategies to transform their business into customer centric organizations, essential to their success will be new customer service models supporting marketing, communications and benefit design strategies. To remain competitive in the changing health care landscape The World Congress Customer Centric Solutions Expo will discuss how health plans should re-assess their customer service practices to ensure they implement "new" service models that meet the needs of their members.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on The Business of Women's Health

The World Congress Leadership Summit on The Business of Women's Health will offer strategies for building a women's service line and best practices for evolving a hospital's women's center from a basic tier of services into a comprehensive, "total care", wellness model. Comprehensive centers demonstrate value to women and medical practitioners through an evidence-based, integrated approach to care and serve women of all ages across their life spans.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Leveraging the Stimulus Funding to Accelerate EHR Adoption

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Leveraging the Stimulus Funding to Accelerate EHR Adoption will convene representatives from hospital and health systems, medical societies and associations, states and health information exchanges, as well as medical group leadership to discuss strategies for financing an EHR purchase and implementation of technology that will meet criteria for meaningful use. A key focus will be on the stakeholder’s role in supporting physician and medical group technology adoption and optimizing the use of these tools post-implementation.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) will convene providers and other stakeholders to discuss strategies for integrating and participating in an Accountable Care Organization framework on a local level that offers shared savings payments for improving the quality of care and costs. Real-world, case study examples of organizations currently participating in ACO pilots will be featured on the agenda and the Summit faculty will offer concrete, specific steps that others must take throughout the process of planning and implementation.

The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress - Europe 2010

As the leading European forum on health care business innovation, The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress – Europe will convene over 500 international health leaders and government officials to share business cases, best-practices and successful initiatives to address current challenges facing Europe. The 2010 congress will have an enhanced focus on leading global strategies for private-public partnerships, developments in cross border care, innovations in eHealth and health care technology, chronic disease management and much more!

The World Congress 3rd Annual Executive Forum on Rewards and Incentives to Improve Employee Health

World Congress presents the 3rd Annual Executive Forum on Rewards and Incentives to Improve Employee Health, taking place May 18-19, 2010, in Philadelphia, PA. The Executive Forum will present employer best practices to engage employees in health programs and encourage greater accountability of personal health. The Forum will also showcase innovative solutions to current corporate health, wellness and productivity challenges.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Health Care Fraud and Abuse

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Health Care Fraud and Abuse convenes health plan executives operating in Medicare, Medicaid and Commercial coverage to discuss processes for identifying fraud and abuse by government appointed task forces and $850 billion spent annually in health care waste. Learn best practices to avoid criminal charges and retribution through innovative, thought provoking discussions dealing with the dynamic issues facing payers today, including upcoming CMS call letter that pose to impact RFPs, task force oversight for increased compliance and coding practices that aim to contain costs.

The World Congress 4th Annual Chronic Care & Prevention Congress

World Congress is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Chronic Care & Prevention Congress scheduled for May 11-13, 2010 in the DC Area. The 4th Annual Chronic Care & Prevention Congress brings together major stakeholders – employers, healthcare plans, providers and government agencies - in an executive networking environment to discuss best practices and partnership initiatives for the management of chronic disease and the implementation of prevention and wellness strategies.

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Project and Portfolio Management for Health Care Executives

Project Management 101 – Defining and Applying the Principles of Project Management
This summit provides an executive overview of the five Project Management processes to executives within health care organizations. It shares insights into the authority and responsibilities associated with the key roles within a project: Customer(s), Sponsor, Project Manager, Functional Managers and Project Team members. The discussion clarifies many misconceptions regarding projects and walks through a typical project by delineating the key outputs from each phase. It also includes discussions on the different facets of an organization which must be in alignment in order to gain the full benefits of mature project management.

The 7th Annual World Health Care Congress

The 7th Annual World Health Care Congress is the most prestigious meeting of chief and senior executives from all sectors of health care. The 2010 conference will convene over 2,500 CEOs, senior executives and government officials from the nation's largest employers, hospitals, health systems, health plans, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and leading government agencies.

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on HITECH and HIPAA Compliance Management

With the current and future provisions to the HITECH Act set to be released later this fall, and deadlines for compliance looming soon thereafter in February 2010, providers are faced with many strategic and tactical HIT management decisions, though most are unprepared! DO NOT become an industry poster child for non-compliance and data breach disasters that can compromise both patient safety and institutional security and reputation. Can you afford a breach? Are you ready to move into the era of compliance?

