The HealthCare Executive Group (HCEG) has been convening and supporting leaders of health plans, health systems, and provider organizations for over three decades. Similarly, and for nearly two decades, the World Health Care Congress has been connecting leaders from all parts of the health care ecosystem to catalyze and support relationships that ultimately transform the delivery, affordability, and quality of health care. And next month starting April 28th, the 16th Annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC) convenes in Washington, DC with over 1,500 of the industry’s best and brightest minds gathering to learn from peers, form new relationships, share insights and strategies, and discuss policy, innovation, and disruption impacting individual organizations and the healthcare industry as a whole.
Special discount to 16th Annual World Health Care Congress when registering with HCEG2019
HCEG Partners with WHCC on CIO & CTO Strategy Track
In this year’s 2019 World Health Care Congress, the HealthCare Executive Group is pleased to partner with WHCC to provide and moderate the CIO & CTO Strategy Track – a series of sessions designed to bring together policymakers, technology leaders, and health plan and health system professionals supporting enterprise decisions around information technology. The sessions presented in this track will be based on select items on the 2019 HCEG Top 10 list of challenges, issues, and opportunities facing healthcare leaders.
This post provides some insight into CIO & CTO Strategy Track sessions, the healthcare champions who will be presenting and participating in the various sessions, and presents a unique discount offer for HCEG members and associates considering attending this high-profile healthcare event.
Digital Technology – The Foundation of Healthcare Innovation and Disruption
While most of the sessions at the WHCC are focused on strategy, leadership, business transformation, and policy, the sessions in the CIO & CTO Strategy track will share insight, ideas, and actionable information on digital technology-related topics identified by HCEG members and associates in the 2019 HCEG Top 10 list – specifically:
- Data Analytics (Top 10 Item #1)
- Importance of Useable Technology (Top 10 Item #5)
- Pharmacy Costs and Transparency (Top 10 Item #6)
- External Market Disruptors (Top 10 Item #7)
- Cybersecurity (Top 10 Item #10)
In addition, HCEG’s board chair Kim Sinclair, executive director Ferris Taylor, and board member Alan Abramson will share insights on the 2019 HCEG Top 10 list of primary challenges, issues, and opportunities.
Technology-Focused Sessions Supporting Healthcare Innovation and Disruption
There are eighteen different tracks at the 16th Annual World Health Care Congress – something for everyone that can be mixed and matched to meet specific areas of interest and need. Use HCEG2019 when you register here to receive a discount not generally available to everyone.
Here are the sessions in the CIO & CTo Strategy Track that HCEG has partnered with the World Health Care Congress to present:
Optimize Information Sharing to Generate Real Value from Data (HCEG Top 10 Item #1)
Tues, April 30th at 11:25 am
Latecia Engram, Lead of the ReImagine Data Insights Initiative at HHS’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer will share a first-hand overview of how HHS assessed its information sharing processes and developed a roadmap for greater efficiency and effectiveness. Latecia will also share insight into the foundational work that must happen before any organization can truly use data as an asset.
How Do You Value a Life Saved? – Pharmacy Costs and Transparency (HCEG Top 10 Item #6)
Tues, April 30th at 1:35 pm
Lynn Hanessian, Board Member at the Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) will moderate a discussion with Nichole White, VP of Health Services at Medica and David A. DiLoreto, MD, HCEG board member and Principal at Sg2. They’ll discuss how outcomes and costs associated using technology to increase transparency and value in the fastest growing segment of healthcare costs – pharmacy.
Useable Tech: Develop and Deploy Solutions that Fit into Your Member’s or Patient’s Life (HCEG Top 10 Item #5)
Mon, April 29th at 1:40 pm
Brett Trusko, Founder of the International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP) and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Innovation Science and Kevin Pereau, Founder and CEO of Transcend IT Health will discuss technology’s role in addressing member and patient needs.
Insight and examples of why using technology for technology’s sake simply do not work will be shared along with a discussion of machine language and artificial intelligence’s promise in flagging fraudulent activity more quickly; alleviating waste and abuse.
Cybersecurity – Think Beyond Enterprise and Employee Training (HCEG Top 10 Item #10)
Mon, April 29th at 2:30 pm
Jothi Dugar, Chief Information Security Officer in the Office of the Director at the NIH Center for Information Technology will join HCEG board member Eric Decker, Sr VP of IT & CIO at Independent Health, and HCEG Secretary Tim Thull, Sr VP & CIO at Medica to discussion cybersecurity – ranked #10 on the 2019 HCEG Top 10.
Discussion topics include:
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- Addressing cybersecurity at the end-user level by considering the psychology of cybersecurity and how to optimize your workforce against threats
- What’s holding health care back from sophisticated approaches to providing private, secure PHI
Healthcare Innovation and Disruption Highlighted in HCEG Top 10 List & Industry Pulse
On Tuesday, April 30th at 2:25 pm, HCEG board chair Kim Sinclair, CIO at BMC HealthNet Plan, executive director Ferris Taylor, and board member Alan Abramson, Sr VP of IT & CIO at HealthPartners and Co-Chair of the Minnesota eHealth Advisory Committee will present ‘The HCEG Reveal: What CIOs and CTOs Care about Most in 2019 (and Why You Should Too).’ In this session, an overview and their insight on the 2019 HCEG Top 10 list of challenges, issues, and opportunities facing healthcare executives in 2019 will be shared including an overview of the impact the HCEG Top 10 can have on members, patients, providers, and others in our increasingly digital world.
The 9th Annual Industry Pulse Survey – Perspectives on Healthcare Innovation and Disruption
Attendees of ‘The HCEG Reveal’ session will also enjoy insight and commentary on the 2019 Industry Pulse research survey – an annual survey based on the 2019 HCEG Top 10 and scheduled for release in the weeks before the World Health Care Congress event. This 9th instance of the Industry Pulse looks not only at the marketplace challenges, trends, opportunities, and investments reported by industry leaders but also compares and contrasts those findings with what was uncovered in past Industry Pulse surveys.
RELATED: The 2019 HCEG Top 10 List of Healthcare Challenges, Issues & Opportunities
More Details on 16th Annual World Health Care Congress and CIO & CTO Strategy Track
Here’s additional information on the 16th Annual World Health Care Congress. Feel free to reach out to us or contact WHCC if you have any questions regarding registration for this world-class healthcare event.
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Special Discount for HCEG Members & Associates
HCEG is pleased to offer its members and associates a special discount to this year’s 16th Annual World Health Care Congress. Use HCEG2019 when you register here to receive a discount not generally available to everyone.
Connect w/ HealthCare Innovators and Disruptors at 16th Annual World Health Care Congress
As uncertainty retains its grip on the healthcare sector, healthcare leaders now – more than ever – need to stay on top of the policies, regulations, technologies, and trends shaping the market. Consider joining your peers at the 16th Annual World Health Care Congress on April 28th in Washington, DC and register today!
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