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WOBURN, MA – June 9, 2008 – According to a June, 2008 report by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the adoption of interoperable health IT systems must remain at the forefront of national priorities in order to reach the federally-mandated goal of granting most Americans access to Electronic Health Records (EHRs) by 2014. more»

BOSTON – May 29, 2008 – What can the Ritz-Carlton, Toyota and Ford teach health care providers about running their operations more efficiently?

The 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Process Improvement and Business Excellence in Healthcare presents best practices for stream-lining business processes, change management, and increasing operational efficiency to improve the quality of care. more»

WOBURN, MA. – May 14, 2008 – JudyAnn Bigby, MD, Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, will discuss state and national approaches to achieving high-quality, patient-centered care in a keynote address at The 6th Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Healthcare Quality, a three-day August event convening the nation’s leading experts to address the next stage of achieving and rewarding healthcare quality through topics including pay-for-performance, value-based purchasing, the medical home, public reporting and data exchange. Drs. Bigby and Clancy will share their perspectives as part of the Summit’s closing keynote panel. more»

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The 5th Annual World Health Care Congress kicks off today (April 21) in Washington, D.C. with health care policy advisors for U.S. Presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain, all of whom will be featured on the Presidential Health Care Agenda forum. The advisors will present and compare both candidates' health care reform plans, the prospect of universal coverage and fiscal stability of Medicare. more»

BOSTON – According to a recent survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 113 million adults have searched the Internet for information on at least one health topic. As Web 2.0 tools, such as social networks and online communities become increasingly popular amongst today’s health care consumer, the industry must realize the potential and practicality for using the Internet and it’s offerings as a catalyst for educating and empowering consumers to take charge of their own health. Delivering high-quality, cost-effective tools to consumers will not only increase health literacy in our Nation, but also lead to industry collaboration and solutions to today’s tough challenges. Can the Internet truly change health care through advancements in information access and delivery? more»

WOBURN, MA – U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt will deliver a keynote address on “Building a Health Care System Based on Value” at the 5th Annual World Health Care Congress, April 21-23, Washington, D.C. His remarks highlight a three-day roster of more than 225 speakers and a delegation of 1,800 CEOs and senior-level executives from all sectors of health care. Secretary Leavitt will deliver his address on Wednesday, April 23, 11:30 a.m., immediately followed by a press conference. more»

Xerox, Black and Decker, EMC, IBM, Healthways to join roster of senior level executives for Employer SVP, HR and Corporate Medical Director Summit to promote latest in employee health, reducing costs and improving productivity.

WOBURN, MA. – Rick Stephens, SVP of Human Resources and Administration at Boeing Corp, will join top human resources and employee benefits leaders from Fortune 500 companies, including Microsoft and Xerox, to address the latest challenges facing health care and the workplace at the 5th Annual World Health Care Congress, April 21-23 in Washington., D.C. – Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. more»

WOBURN, MA. – Developing countries are not only progressing at the same rate in health as countries traditionally considered to be more developed, but are progressing at a quicker rate in some cases, says Dr. Hans Rosling, professor of International Health at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, who will begin the 5th Annual World Health Care Congress with a dynamic visual presentation of the state of health care mobilization around the globe. more»

Health ministers from Hungary, The Netherlands and Ireland and other EU countries will address What lies ahead: Adapting Healthcare Strategies to Changing Demographics in a ministerial roundtable at the 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe, to be held 10-12 March in Berlin, Germany. Prior to the roundtable discussion, Ulla Schmidt, German Federal Minister of Health, will deliver a keynote address on Germany’s health reform effort. more»

WOBURN, MA. – As the baby boomer generation heads into retirement age, the demand on the Medicare system continues to increase and changes loom through health care reform in 2008-2009, the 4th Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Medicare will convene 250 industry leaders May 15-16, 2008 in Alexandria, Virginia to feature perspectives affecting all key-stakeholders. more»

WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS--(Marketwire - February 11, 2008) - Die Gesundheitsminister von Ungarn, den Niederlanden, Irland und anderen EU-Ländern werden auf dem 4. Annual World Health Care Congress Europe, der vom 10. bis zum 12. März in Berlin (Deutschland) stattfindet, in einer Ministerrunde über das Thema „Was auf uns zukommt: die Strategien im Gesundheitswesen an die sich ändernde Demographie anpassen“ diskutieren. Vor der Diskussionsrunde wird Ulla Schmidt, die Gesundheitsministerin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, die Eröffnungsrede über die Gesundheitsreformbemühungen in Deutschland halten. more»

The Institute Of Medicine of the National Academies will share the results of a comprehensive 18-month study on the effectiveness of evidence based medicine health care treatments as part of the inaugural World Congress Leadership Summit on Evidence Based Medicine, to be held February 11-12 in Alexandria, Virginia. more»

According to a 2006 study published in the American Journal of Managed Care, providing insurance coverage of smoking cessation programs lowers medial expenditures and costs related to smokers' loss of productivity. Major employers are now realizing these benefits of offering such programs to employees to help employees quit smoking. John Clymer, President of the Partnership for Prevention, will be a featured presenter at the 3rd Annual Health & Human Capital Congress this month alongside several top firms that have employed smoking cessation programs, such as Quest Diagnostics, Quintiles Corporation and Union Pacific Corporation. more»

World Congress, the leading producer of global healthcare conferences, announced today that it will host the 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Healthcare Supply Chain Management, January 24-25 in Las Vegas. This Summit will convene industry leaders to present 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. more»

Jerome H. Grossman, MD, a nationally-renowned expert in the healthcare system and information technology will address the issue in his keynote presentation at the 3rd Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress, December 9-11 in Washington, D.C. Grossman argues that advances in evidence-based and computer-supported care have made it possible for specialist technicians or other support staff to deliver certain services guided by carefully developed, computerized protocols. Dr. Grossman will deliver his keynote presentation “Will Disruptive Innovation Cure Healthcare?” on Monday, Dec. 10 at 9:30 a.m. more»

World Congress, the leading provider of global health care forums, today announced former Google Health chief Adam Bosworth will deliver the closing keynote address at the 3rd Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress titled "Physics, Speed and Psychology: What Works and What Doesn't in Healthcare and Why." more»