Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, among 1,800 senior leaders from all sectors of health care industry to attendWASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC)will convene next week, April 4-6, 2011 in Washington D.C. with more than 1,800 health care leaders to address the challenges of health reform, cost, quality and delivery. This event presents leading-edge news and insights from all industry sectors, including Fortune 500 companies, insurers, hospitals and health systems, pharmaceutical and biotech executives, academics, analysts and government officials.WHAT: The 8th Annual World Health Care CongressWHEN: April 4-6, 2011WHERE: Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MDFor a more detailed Congress agenda, keynote sessions and key speakers available for interview, please visit .The faculty of 200 speakers includes: John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods Market Mark Bertolini, CEO and President, Aetna David Cordani, CEO, CIGNAU.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana)Douglas Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget OfficeEzekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, Chair, Clinical Center Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of HealthToby Cosgrove, CEO and President, Cleveland ClinicGeorge Halvorson, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser PermanenteTodd Park, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesPhil Bredesen, 48th Governor, TennesseeJonathan B. Perlin, MD, President, Clinical Services and Chief Medical Officer, HCANew focuses for 2011 include:The Status of health reform after one yearAccountable Care OrganizationsState health policy issuesStrategies for prevention, wellness and health promotionNext generation health IT and mHealthThe World Health Innovation SummitThe 8th Annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC) is World Congress' flagship event in which more than 1,800 health care, government and corporate leaders formulate solutions to the challenges of health care cost, quality and delivery. WHCC convenes the major sectors in health care to determine actionable goals and implementation strategies to demonstrate quality, consumer choice, cost-effectiveness and transparency. The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress is organized with support from: Presidential Sponsor Alere, Official Well-Being Sponsor Healthways, Official Healthcare Decisions Sponsors Health Dialog, Official Innovation Series Sponsor UnitedHealth Group, and educational underwriters, McKessson, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care, Kaiser Permanente, Cisco, TriZetto, Accretive Health, Booz & Company, GE healthymagination, Alcatel-Lucent, Healthstat, Access MediQuip, Allscripts, VSP Vision Care, Eliza, Aetna, AmericanWell, Thomson Reuters, Companion Data Services, CareLogistics, Ortho-McNeil, HealthHub powered by PayFlex, and Healthwise.Contact: Patrick Golden, Director of Communications, World Congress SOURCEWorld Health Care CongressThe West Side .L G .Bastino | Love You More (Arc 061) .Mirando El Mar - The Soundlovers .Irschtas - Tsunami 29.10
U.S., Global Health Care Leaders to Convene in Washington D.C., April 4-6, for 8th Annual World Health Care Congress
Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, among 1,800 senior leaders from all sectors of health care industry to attendWASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC)will convene next week, April 4-6, 2011 in Washington D.C. with more than 1,800 health care leaders to address the challenges of health reform, cost, quality and delivery. This event presents leading-edge news and insights from all industry sectors, including Fortune 500 companies, insurers, hospitals and health systems, pharmaceutical and biotech executives, academics, analysts and government officials.WHAT: The 8th Annual World Health Care CongressWHEN: April 4-6, 2011WHERE: Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MDFor a more detailed Congress agenda, keynote sessions and key speakers available for interview, please visit .The faculty of 200 speakers includes: John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods Market Mark Bertolini, CEO and President, Aetna David Cordani, CEO, CIGNAU.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana)Douglas Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget OfficeEzekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, Chair, Clinical Center Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of HealthToby Cosgrove, CEO and President, Cleveland ClinicGeorge Halvorson, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser PermanenteTodd Park, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesPhil Bredesen, 48th Governor, TennesseeJonathan B. Perlin, MD, President, Clinical Services and Chief Medical Officer, HCANew focuses for 2011 include:The Status of health reform after one yearAccountable Care OrganizationsState health policy issuesStrategies for prevention, wellness and health promotionNext generation health IT and mHealthThe World Health Innovation SummitThe 8th Annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC) is World Congress' flagship event in which more than 1,800 health care, government and corporate leaders formulate solutions to the challenges of health care cost, quality and delivery. WHCC convenes the major sectors in health care to determine actionable goals and implementation strategies to demonstrate quality, consumer choice, cost-effectiveness and transparency. The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress is organized with support from: Presidential Sponsor Alere, Official Well-Being Sponsor Healthways, Official Healthcare Decisions Sponsors Health Dialog, Official Innovation Series Sponsor UnitedHealth Group, and educational underwriters, McKessson, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care, Kaiser Permanente, Cisco, TriZetto, Accretive Health, Booz & Company, GE healthymagination, Alcatel-Lucent, Healthstat, Access MediQuip, Allscripts, VSP Vision Care, Eliza, Aetna, AmericanWell, Thomson Reuters, Companion Data Services, CareLogistics, Ortho-McNeil, HealthHub powered by PayFlex, and Healthwise.Contact: Patrick Golden, Director of Communications, World Congress SOURCEWorld Health Care CongressThe West Side .L G .Bastino | Love You More (Arc 061) .Mirando El Mar - The Soundlovers .Irschtas - Tsunami 29.10