Participate in the MedCity MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum conference by watching parts of the event live online. Day 2 of MidAmerica Live begins Wednesday. The schedule of the broadcasts is listed here and will be shown in this post as they happen. All times are central standard time.
9:55 AM – MIDAMERICA LIVE: How Funding A Healthcare Startup Has Changed
Speakers:
Using Informed Awareness to Transform Care Coordination and Improve the Clinical and Patient Experience
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
Joe Hammer, Senior Vice President, Life Science Finance, GE Capital
Chris Seper, Vice President of Healthcare, Breaking Media
Join a special session broadcast live on MedCityNews.com and held in the networking area of the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum. Learn about the new landscape for financing a healthcare startup. Angel and venture capital remain as sources, but what are the options and changes in financing: from debt to mezzanine-level financing alternatives?
11:00 AM – Keynote: Investing in the Future – Why Health Data Is Your Best Bet
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.
Speakers: Chris Boone, Ph.D., FACHE, Executive Director, Health Data Consortium
Health data has moved from a topic for technophiles to an integral part of our everyday lives. The sources, variety and applications of health data are growing and fueling healthcare discovery and transformation. The liberation of health data has opened the door to the entrepreneurs who are revolutionizing health-care from diagnosis to delivery and beyond. This session will address the challenges and many opportunities facing health data innovators, and the role of the investor in enabling this transformation.
8: 40 AM – Keynote: Health Reform 2.0: What’s Ahead?
Speakers: Paul Keckley, Ph.D., Managing Director, Navigant Healthcare (@paulkeckley)
Participants will be briefed on the current status of health reform and anticipated changes. To date, 47 changes have been made, and there are more to follow. The discussion will highlight what’s ahead, and what it means to investors.
