I’m excited to announce the return of MedCity CONVERGE, MedCityNews.com’s national executive summit on innovation and healthcare convergence on July 9 and 10 in Philadelphia.
Last year, 300 executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other thought leaders from across all sectors came together to deliver the most accurate picture of where healthcare innovation is heading. This year, we’ve added another day and plan to bring 500 of the best leaders in healthcare innovation to the summit to outline the biggest opportunities happening right now.
Our early bird rate is active and available. Buy your tickets now.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Why come to CONVERGE? Because pharmaceutical companies pursue a mobile app as hard as they chase a promising new molecule. Meanwhile, hospital systems are spinning off, investing and seeking out early stage innovations now more than ever before.
The real ROI today is in “cross pollination:” the unification of all sectors — from payers to medtech to digital health and beyond — to get together and determine where medical innovation is really going. That’s the focus of MedCityNews.com and our signature event, CONVERGE.
This year’s summit guarantees to be as dynamic as healthcare itself.
- Our key partners are returning and new ones are also coming to contribute. Executives from UnitedHealth Group, AARP, Intel, Janssen Healthcare Innovation, Independence Blue Cross and many others will participate. Come join us as a sponsor or as a speaker.
- We’re doubling the size of and enhancing our Startup Showcase. Last year, CONVERGE featured a dozen of the best early stage companies from across the country. This year, we’ll have 24 startups showcasing digital health, medical device and pharma solutions to the biggest opportunities in medicine. Some of the best startups will be picked to give on-stage demonstrations and deliver their vision on today’s healthcare opportunities. Startups can apply for free entry into the showcase now.
- Patients will participate. We’ve created a unique town hall-style session in which patients will provide feedback on the innovations they’ve seen at CONVERGE and tell the entrepreneurs and other innovators in attendance the jobs they want done.
- We’ll have unique and empowering discussions on trends in globalization; best practices in extracting innovation from healthcare; how big med devices and pharma companies are engaging technology and the early stage; and opportunities in areas such as big data, diabetes and telemedicine, among many other topics.
- There will be unique ways to involve MedCityNews.com’s half-million monthly visitors, including live broadcasts of parts of the event as well as webcasts from the event.
A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The number of healthcare conferences continues to grow. Many focus on big-picture futures or a specific sector. CONVERGE shatters the silos, gathers the entire ecosystem and focuses on the opportunities right now that can help move companies and organizations forward.
“CONVERGE convenes the movers of technology, health, capital and, most importantly, innovation to talk about what’s really driving growth in healthcare. UnitedHealth Group is grateful to be part of this conversation and effort to help people live healthier lives,” said Brandon Rowberry, vice president, Innovation Strategy, UnitedHealth Group.
Join me to contribute to an event that has become one of the industry’s agenda-setting conferences.