The World Health Care Congress Health Plan Innovation Congress

In today's increasingly consumer-driven market, only the most progressive and innovative providers will succeed in maximizing their share of this growing market. The Health Plan Innovation Congress delivers expert knowledge, best practices and actionable strategies for success. Attendees will learn from our faculty of industry gurus and through case study examples effective tools to position your company for short-term and long-term growth in the new Health Care landscape.

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Performance and Outcomes-Based Payment Models

At the World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Performance and Outcomes-Based Payment Models, providers and payers will learn the nuts and bolts on performance-based incentive programs that measure performance and reward physicians on the basis of quality. It will focus on models for applying standards across the board and developing measures that use technology to do so.

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Data Management and Analytics

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Data Management and Analytics is designed to discuss the use of clinical informatics to measure utilization and quality of care that lead to improved performance measures and outcomes. Through a series of dynamic panel discussions, intensive case studies and the ability to learn from your peers through multiple networking opportunities, hear how organizations are using administrative, claims and health records data to improve the delivery of care across communities. Learn best practices for integrating multiple systems into one usable EMR and participate in discussions on necessary information for improved payment strategies.

The 5th Annual Employer Health & Human Capital Congress

The business case for effective management of corporate health programs has never been clearer. The mission of the Health & Human Capital Management Series 5th Annual Employer Health & Human Capital Congress (EHHC) over the last five years has been to help our executive delegation of large employers to maximize bottom-line corporate performance, to improve overall employee health and productivity and to achieve cost containment targets.

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Hospital Re-Admissions

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Hospital Re-Admissions is where industry leaders convene to discuss bridging the gap between health plans and providers on how to work collaboratively to improve patient adherence to follow-up care, medication reconciliation and physician incentives through discharge strategies.

The World Health Care Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Supply Chain Management and Co-Located the RFID in Health Care

Leveraging on the success of the event’s three year history, we are delighted to invite you to the 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Supply Chain Management and Co-Located the RFID in Health Care, where you’ll have the opportunity to attend a variety of sessions designed to maximize your learning experience and provide you with the necessary tools to increase the efficacy and efficiency of your supply chain. From thought-provoking case studies and in-depth presentations, to industry-specific breakout sessions and hands-on workshops, health care executives address a myriad of supply chain management topics as they relate to improving efficiencies, controlling costs and facilitating change in the health care industry.

The World Health Care Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Comparative Effectiveness and Evidence Based Medicine

The World Health Care Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Comparative Effectiveness and Evidence Based Medicine convenes senior level executives from hospitals, health systems, health plans and government agencies to explore the evolution of evidence based medicine from concept to application. Thought leaders share best practices in applying guidelines to improve cost and quality in order to create a more efficient health care system. At this Summit, attendees gain tools and techniques required to assess the validity of data, as well as explore the impact of current comparative effectiveness initiatives and the convergence of personalized medicine to better clinical outcomes.

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Personalized Health Care

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Personalized Health Care convenes senior level executives from hospitals, health systems, health plans and pharmaceutical companies to explore the evolution of personalized medicine from concept to main stream health care delivery. As personalized medicine has the potential to revolutionize medical care, this conference is created to bring together a wide variety of stakeholders in both the public and private sector to examine both the opportunities and challenges facing those involved in the development and realization of personalized medicine.

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on End of Life Care

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on End of Life Care will convene senior level executives from health plans, health systems, hospitals and employers to address critical issues surrounding end of life care to enhance the value of care delivered to patients with advanced illness. From thought-provoking case studies to in-depth presentations, health care executives will examine both hospice and palliative care as they relate to quality of life, outcomes, accountability and cost-effectiveness.

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Alternative Delivery Models of Care

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Alternative Delivery Models of Care on December 7- 8, 2009 in Dallas, Texas, is designed for hospital business development and strategy executives to evaluate both the cost and clinical effectiveness alternative delivery models – retail, urgent care and on-site workplace clinics. By attending this event executives will gain an in-depth understanding of the strategic assessment and initial investment required for an organization to enter this competitive market and be able to:

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Project and Portfolio Management for Health Care Executives

Don't miss this unique opportunity to attend the World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Project and Portfolio Management for Health Care Executives, where industry leaders will convene to hear how the application of strategic project management can be utilized in the health care industry to increase quality of care and achieve a realized ROI on emerging pay for performance incentive programs.

