World Health Care Congress Influential American Health Care Executives To Convene In Washington D.C. For Healthcare System And Hospital CEO/CFO/CMO Summit

WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 1500 executives from the nation's leading healthcare systems and hospitals will convene at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., January 30-February 1, 2005, for the 2005 World Health Care Congress (WHCC).

Of special interest to many decision-makers in this influential group will be the Healthcare System and Hospital CEO/CFO/CMO Summit, one of six invitation-only Summits held during the WHCC. The Healthcare System and Hospital CEO/CFO/CMO Summit, which will take place Monday January 31 and Tuesday February 1, 2005, will cover topics vital to the future of healthcare in the U.S. including:

  -- Opportunities and Challenges in the Health Care Environment --
     Addressing the Impact of the MMA and Industry Consolidation
  -- Fostering Quality and Accountability
  -- Achieving Clinical Transformation through Information Technology
  -- Strategies to Generate Capital Internally and Externally
  -- Excellence in Capacity Management for Growth, Improved Quality and
     Revenue Enhancement

These sessions will be presented by industry leaders including Dennis Cortese, M.D., President and CEO of the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation; Tom Miller, President of Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services, Sheryl D. Dodds, RN, MS, CEO of the Nebraska Heart Institute, P.C., Charles N. Kahn, III, President of the Federation of American Hospitals, Edward D. Miller, M.D., Dean of the Medical Faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and more.

The Healthcare System and Hospital CEO/CFO/CMO Summit is one of eight summits held during the WHCC targeting individual segments of the healthcare industry. The WHCC will convene executives from business and healthcare industries including:

  -- CEOs, CFOs and Vice Presidents of Benefits from Fortune 1000 companies
     and Federal and State public purchasers.
  -- CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs and Medical Directors from major insurers and
     large health plans.
  -- CEOs, CAOs, COOs, CFOs and CIOs and Medical Directors from hospitals,
     health systems and physician groups.
  -- Senior executives from pharmaceutical, disease management, medical
     supply, information technology and outsourcing service companies.
  -- Healthcare policy analysts, economists and industry consultants.
  -- Policy makers, political leaders and international and domestic health
     officials.

In addition to targeted summits, attendees can attend keynote addresses including:

  -- Financing Medicare -- Escalating Forecasts and Viable Solutions
     presented by representatives from the Congressional Budget Office and
     the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
  -- The CMS Benchmark for Quality and Accountability presented by Mark
     McClellan, MD, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
     Services.
  -- In Pursuit of the Electronic Medical Record -- Perspectives from the
     US DHHS and UK's NHS, presented by representatives from the U.S.
     Department of Health and Human Services and the U.K. Department of
     Health.
  -- The Impact of Rising Health Care Costs on the Economy presented by
     Michael J. Critelli, Chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes.
  -- Transformation of Health Care by Consumers - Financial Incentives,
     Information and Market Forces presented by executives from Aetna, the
     Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Hospitals, and AstraZeneca US.

The 2nd Annual World Health Care Congress is the most progressive forum today geared towards achieving an affordable, accountable healthcare system in the U.S. Sponsored by the Wall Street Journal and CNBC, this industry-leading conference will bring together over 1500 newsmakers; including CEOs, senior executives, and government officials from the nation's largest employers, hospitals, health systems, health plans, pharmaceutical and biotech companies; in order to create a new healthcare model based on value, quality, accountability, and consumer choice.

About Sponsors of the World Health Care Congress

Capgemini Ernst and Young, the Presenting Sponsor, contributed extensive thought leadership and advanced the importance of technology as a common thread to connect the various industry sectors of health care. Booz Allen Hamilton, the Gold Sponsor, provided important CEO and management consulting perspectives across the program agenda. United Health Foundation, the Foundation Sponsor, helped drive the importance of their mission to support the health and medical decisions made by physicians, health professionals, community leaders, and individuals that lead to better health outcomes and healthier communities.

For more information visit http://www.worldcongress.com/. CONTACT: Linda Dickerhoof 704-243-4515 PR@worldcongress.com

World Health Care Congress

CONTACT: Linda Dickerhoof of World Health Care Congress, +1-704-243-4515, PR@worldcongress.com

Web site: http://www.worldcongress.com/