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The Economist’s Health Care Forum: A Global Business in Flux (Discount Code Available)

Name: The Economist’s Health Care Forum: A Global Business in Flux (Discount Code Available)
Start: 2014-09-17 13:00:00
End: 2014-09-17 20:30:00
Location: Seaport Boston Hotel

September 17, 2014 @ 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Event Details

The health care industry is at a turning point around the world. Populations are aging, costs are rising alongside spending and governments are legislating new models. Health care companies are no longer simply defined as a doctor’s office, hospital or insurer, and the sector itself is becoming more globalized.

As technologies offer the promise of a solution, the pace of change in the health care industry has hit fast forward, and payers, providers and patients remain unclear about the impact of these changes for the future. How should health care professionals prepare for the future?

Speakers & Agenda

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Leah Binder
President and chief executive, The Leapfrog Group

Has Obamacare failed or succeeded?

Jonathan Bush
Chief executive, president and chairman, athenahealth, Inc.

Product innovation

Chris Gordon
Managing director, Bain Capital

Globalization of health care

Anders Wold
Global president and chief executive, GE Healthcare Ultrasound

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Dr. Emad Rizk
President, McKesson Health Solutions

Why attend?

The Health Care Forum is a full-day conference designed for leaders in the health care field to discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead for the health care system. The event provides attendees with an ideal forum for networking, discovering the latest industry developments and innovations and exploring the rapid change associated with this evolving industry.

Questions we’ll answer

Where are the cutting-edge hospitals dedicating their resources?
What is the greatest risk insurance companies face?
What are latest cost-control measures being implemented and are they proving effective?
As the health care field becomes more crowded, where are the gaps in health care services and products today?
What companies and products are hedge funds, private equity investors and venture capitalists most excited about?