World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on HITECH and HIPAA Compliance Management

Don't miss the unique opportunity to shield your organization from risk and liability by attending the mission-critical World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on HITECH and HIPAA Compliance Management. Presenting strategic frameworks for the C-Suite and in-depth, tactical solutions for your IT and operations teams, this must attend Summit will feature industry experts and key association think-tank leaders presenting solutions on how to expose risk, minimize liability and maintain compliance in an environment of continual "HIT change."

The 5th Annual World Health Care Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.5.0)

The 5th Annual World Health Care Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.5.0), convening over 400 healthcare executives, pushes the discussion to a higher level to center on the next generation of innovation and technology as defined through the analysis of a focused and growing set of best resources for innovation and creativity.

The 5th Annual Consumer Health Care Congress

The 5th Annual Consumer Health Care Congress combines traditional CDHC strategy with advanced approaches to consumer engagement, behavior modification, wellness and health promotion, new-age technology applications, and emerging direct-to-consumer product innovations to curb the rising costs of care currently plaguing our system. The 2009 Congress serves as a platform for senior level executives charged with designing and delivering health benefits to today's health care consumer. By convening today's most progressive employers, payers, providers and academics to collaborate on short and long-term strategies for establishing a true consumer-driven health system, we define the next generation of products and services that influence consumer behavior, reverse cost trends, and drastically improve care quality.

The World Health Care Congress 4th Annual Obesity Congress

The 4th Annual Obesity Congress gathers a diverse set of leaders from the private and public sectors to discuss both the "implications" of the Obesity epidemic along with solutions to help employers and providers to improve the health, productivity and life style of individuals.

The World Health Care Congress 4th Annual Hospital and Health System Financial Management Congress

The World Health Care Congress 4th Annual Hospital and Health System Financial Management Congress is the perfect opportunity to bring your executive and financial team together to learn the steps your organization must take in 2009-2010 to ensure its financial health and viability in the future. Our executive-level Congress cultivates the shared knowledge and skills your team needs to implement best practices and drive forward change within your organization. The Congress is designed for CFOs, Controllers, Vice Presidents, Directors, Managers and Supervisors of Access, Finance, Revenue Cycle, Charge Capture, HIM, Billing and Collections and other executive decision makers. Register your executive team today to leverage new ideas and build implementation plans that will ensure your profitability and competitive edge.

The Health & Human Capital Management Series Executive Forum on Public-Private Employer Partnerships

The Health & Human Capital Management Series, a division of World Congress, is pleased to present the Executive Forum on Public-Private Partnerships on September 22—23, 2009 in Atlanta, GA to establish effective frameworks for private and public sectors to collaborate to improve health initiatives.

The World Health Care Congress 7th Annual Health Care Quality and Payment Reform Congress

The 7th Annual Health Care Quality & Payment Reform Congress convenes action-oriented executives dedicated to advancing the Nation's quality agenda through system-wide health care reform. Data-driven case studies and forward-thinking strategies combine to address the obstacles and opportunities impacting the five key pillars that support and define high-quality health care, including Performance Measurement and Reimbursement, Patient Safety, Care Management, Transparency and Efficiency. As the only quality event featuring perspectives from 80+ of today's most prominent speakers, the 2009 Congress leads the nation in developing solutions that achieve and reward for quality improvements across all industry sectors.

The World Health Care Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Process Improvement and Business Excellence in Healthcare

The World Health Care Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Process Improvement and Business Excellence in Health Care convenes hospitals, health systems, health plans and medical/specialty group practices to utilize innovations in continuous quality improvement including Lean, Six Sigma, Baldrige and other methodologies. Best practices and thought provoking discussions on strategies for streamlining change management, increasing operational efficiency, improving overall organizational performance and the quality of patient services while eliminating waste, coordinating care and ensuring patient safety are tackled by those the nation’s leading health care organizations.

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Wireless Health

The World Health Care Congress is pleased to announce its Leadership Summit on WiHealth to be held this summer in Boston. This two-day Summit convenes policy-makers, payers, providers and medical group practices from across the nation to discuss business and clinical opportunities for integrating mHealth, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth solutions into existing care systems. Real-life, case studies and the results to-date from pilots at several leading provider organizations will be shared.

The World Health Care Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on The Road to Interoperability

The World Health Care Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on The Road to Interoperability assembles the industry’s foremost industry practitioners and thought leaders who will address best practices in the implementation of innovative information technology strategies and solutions to improve the state of the healthcare system, to transform operations and enhance safety and quality, in an effort to meet the federally-mandated 2014 goal for nationwide health record portability and health data exchange.

