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CONVERGE Panels Focus on Next Generation Wearables, Innovation from Big Institutions, and more

Join us July 12-13 in Philadelphia at the healthcare industry’s must-attend innovation event, MedCity CONVERGE. CONVERGE gathers the entire B2B healthcare ecosystem to talk in real-term, actionable ways about healthcare’s biggest challenges and opportunities. We’ll focus on the leading trends and hot button topics that include these panel presentations and many others: Panel Presentation: What […]

Join us July 12-13 in Philadelphia at the healthcare industry’s must-attend innovation event, MedCity CONVERGE.

CONVERGE gathers the entire B2B healthcare ecosystem to talk in real-term, actionable ways about healthcare’s biggest challenges and opportunities.

We’ll focus on the leading trends and hot button topics that include these panel presentations and many others:

Panel Presentation: What Kind of Innovation Can Come From Big Institutions?

Extracting innovation within major academic medical centers, payers and other medical industry giants remains a Holy Grail in healthcare. Learn how one organization assessed its culture and picked its partners, and what they’ve unearthed trying to build a more innovative organization. What still needs to be done? What can other big organizations – and their potential partners – learn from their approach?

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Marcie Reilly, Director, Cleveland Clinic Innovations (@ccinnovations)
Roy Rosin, Chief Innovation Officer, Penn Medicine (@rrosin)
Matthew Warrens, Vice President of Innovation, OSF Healthcare System (@mwarnz)

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Moderator: Steve Barsh, Chief Innovation Officer, Dreamit (@dreamit)

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Panel Presentation: An Evolution That’s Leading Somewhere: The Next Generation of Wearables

Wearables have taken off as a way for Americans to track their fitness goals and lose weight. Now, employers and insurers are integrating them into their health benefit plans and offering rewards to improve employee and consumer wellness. This panel looks at the latest efforts by insurers, device makers and the wellness industry to use wearables to improve the health of a nation.

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Jonathan Dugas, Ph.D., Director of Health and Research, The Vitality Group (@VitalityUSA)
Craig Hankins, Vice President of Consumer Engagement, UnitedHealthcare (@myUHC)
James Mault, M.D., VP and Chief Medical Officer, Qualcomm Life (@QualcommLife)
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Moderator: Bruce Japsen, Healthcare Columnist, Forbes (@brucejapsen)

Other sessions include:
Digital Health’s Arrival (Or Not) In Pharma
The Present and Future of Incentive-Based Pricing
The Economics of Genomics
Direct to Consumer. Life Science Theme
Patient-Generated Data Made Actionable (And Accurate)
Data-Driven Demos (Payers & Providers)
What Information Makes An Effective Consumer?
Genomics Investor Panel

At CONVERGE, you’ll hear from healthcare experts and thought leaders from some of the most innovative organizations in the country, and come away with empowering, actionable insights. Join us.

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MedCity CONVERGE is a two-day executive summit where the entire B2B healthcare ecosystem gathers—payers, providers, medtech, pharma, digital health, investors, policymakers and others—to discuss in real, actionable ways the latest strategies, innovations and technology solutions to healthcare’s biggest challenges. CONVERGE will uncover the greatest opportunities and provide the most accurate picture of where healthcare innovation is headed. Find out more here.