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WASHINGTON D.C., December 16, 2009 – As health care in America is at a turning point, with the cost of care rising and quality diminishing, the 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Comparative Effectiveness and Evidence Based Medicine with convene in Washington, D.C., featuring Carolyn Clancy, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to deliver a keynote address on “Tiers of Evidence Translation: Improving the Quality of Interventions.” more»

Woburn, Mass, December 14, 2009 – The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Personalized Health Care welcomes Kalah Auchincloss, lawyer at Foley Hoag LLP, to share her unique perspective on what is needed to bridge the gap to personalized medicine, particularly with regard to the implications of FDA regulations. The summit will be held January 26, 2010, in Washington, D.C. more»

Health and wellness, benefits perspectives from Ford, Safeway, Caterpillar, Delta Airlines, Goodyear, Dow Chemical to be featured at forum more»

Woburn, Mass, December 8, 2009 – The World Health Care Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Comparative Effectiveness and Evidence Based Medicine is pleased to announce the addition to the program of David M. Eddy, MD, PhD, Founder and Chief Medical Officer Emeritus of Archimedes, Inc. more»

Woburn, Mass, November 30, 2009 – The 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Supply Chain Management, presented by World Congress, is pleased to announce the participation of progressive medical transportation firm: MedSpeed. The Illinois-based company helps IDNs centralize and consolidate the movement of patient and business-critical materials including specimens, pharmaceuticals, mail, radiology, supplies, and more. 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»

In a provocative address delivered today at the 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress, Dr. David Brailer, the nation’s first national health information technology coordinator, warned that the future of health IT is at risk if the long-standing precedent for bureaucratic interference on innovation and the follow-through in the current health reform effort is not realized. more»

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

WASHINGTON, D.C., – Oct. 5, 2009 - The 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress will convene next month in Alexandra, Virginia providing an insider’s look at how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will affect the implementation of healthcare technology and the delivery of care. Through thought-provoking case studies, in-depth presentations and at times controversial debates, healthcare executives. 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»

WASHINGTON, D.C., – SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 – The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on HITECH and HIPAA Compliance Management is pleased to announce Ali Pabrai, CEO of ecfirst and the HIPAA Academy and America’s leading compliance and cyber security expert, will be a featured keynote presenter at the two-day summit to offer his unique expertise in the field of security and compliance of medical data. 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»

Former U.S. House Speaker will join 400 thought leaders from health care and government for the premier event on the future of health care innovation more»

WASHINGTON D.C., August 26, 2009 - As health care costs continue to rise, health plans and employers are seeking to curb costs by engaging consumers in the health care process and holding consumer accountable for lifestyle choices. Through traditional consumer-directed health care plans and advanced approaches to consumer engagement, behavior modification, wellness and health promotion, the Consumer Health Care Congress provides strategic insight into the realities and trends driving consumer behavior and impacting cost containment strategies. more»

WASHINGTON D.C., August 25, 2009 - According to a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, health care expenditures on obese adults rose from $167 billion to $303 billion from 2001 to 2006. As the nation grapples with how to reduce incidences of obesity and reduce associated health care costs, the World Health Care Congress 4th Annual Obesity Congress aims to combat the economic burden of the obesity epidemic through behavioral modification programs and wellness initiatives. more»

Delta Airlines, Caterpillar, Black and Decker, Automotive Industry Action Group, among industry leaders to join employers to share perspectives and debate on employee wellness and related benefits initiatives as the U.S. Congress considers legislation rewarding companies for expanding programs more»

Delta Airlines, Caterpillar, Black and Decker, Automotive Industry Action Group, among industry leaders to join employers to share perspectives and debate on employee wellness and related benefits initiatives as the U.S. Congress considers legislation rewarding companies for expanding programs more»

The 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT 5.0), today announced that David Brailer, MD, the first National Health Information Technology Coordinator, will deliver a keynote address at the November conference, providing an insider’s look at how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will affect the implementation of healthcare technology and the delivery of care. Brailer will also focus on how he would address the Obama administration’s plans to provide billions of dollars in incentive payments to providers who adopt electronic medical records. more»