The Health & Human Capital Management Series 4th Annual Executive Forum on Pharmacy/Rx Benefit Management Strategies to Maximize Value & Control Costs

The Health & Human Capital Management Series, a division of World Congress, is proud to present the 4th Annual Executive Forum on Pharmacy/Rx Benefit Management Strategies to Maximize Value & Control Costs taking place July 14-15, 2009 in Boston, MA. The Forum annually showcases employer and payer responses to the rising costs of pharmaceuticals with creative new strategies to improve patient outcomes. The Forum identifies pertinent issues facing employer and plans that include developing MTM programs, addressing ways to overcome barriers to diverse population drug challenges, Medicare Part D, adapting to market shifts with consumer-directed initiatives and measuring the impact and effectiveness of existing pharmacy management programs.

The World Health Care Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Behavioral Health

The World Health Care Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Behavioral Health convenes employers, payers and providers to discuss the business case of integrating behavioral and primary health care. Over the course of two days, major industry stakeholders address the implications of the mental health parity bill on existing programs, the changes required to sustain these models and the financial incentives of linking behavioral health to health promotion to reduce costs and increase productivity.

The World Health Care Congress 5th Annual Leadership Summit on Medicare

The World Health Care Congress 5th Annual Leadership Summit on Medicare will convene government officials, hospitals, health systems, payer executives, and beneficiary advocates to discuss the progress in shaping the future landscape of Medicare. Innovative strategies and thought provoking discussions dealing with the dynamic issues facing Medicare today will be addressed by some of the Nation's most influential thinkers.

The Health & Human Capital Management Series 3rd Annual Executive Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers - Minneapolis

The Health & Human Capital Management Series, a division of World Congress, is proud to present the 3rd Annual Executive Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers. The Forum will showcase employer case studies and best practices on implementing programs designed with a value-based approach to outcomes rather than just on cost. The Forum will feature employer innovators and implementers that have empirically promoted long-term adherence to personal health management with value-based design initiatives. The exclusive Forum will highlight the advantages for employers of shifting to a co-pay redesign, improving population health indicators and corporate financial sustainability.

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Privacy and Security

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Privacy and Security convenes health care executives and leading privacy experts to examine privacy, security and compliance issues that are a reality and must be addressed now to keep Protected Health Information just that… protected. Thought leaders representing the provider, hospital/health system, payer, patient advocate, policy and legal perspectives delve into the critical issues.

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Emergency Medicine: Business Management and Planning

Postponed to 2010!
World Health Care Congress is pleased to announce the 2009 Emergency Medicine: Business Management and Planning conference scheduled for June 17-19, 2009 in Dallas, TX. This summit provides a unique opportunity to hear from health care professionals on the day-to-day challenges of running an emergency department to preparing the facility to handle a man-made or natural disaster. This summit convenes health care executives to share their expertise and discuss new and innovative ways to handle all aspects of an Emergency Department.

The World Health Care Congress 3rd Annual Chronic Care and Prevention Congress

World Health Care Congress is pleased to present the 3rd Annual Chronic Care and Prevention Congress scheduled for May 18 - 20, 2009 in Alexandria, VA. This year's event offers an exclusive opportunity for health care thought leaders from distinct shareholder groups to exchange ideas, share experiences and discuss new and better ways to treat chronic disease. Business cases, best practices and strategies address chronic disease and the challenges facing the industry today – a fragmented health care system, the need for more coordination across health care settings and the alarming rate at which our health dollars are currently consumed.

The 5th Annual World Health Care Congress - Europe 2009

As the leading European forum on health care business innovation, The 5^th Annual World Health Care Congress – Europe convenes over 600 international health leaders and government officials to share business cases, best-practices and successful initiatives to address current challenges facing Europe. The 2009 Congress highlights leading global strategies for performance management, innovations in health care technology, chronic disease management and health care financing.

The Health & Human Capital Management Series 2nd Annual Executive Forum on Rewards and Incentives to Improve Employee Health

The Health & Human Capital Management Series, a division of World Congress, presents the 2nd Annual Executive Forum on Rewards and Incentives to Improve Employee Health, taking place May 12, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The Executive Forum will present employer best practices to engage employees in health programs and encourage greater accountability of personal health. The Forum will also showcase innovative solutions to current corporate health, wellness and productivity challenges.

