Healthcare - Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities

Agenda:

6:00 - 6:45 Networking/snack

6:45 - 7:15 Keynote - Healthcare Changes, Challenges and Opportunities - Dr. Nikhil Shah

7:15 - 7:45 How Technology Supports Population Health & Value Based Purchasing - Glenn Pearson

7:45 - 8:00 Panel Discussions

8:00-8:30 More networking with speakers

Keynote Speaker - Dr. Nikhil Shah, Piedmont Healthcare

Dr. Shah completed a highly coveted Urologic Oncology Fellowship in 2006. Dr. Shah actively teaches robotic surgery and maintains a robotic and laparoscopic fellowship program. He has traveled the world presenting his experience in laparoscopic and robotic surgery. In addition, he has published numerous articles and chapters in the topic. In the biotechnology field, Dr. Shah continues to research new advances in minimally invasive surgery. As a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Shah teaches engineering students and partners with industry leaders to develop new devices.

http://www.piedmont.org/find-a-doctor/doctor-profile?id=4623 (http://www.piedmont.org/find-a-doctor/doctor-profile?id=4623)

Glenn Pearson - Pearson Health Tech Insights

Glenn Pearson, brings more than 30 years of experience in the hospital world. After spending six years working in acute care (an academic medical center and a major teaching hospital), he provided leadership at two different hospital associations for the next 25 years. During those 25 years, he actively participated in nearly 150 hospital association board meetings, leading the discussion and strategy development on many issues crucial to the hospital industry at virtually every meeting.

http://www.pearsonhti.com/whoweare/