If the furious debate around the state of health care in the United States has led to any consensus, it’s that the system should be delivering better quality for less cost than it does. The truth is that our health care system is a sprawling mix of competing interests in which those of the patient are valued least. Too much discussion has devolved to simplistic scapegoating, and too few comprehensive, constructive solutions have been off...

Today's dynamic healthcare IT industry demands timely knowledge and education to navigate priority issues. With knowledge as power, HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition is in lockstep with today's industry and is the most comprehensive and authoritative knowledge event in healthcare IT today. HIMSS13 educational content will feature top leaders who will share their insights and lessons learned on the most critical topics today. With more t...

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Integrating Behavioral Health into Patient-Centered Primary Care and Medical Homes will convene payers, providers and policy makers to share best practices to advance patient-centered primary care and will specifically address: integrating behavioral and mental health, care coordination, patient engagement and enhanced access, evolving payment models, technology issues and quality metrics/repo...

The 6th Annual Medicaid Managed Care Summit convenes managed care health plans, providers, Medicaid state officials and industry experts to discuss applicable, solution-driven strategies that directly address Managed Care operations. With the political uncertainty of an election year, payment transformation continues in healthcare and Medicaid as well as the development of integrated care delivery models. Now more than ever Medicaid Managed C...

The Department of Defense has cancelled the 2013 MHS Conference The MHS conference promotes professionalism throughout the organization, enhance partnerships within and outside the federal sector, and concentrates on ways to best serve the preventive and health-care needs of its diverse beneficiary population. Four-thousand military and civilian medical personnel from the MHS attended the conference held in January of 2012. The event will incl...

ICF International has invited expert panelists from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to discuss findings from the 2012 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The survey suggests that 25 percent of all American households have mobile phones only. A 2012 survey by Nielsen also suggests that almos...

The Accountable Care Expo is the premiere collaboration event for Accountable Care discussion. Providers and other stakeholders share ideas and strategies regarding Accountable Care topics. This Expo will also feature an ACO workshop with a panel of experts fielding questions. There will also be a limited number of Accountable Care stakeholders exhibiting and making presentations at this one day event.

This is a one-hour webinar led by Al Gordon, President of National Strategies Inc. (NSI) in Washington, DC - a State Government lobbying firm -and Jennifer Schaus, a Federal Government Cntract specialist. Mr. Gordon will discuss the necessary steps for success in state & local government contracting. Please join us. Space is limited. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar....

Through thought-provoking panels and case studies at this Summit, you will hear how leading organizations are transforming their supply chain departments into centralized systems with a strategic, collaborative and innovative focus. Plus, gain insights from outside industries and institutions who share tools and techniques as you move ahead in an era of great change. Topics include: Global outsourcing and emerging business models – Chall...

With a continued focus on reducing overall readmissions due to the existing charges and increasing penalties in years to come, the World Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Hospital Readmissions, taking place January 28-29 2013 inWashington,D.C., offers delegates a truly unique and timely experience. Delegates will be able to network with fellow executives facing the same issues, and understand the challenges they are encountering. By att...