The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress

The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress is the most prestigious meeting of chief and senior executives from all sectors of health care. The 2009 conference will convene over 2,000 CEOs, senior executives and government officials from the nation's largest employers, hospitals, health systems, health plans, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and leading government agencies.

The World Health Care Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Evidence Based Medicine

The World Health Care Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Evidence Based Medicine will convene senior level executives from health plans, health systems, hospitals, government agencies and academia to discuss practical applications of evidence based medicine. Critical to the future of medicine, evidence based medicine is at the core of the value provided to patients. Hear from industry leaders and visionaries committed to the use of evidence in practice who will share strategies for utilizing evidence based medicine in clinical settings.

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Member Retention for Health Plans

World Health Care Congress is pleased to present the Leadership Summit on Member Retention for Health Plans scheduled for March 18 - 19, 2009 in Orlando, FL. Designed for health plan senior executives, this Summit provides an exclusive insider's look into the underlying issues and successful strategies for retaining individual and small group plan members and building brand loyalty.

The World Health Care Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Redesigning the Patient Experience

The World Health Care Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Redesigning the Patient Experience convenes industry executives, advocates and thought leaders to address the expanding patient-centered care movement within the healthcare industry. The pressure for provider organizations to be "best in class" has been heightened by the public reporting of HCAHPS data, and thus the push to redefine the patient and family experience of care has taken center stage. Our Nation's experience economy has left providers struggling to preserve their market share, retain qualified staff, improve patient safety and remain financially solvent. At this Summit, delegates gain insight into and an understanding of the must-have strategies to transform their organization into a patient and family-centered care environment.

The World Health Care Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity

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. Our fragmented system leaves health care professionals struggling with the challenge of day to day of delivery, thus a new business model of innovation is needed now more than ever before. 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.

The 4th Annual Employer Health & Human Capital Congress

The business case for effective management of corporate health programs has never been clearer. The mission of the Health & Human Capital Management Series 4th Annual Employer Health & Human Capital Congress (EHHC) over the last four years has been to help our executive delegation of large employers to maximize bottom-line corporate performance, to improve overall employee health and productivity and to achieve cost containment targets.

The World Health Care Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Supply Chain Management and Co-Located 2nd Annual RFID in Health Care

The World Health Care Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Supply Chain Management and Co-Located 2nd Annual RFID in Health Care will convene the industry's most respected thought leaders to present best practices for implementing technology and utilizing process improvement methodologies to increase efficiency and control costs in the healthcare supply chain. This executive forum will include strategies for the successful integration of RFID technology in your organization and will showcase key process improvement frameworks for the reengineering of the healthcare supply chain. At this Summit, attendees will hear innovative solutions for the acceleration of financial returns, the containment of costs and control of waste, the implementation of integrated IT systems, the streamlining of supply chain management processes and the critical push towards stakeholder collaboration in the healthcare industry.

The 4th Annual World Healthcare Innovation & Technology Congress (WHIT v. 4.0)

The 4th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.4.0) convening over 400 healthcare executives pushes the discussion to a higher level to center on the next generation of innovation and technology as defined through the analysis of a focused and growing set of best resources for innovation and creativity. Many in healthcare discuss the tipping point but 2008 promises to be the year when healthcare IT is truly enabled – and taken from concept to practice. Scheduled on the heels of a historic presidential election, WHIT v.4.0 is positioned to be this year’s must-attend innovation and technology conference for healthcare C-suite executives and thought leaders.

The Executive Forum on the Patient-Centered Medical Home for Employers

The Health & Human Capital Management Series, a division of World Congress, presents the industry's first conference on the Patient-Centered Medical Home specifically for employers looking to improve the health of employees and the healthcare delivery system as well as broaden access and quality of care coordinated by primary care physicians. The Medical Home concept strives to invoke fundamental change in the way that primary care is delivered and financed leading to a more efficient and cost effective healthcare system.

The 3rd Annual Obesity Congress

As obesity is projected to surpass cancer as one of the leading causes of death by midcentury, and given that US health expenditures linked to body weight were in excess of $56 billion in 2000, you can not afford to miss the 3rd Annual Obesity Congress. This unique forum will bring together employers, payers and providers to discuss solutions for the promotion of healthier living among consumers to improve your bottom line.

The Positive Psychology Forum

The Positive Psychology Forum is designed to provide attendees with core concepts from the positive psychology and strengths movement that can be used immediately to drive organizations and individuals towards health literacy and engagement that promotes and sustains lifestyle behavior change. Attendees will walk away prepared and ready for action to launch a new era where work life is worth living.

