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NaviNet Executives Lead Healthcare Industry Visionaries at 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Several senior executives from NaviNet, America's largest real-time
healthcare communications network, will participate in panel
discussions and lead sessions at the 5th
annual World Health Care Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT
v5.0), held in Alexandria, Virginia from November 8-10, 2009. NaviNet is
Lead Educational Underwriter of WHIT v5.0, which brings together senior
industry leaders from healthcare technology, government and academia for
a three-day forum on the leading innovations that are changing the
healthcare landscape.
WHIT v5.0 encourages collaboration among healthcare executives and
visionaries to foster and support high-quality, cost-effective
healthcare delivery, a vision that NaviNet supports with its commitment
to finding new and innovative ways to streamline interaction among
health industry participants. As Lead Educational Underwriter for the
Congress, NaviNet will play a lead role in the following events/sessions:
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President Bill Clinton, Founder, William J. Clinton Foundation, will
deliver a NaviNet-sponsored keynote address titled, "Embracing our
Common Humanity." NaviNet President and Chief Executive Officer Brad
Waugh will deliver the introduction. Following the keynote will be
a Q&A session facilitated by NaviNet Co-Founder and Chief Strategy
Officer Thomas G. Morrison.
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Thomas
G. Morrison joins healthcare and technology industry peers in a
keynote panel discussion: "Interoperability - Establishing an
Infrastructure to Support a Connected Health Care Environment."
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Timothy
Mills, NaviNet senior vice president, Provider Operations, will
preside over a leadership summit: "Road to Interoperability: Driving
Health Information Exchange to the Next Level." Sessions during the
two-day summit will cover various topics, including:
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The federal government's role in promoting a national health
information network
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Interoperability issues related to standards, security and payers'
role
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Health information exchange, meaningful use and the ARRA
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During a product demonstration session titled, "Market Insight
Innovations: Real Solutions Today for a Healthier Tomorrow," Christopher
Buckwell, director of Product Management for NaviNet, will explore
the role of the multi-payer communications portal in the exchange of
information nationwide among providers, public health officials,
payers and patients.
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At WHIT v5.0, in its booth #4, NaviNet will demonstrate its real-time
communication solutions for healthcare payers and providers. Company
representatives will also be available to discuss NaviNet Health
Information Exchange and NaviNet's recent offer to make NaviNet HIE
available to state entities at no cost as the technology backbone for
their state HIE initiatives.
For a full WHIT v5.0 program agenda, please visit: www.whitcongress.com.
About the World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress
Now in its fifth year, the World Health Care Innovation and Technology
Congress has gathered more than 1,400 senior level executives from the
nation's leading hospitals, health systems, medical groups and health
plans. The program serves as a platform for executives staked with
making multi-million IT decisions to gain an in-depth understanding of
the applications in health care.
About NaviNet
NaviNet is America's largest real-time
healthcare communications network, securely linking more than
800,000 providers and the nation's patients, industry partners and
leading health plans. NaviNet's advanced solutions, services and
expertise streamline business processes and drive industry-leading
innovation. In a time when access to healthcare is a critical issue,
NaviNet fosters collaboration and helps government, plans and providers
improve quality of care and reduce costs. For more information, or to
sign up for NaviNet, please visit www.NaviNet.net
or call 617-715-6000 or 800-805-7569. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NaviNet.
NaviNet, Inc.
Alicia Allen, 617-715-6488
aallen@NaviNet.net
or
Schwartz
Communications
Mercedes Fereck or Payal Cudia, 781-684-0770
NaviNet@schwartz-pr.com
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