This post is sponsored by ENGAGE.
On September 30-October 1 in Bethesda, MD, 300 of the industry’s brightest minds from healthcare’s most innovative organizations will come together at MedCity ENGAGE, the premier forum to advance patient engagement and healthcare delivery.
Find out more about ENGAGE.
Payers, providers, policymakers, and health IT leaders will be among those at ENGAGE discussing issues around winning accountable care organization models, strategies for better medication adherence, technological innovations for reaching patients, cutting-edge trends in consumer engagement and beyond.
The speaker lineup features heavy hitters that include CIOs from Merck, Cleveland Clinic and Independence Blue Cross; senior innovation executives from United Healthcare, Mayo Clinic and UCSF Digital Health Center, and many more.
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Be there. Grab your ticket at the early bird rate at a savings of $300.
ENGAGE Featured Session
In one of the ENGAGE Special Speaker Series sessions, Design Discussions (Why Did You Do That?), healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs will take us behind the scenes of their apps, buildings and other projects to explain how they designed with patient engagement in mind.
You’ll get inside insights about the approaches and philosophies of these leaders in healthcare, who are already pushing a patient-driven design agenda:
Seth Bokser, M.D., Medical Director for IT, UCSF Center for Digital Health Innovation(@sethbokserMD)
Dr. Bokser has designed, and is implementing, the UCSF vision for patient-centered technology at its newest healthcare facility, UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay. This state-of-the-art women’s, children’s and cancer facility will open February 1, 2015.
Aaron Sklar, Managing Director of Experience Strategy and Design, Healthagen
Aaron has led design teams focused on improving people’s quality of life, health and wellness throughout his career, and has managed projects at an award-winning global design firm for more than 50 international organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and the federal government.
Michelle Snyder, Chief Marketing Officer, Welltok (@mnsnyder)
Michelle is currently Chief Marketing Officer for Welltok, an emerging company enabling consumers to optimize their health and maximize rewards and is recognized as a marketing and strategy leader in the digital health space.
Register now for ENGAGE and take advantage of the early bird savings.
Other Featured Speakers at ENGAGE
Here is a sample of some of the many other ENGAGE luminaries:
- Timothy J. Beebe, Ph.D., Chair, Health Care Policy, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- William Morris, M.D., Associate CIO, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Somesh Nigam, M.D., Senior VP and CIO, Independence Blue Cross
- Kimberly Radel, MHA, Executive Director, Care Copilot Institute, Allina Health
- Vidya Raman-Tangella, VP and Head of Innovation, United Healthcare
- Leana Wen, M.D., MSc, Director, Patient-Centered Care, George Washington University
- Walter Lee, M.D., Co-Director, Head and Neck Program, Duke University Medical Center
- Hoangmai Pham, M.D., MPH, Director, Seamless Care Models, CMS Innovation Center
- Suzanne Schrandt, Deputy Director of Patient Engagement, PCORI
ENGAGE focuses on what’s working now, and what’s next in the new approaches to patient engagement and healthcare delivery.
Join the conversation and reserve your ticket at the best price. I look forward to seeing you at ENGAGE.