The Executive Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers - Los Angeles

The Health & Human Capital Management Series, a division of World Congress, is proud to present the Executive Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers taking place on November 18, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA. The Forum will showcase employer case studies and best practices on implementing programs designed with a value-based approach to outcomes rather than just on cost. The Forum will feature employer innovators and implementers that have empirically promoted long-term adherence to personal health management with value-based design initiatives. The exclusive Forum will highlight the advantages for employers of shifting to a co-pay redesign, improving population health indicators and corporate financial sustainability.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on e-Prescribing and Medication Management

Is your organization ready to comply with the current and proposed legislation regarding e-Prescribing adoption? Are your prepared for your reimbursement rate to be cut if you still have yet to adopt by 2012? Does your organization’s plan for improving medication management include the integration of e-Prescribing? Attend the Leadership Summit on e-Prescribing and Medication Management to hear how industry stakeholders are pushing the envelope in terms of HIT integration and discover how e-Prescribing adoption can improve workflow, increase patient safety and allow for the highest quality of medication management in your practice.

The Executive Forum on Advanced Care Management for Employers

The Health & Human Capital Management Series, a division of World Congress, presents a conference on the latest prevention techniques and chronic disease management strategies exclusively for the employer community. The Executive Forum on Advanced Care Management for Employers taking place October 28 & 29, 2008 in Atlanta, GA, will help employers determine the most appropriate course when managing different employee population segments: 1) The healthy patient (prevention), the high risk employee (maintenance of health) and the chronically ill (treating the disease and managing the condition).

The Executive Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers - Atlanta

The Health & Human Capital Management Series, a division of World Congress, is proud to present the Executive Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers taking place on October 28, 2008 in Atlanta, GA. The Forum will showcase employer case studies and best practices on implementing programs designed with a value-based approach to outcomes rather than just on cost. The Forum will feature employer innovators and implementers that have empirically promoted long-term adherence to personal health management with value-based design initiatives. The exclusive Forum will highlight the advantages for employers of shifting to a co-pay redesign, improving population health indicators and corporate financial sustainability.

The Executive Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers - Philadelphia

The Health & Human Capital Management Series, a division of World Congress, is proud to present the Executive Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers taking place on October 15, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA. The Forum will showcase employer case studies and best practices on implementing programs designed with a value-based approach to outcomes rather than just on cost. The Forum will feature employer innovators and implementers that have empirically promoted long-term adherence to personal health management with value-based design initiatives. The exclusive Forum will highlight the advantages for employers of shifting to a co-pay redesign, improving population health indicators and corporate financial sustainability.

The 4th Annual Consumer Healthcare & Wellness Congress

The 4th Annual Consumer Healthcare & Wellness Congress focuses on the redesign revolution currently taking place in healthcare. The pressure is on for providers, payers, employers, financial services and policy makers to provide reduced costs while promoting wellness, improving the quality and delivery of care, and ensuring consumer awareness, education and patient safety. The Congress will convene leading healthcare, employer and financial services thought leaders to explore, discuss and debate the issues facing today’s healthcare consumer.

The 3rd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Revenue Cycle Innovations

The 3rd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Revenue Cycle Innovations will convene thought leaders from the nation’s hospitals, health systems and group practices to define the next generation of the revenue cycle and to examine strategies for remaining profitable and compliant within the ever-evolving healthcare financial environment. Produced in partnership with Zimmerman LLC for a 3rd consecutive year, this unique forum will connect leaders in healthcare management, finance, IT, and clinical innovation to develop solutions for the reform of the healthcare payment structure and to redefine the business of healthcare.

The 6th Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Healthcare Quality

The 6th Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Healthcare Quality convenes the nation's top visionaries and thought leaders to address the next stage of healthcare quality by exploring the evolution of such topics like pay-for-performance, value-based purchasing, the personalized medical home, high performance networks, public reporting and data exchange to achieve optimal care. This conference agenda is designed to assemble over 400 representatives from all sectors of healthcare, including hospital/health system/group practice providers; health plan/payer executives; government officials; society and coalition leaders; and employer/purchaser decision-makers who strive to drive quality improvement initiatives and innovations across the industry.

