In launch of WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Global Initiative, Diagnostics For All, Safe Water Today, University of California at Berkeley honoured more»

With the most sweeping changes to national health care policy now law, the 7th World Health Care Congress will feature the first post-reform gathering of the nation's top health care executives from all industry sectors. more»

The 7th World Health Care Congress, a gathering of 1,800 senior executives from all industry sectors, is pleased to announce U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to keynote on April 12, 2010 in Washington, D.C. more»

Professor Muhammad Yunus joins LifeSpring Hospitals, Results for Development Institute, mHealth Alliance and DataDyne for exclusive one-day summit more»

With the national health reform effort continuing to shape the national agenda, the 7th Annual World Health Care Congress will convene top CEOs and leaders from all sectors of the health care industry for three days of high-level discussion and debate on the business of health care, focusing on the key issues that affect all industry sectors as seen by national and global leaders who are shaping the future of care. The event will feature 175 speakers spread over four days and 1,700 senior health care leaders. more»

The Arabian Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi, which has recently seen a huge surge in its meetings infrastructure, has received a major business tourism boost with three new key events slated for next year. more»

Special Summit to identify best practices that are replicable and scalable to dramatically improve health care outcomes on global front more»

WOBURN, MA – SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 – World Congress, the leading global provider of health care conferences for senior executives, is pleased to announce the complete re-design of its website, www.worldcongress.com, to allow visitors more efficient access to specific conference content as well as exclusive health care content provided by top leaders in the field, including podcasts, blogs, video interviews and more. more»

The 7th Annual World Health Care Congress will convene is Washington, D.C., April 12-14, 2010 for the business of health care as told by the nation and world’s leading health care executives. The program will convene a faculty of more than 200 senior leaders from all sectors of the industry and focus on the trends that are paving the way for health care's future, including a special international track on the global efforts to improve health care. more»

Bonita Lynn Beattie, PT, MPT, MHA, vice president of injury prevention at the National Council on Aging’s Center for Healthy Aging; Matthew Narrett, MD, chief medical officer of the Erickson Health system; and John Parrish, PhD, executive director of The Erickson Foundation will make a joint presentation about falls risk reduction during the sixth annual World Health Care Congress tomorrow. Their talk, “Breaking the $19 Billion Hold on Health Care,” will take place Tuesday, April 14, 2009 from 4:05-4:50 p.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. more»

Emerging Trend Forum showcases pilot study of AllOne Mobile technology more»

ORLANDO, FL – 2 March 2009 – Market research conducted on behalf of ConnextionsHealth provides both good and bad news for health insurance providers. The good news: properly managing member disenrollment delivers a significant, positive impact on net enrollment and revenue generation. The bad news: member retention is increasingly difficult for health plans to achieve, and most plans are doing it poorly. A host of economic factors are currently driving unprecedented membership losses at most health insurance plans. more»

ORLANDO, FL – 18 February 2009 – ConnextionsHealth announced today that Michael Leavitt – the Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2009, and former Governor of Utah (1993-2003) – will address the World Congress Leadership Summit on Member Retention for Health Plans in Orlando, on March 18th. As opening keynote, Mr. Leavitt will provide health insurance executives with first-hand insights into the key issues, timetables and people involved in the nation’s escalating healthcare reform debate. more»

ORLANDO, FL – 11 February 2009 – Market research conducted on behalf of ConnextionsHealth has demonstrated that health insurance plans can significantly improve revenue generation by establishing initiatives that specifically address member disenrollment. A host of economic factors are currently driving unprecedented membership losses at most health insurance plans. more»

Un grand nombre d'entreprises de premier plan oeuvrant dans le domaine des soins de santé en Europe et aux Etats-Unis participeront au World Health Care Congress Europe, qui réunira cette année plus de 600 leaders des soins de santé provenant de plus de 50 pays à travers l'Europe et le monde entier, pour l'édition 2009 de l'événement qui aura lieu les 13 et 14 mai prochains à Bruxelles, en Belgique. more»

Facing unprecedented marketplace disruption – ranging from the employmentrelated decline of group coverage, to greater consumer autonomy in health insurance selection – the retention of individual and small group plan members is now a priority for the nation’s health insurance companies. At some health plans, member turnover can run as high as 40% annually, eroding both member acquisition costs and plan profitability. more»

ConnextionsHealth today announced the creation of its Member Transition Services® – a portfolio of technology-driven processes and personal touch points – designed to assist health plans in their effort to mitigate the loss of group (or “commercial”) plan members during major life cycle changes such as early retirement, job termination, “aging out” of dependent children, or elimination of health care coverage as a benefit by their employer. more»

A third-party analysis of Carena, Inc.'s 24/7 medical house call service demonstrates that the innovative service reduces the cost of health care for employers, and increases access to care and education for employees. The study also shows that Carena identifies health issues and positively impacts the overall health of at-risk employees. more»

Microsoft's U.S. Benefits Group has honored Carena, Inc. for its medical house call program in which physicians provide urgent care to Microsoft employees in their homes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “Mobile Medicine” as it is known at Microsoft has reduced medical costs while garnering positive feedback from employees for the in-home 1:1 care and education with a physician. more»