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Consumer Health World 2008: Leading National/International Platform to Identify Post-Election Healthcare Solutions for Employers, Providers, & Health Plans

Posted on: Thursday, 9 October 2008, 18:00 CDT

Consumer Health World 2008 (www.consumerhealthworld.com) is the major post-election conference to evaluate the impact of a new presidential administration and set strategies for short and long-term healthcare solutions. The Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel sets the stage for healthcare change on December 7-10, 2008; in Arlington, Va. This is the not-to-be-missed networking and best return-on-your-investment opportunity of the year.

Employers, payers, providers, and the international hospital and healthcare community will tackle issues related to the current financial crisis and its implications for healthcare delivery, consumer access to care, and technological advances that promote convenience and cost savings for all stakeholders

Free media registration:

http://cors.transmarx.com/Accounts/Register.aspx

Consumer Health World focuses on the three key areas that drive transformation in healthcare: enlightened consumerism, globalization, and innovative technologies. Conference programming is organized around three corresponding events, which are co-located with shared keynotes and expo floor booths: The National Conference on Health Care Consumerism, The Health Care Globalization Summit, The Health 3.0 Summit.

For Employers: Sessions will discuss how value-based health design and employee health must be viewed as an investment that companies make rather than an expense. By connecting innovative plan design and funding options with wellness and prevention strategies, employers can lower their health benefit costs while also improving productivity.

For Payers and Providers: The latest wave of healthcare industry innovation, dubbed "Health 3.0", has arrived. This track incorporates value-based design in healthcare delivery and insurance platforms, combined with social networking technologies and heightened consumer engagement, are providing real solution options for patients, payers, and providers.

For International Providers: U.S. employers and consumers are evaluating opportunities to lower healthcare costs at accredited medical facilities outside the United States that are offering affordable, high-quality healthcare alternatives for patients. This event will feature dedicated time for the international community to share educational sessions and networking opportunities with other key U.S. stakeholder groups, including employers, payers, and providers.

"Given our current economic crisis, now is the time for employers, investors, providers, and consumers to wrestle healthcare costs head on," says Skip Brickley, CEO of Transmarx, the nation's leader in coordinating premiere healthcare conferences. "Consumer Health World taps the leading thinkers in the industry who are providing much needed guidance in tackling today's most pressing issues. Attendees will come away with go-forward strategies and practical solutions that can be readily implemented in the workplace."

Keynote Speakers and Headliners for Consumer Health World include:

Karen Bell, M.D., MMS, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Clement Bezold, Ph.D., Chairman, Institute for Alternative Futures. Troy Brennan, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Aetna. Grad Conn, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Microsoft Health Solutions Group. Dave Hom, Co-Founder, Chairman, Center for Health Value Innovation. Khawar Mann, Partner, Apax Partners. Mark McClellan, M.D., Director, Engelberg Center for Healthcare Reform. William Novelli, Chief Executive Officer, AARP. David Judge, M.D., Medical Director, Ambulatory Practice for the Future. M. Mitchell Latinik, Vice President, Global Business Development, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Sangita Reddy, Executive Director, Apollo Hospital. Reed V. Tuckson, M.D., Executive Vice President, Chief of Medical Affairs, United Health Group. Steve Tucker, M.D., President, International Medical Travel Association. Jeff Gruen, M.D., MBA, Chair Director, PRTM Joseph Woodman, Chair President, Healthy Travel Company. Author, Patients Beyond Borders. Paul Keckley, PhD., Executive Director, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.

Brickley adds, "We are the place where innovation is connecting with legacy systems and companies to redefine healthcare creating unparalleled opportunities for business executives and their respective companies."

About Consumer Health World

Consumer Health World management is one of the country's premier conference and trade show producers with vertical industry expertise in advertising, marketing, healthcare, media, travel, financial services, entertainment and sports. Consumer Health World management currently produces the following "Consumer Health World" events: The National Conference On Health Care Consumerism (www.nchconsumerism.com), The Health 3.0 Summit (www.health30summit.com), and The Health Care Globalization Summit (www.hcglobalsummit.com).

Source: Business Wire

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