The 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Process Improvement and Business Excellence in Healthcare

The 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Process Improvement and Business Excellence in Healthcare will convene hospitals, health systems, health plans, and medical and specialty group practices to discuss innovations in continuous quality improvement including Lean, Six Sigma, Baldrige and other methodologies. Best practices and thought provoking discussions on strategies for streamlining business processes, change management, increasing operational efficiency, and improving quality and cost performance will be addressed by the nation's leading healthcare organizations.

The 2nd Annual Public Health Care Congress

World Congress is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Public Health Care Congress scheduled for July 23-25, 2008 in Washington, DC. The 2008 Public Health Congress will bring together over 300 federal, state, and local health officials, hospital and health system administrators, and private sector executives in an exclusive networking environment designed to promote collaboration and partnerships to leverage the convergence of the public and private sector to improve preparedness, prevention, and infectious disease control.

The 3rd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on The Road to Interoperability

The 3rd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on The Road to Interoperability assembles the industry’s foremost industry practitioners and thought leaders who will address best practices in the implementation of innovative information technology strategies and solutions to improve the state of the healthcare system, to transform operations and enhance safety and quality, in an effort to meet the federally-mandated 2014 goal for nationwide health record portability and health data exchange.

The Third Annual Executive Forum on Rx Benefit Management for Employers & Health Plans

The Third Annual Executive Forum highlights how employers and payers are developing new and innovative value-based strategies for management of the pharmaceutical benefit while maintaining clinically appropriate access, efficient delivery and affordable costs for those that utilize the benefit the most.

The Executive Forum on Rewards and Incentives to Improve Employee Health

The Executive Forum on Rewards and Incentives to Improve Employee Health will present employer best practices in engaging employees in health programs and encourage greater accountability of personal health. The Forum will also showcase innovative solutions to current corporate health, wellness and productivity challenges.

The 2nd Annual Chronic Care Congress

World Congress is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Chronic Care Congress scheduled for June 1-3, 2008 in Alexandria, VA. The 2nd Annual Chronic Care Congress will bring together major stakeholders – employers, healthcare plans, providers and government agencies - in an executive networking environment to discuss best practices and partnerships initiatives for the management of chronic disease and the implementation of prevention and wellness strategies.

The Executive Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers

The Health & Human Capital Management Series, a division of World Congress, is proud to present the Executive Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers taking place on May 20, 2008 in Denver, CO. The Forum will showcase employer case studies and best practices on implementing programs designed with a value-based approach to outcomes rather than just on cost. The Forum will feature employer innovators and implementers that have empirically promoted long-term adherence to personal health management with value-based design initiatives. The exclusive Forum will highlight the advantages for employers of shifting to a co-pay redesign, improving population health indicators and corporate financial sustainability.

The 4th Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Medicare

The 4th Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Medicare will convene government officials, hospitals, health systems, payer executives, and beneficiary advocates to discuss the progress in shaping the future landscape of Medicare. Innovative strategies and thought provoking discussions dealing with the dynamic issues facing Medicare today will be addressed by some of the Nation's most influential thinkers.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity & Web Empowerment

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity & Web Empowerment aims to bridge the divide between new and old healthcare communications by convening senior level executives from the nation’s leading hospitals and health plans, along with the next generation of healthcare technologists and entrepreneurs at the fore front of innovation in technology, communication, and consumer activation. During this one-day event industry leaders and visionaries will share strategies to leverage the opportunities and efficiencies presented by today’s new media, including social networks, blogs, online communities, search sites and decision support tools. The event will provide key stakeholders with the practical tools necessary to transform internet based technologies into valuable and sustainable business models that promote continuous healthcare, consumer engagement and individual accountability.

The 5th Annual World Health Care Congress

The 5th Annual World Health Care Congress is the most prestigious meeting of chief and senior executives from all sectors of health care. The 2008 conference will convene over 1,600 CEOs, senior executives and government officials from the nation's largest employers, hospitals, health systems, health plans, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and leading government agencies.

The World Congress Leadership Summit Boot Camp Series

NEW FOR 2008 - The World Congress Leadership Summit Boot Camp Series will create a platform for industry professionals to propose solutions and develop best practices in contracting, reimbursement, process improvement, quality, transparency and public reporting. Given the challenging healthcare climate, it is clear the time has come for healthcare professionals to roll up their sleeves and collaborate on the challenges and issues they face in this changing market. Four hands-on Boot Camps offer delegates the opportunity to work with their colleagues and industry experts to learn the tools and techniques necessary to create a road map for change at their organization.

The Executive Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers - New York

The Executive Forum will showcase how employers and other major healthcare industry stakeholders are developing new and innovative value-based benefits programs to improve patient quality, consumer accountability and corporate financial performance.

The 4th Annual World Health Care Congress - Europe 2008

Organised under the high patronage of the European Commission and presented for the 4th consecutive year, the World Health Care Congress Europe is the only major international forum where over 600 health leaders share best practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. Thought leaders include Health Ministers, leading government officials, hospital directors, IT innovators, decision makers from public and private insurance funds, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and heath care industry suppliers.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Public Reporting and the Disclosure of Healthcare Cost and Quality

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Public Reporting and Disclosure of Healthcare Cost and Quality will convene opinion leaders who will debate and define innovative strategies for the collection and communication of healthcare quality and cost; finding a way to let the public know how to interpret the data and fully care about the costs and value of healthcare as we move to a value-based system.

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Evidence Based Medicine

The Evidence Based Medicine Summit will convene senior level executives from health plans, health systems, hospitals, government agencies and academia to discuss the utilization of evidence based medicine to develop a clinical guideline policy. Thought leaders will share best practices in applying guidelines to improve cost and quality; and discuss tools and techniques required to assess the validity of data. The issues of coverage and reimbursement will also be discussed as healthcare moves towards value-based medicine.

The 3rd Annual Employer Health & Human Capital Congress

The business case for effective management of corporate health programs has never been clearer. The Mission of the Annual Employer Health & Human Capital Congress is to help our executive delegation of large employers maximize bottom-line corporate performance, improve overall employee health and productivity and achieve cost containment targets. Topics addressed by the EHHC Congress will encourage our executive delegation to make strategic and specific actions to improve the management of employee benefits, health & wellness programs and the delivery of effective economic incentives for better employee health.

The 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Healthcare Supply Chain Management and RFID in Healthcare

The 2nd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Healthcare Supply Chain Management will present strategic solutions to the challenges of accelerating financial returns, containing costs, implementing information technology, streamlining supply chain management processes and controlling physician preference items. The conference program will convene industry leaders from hospitals, health systems and group practices and feature the most cutting edge issues through keynote addresses, executive seminars and tracks.

Third Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress: WHIT 3.0 Innovation to Transform

The Third Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT 3.0) is designed to dispel the confusion that reigns at the intersection of health care and technology. Health care practitioners, whether providers or payers are faced with a myriad choices in technology solutions and are responsible for the daunting task of developing a roadmap on integrating these technologies within real-world constraints of budgets, legacy systems and limited staffing.

The Executive MID-WEST Forum on Value-Based Benefits Design for Employers

The Executive MID-WEST Forum will showcase how employers and other major healthcare industry stakeholders are developing new and innovative value-based benefits programs to improve patient quality, consumer accountability and corporate financial performance.

The European Leadership Summit on Chronic Care

Chronic care can represent up to 70% of a country’s total health expenditure. With aging populations and an increasing number of chronic patients, health systems are embracing chronic care as one of the most promising opportunities to improve clinical and financial results.

The Leadership Forum on Medical Tourism

The World Congress Forum on Medical Tourism will address the opportunities offered by this emerging industry as well as the barriers facing it – liability, credentialing, taxation, fiduciary responsibilities, and quality and continuity of care to name just a few.

The 3rd Annual Consumer-Centric Healthcare Congress

The 3rd Annual Consumer-Centric Healthcare Congress addresses the convergence of healthcare, finance and technology, and the rise in healthcare consumerism fueled by the internet and direct-to-consumer marketing from the perspectives of all the stakeholders.

The 4th Annual World Health Care Congress

The 4th Annual World Health Care Congress is the most prestigious meeting of chief and senior executives from all sectors of health care. The 2007 conference will convene over 1,800 CEOs, senior executives and government officials from the nation's largest employers, hospitals, health systems, health plans, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and leading government agencies.

The 3rd Annual World Health Care Congress - Europe 2007

The 3rd Annual World Health Care Congress - Europe 2007 will reconvene over 500 health care leaders from key organisations in Europe including providers, payers, suppliers, customers, policy-makers and health officials.

2006 World Health Care Congress

The 3rd Annual World Health Care Congress is the most prestigious meeting of chief and senior executives from all sectors of health care. The 2006 conference will convene over 1550 CEOs, senior executives and government officials from the nation's largest employers, hospitals, health systems, health plans, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and leading government agencies.

World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress

World Health Care Congress - Europe 2005

World Health Care Congress 2005