TDWI Chapter Seminar December 7th – Future of Healthcare IT

Industry analysts expect the global market for healthcare information technology systems to surpass $50 billion by 2014 while the 2009 HITECH Act has allocated $20 billion in tax credits to incent healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records technology. Please join us as we welcome noted industry expert Mark Anderson as he discusses the role of data and analytics in healthcare. Mark will be joined by representatives from thought leaders industry in the analytics space including IBM Watson and others.

ATTENTION ALL BI/DW AND MARKETING PROFESSIONALS IN THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA

“I'll Take Healthcare for $50 Billion Please, Alex" is the topic of our next TDWI Chapter seminar on December 7th 2011, 8:30am – Noon, at the New York Institute of Technology, 16 W. 61st Street, New York City.

How are companies using advanced analytics to transform the healthcare industry?

Industry analysts expect the global market for healthcare information technology systems to surpass $50 billion by 2014 while the 2009 HITECH Act has allocated $20 billion in tax credits to incent healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records technology.

With their sights set on nothing less that revolutionary change in the healthcare industry, companies like IBM, Microsoft and Google are exploring ways to drastically improve patient care, shrink out-of-control costs, cut drug development times and reduce or eliminate common disease that kill millions each year. Relying on massive stockpiles of historical data, the healthcare IT industry is regularly launching new tools and techniques for analyzing everything from patient diagnosis and drug interactions to hospital administrative costs and insurance claims.

Please join us as we welcome noted industry expert Mark Anderson as he discusses the role of data and analytics in healthcare. Mark will be joined by representatives from thought leaders industry in the analytics space including IBM Watson and others.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Mark Anderson, CEO, AC Group – Mr. Mark Anderson, CEO of AC Group, Inc. is one of the nation's premier IT research futurists dedicated to health care. He is one of the leading national speakers on healthcare and physician practices and has spoken at more than 850 conferences and meetings since 2000. As a CIO, He has spent the last 37+ years focusing on Healthcare – not just technology, but strategic, policy, and organizational considerations.

Besides serving at the CEO of AC Group, Mr. Anderson served as the CIO for the Taconic IPA; VP of healthcare for META Group, Inc.; CIO with West Tennessee Healthcare; CIO for the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Health System; and Executive Director for Management Services for Denver Health and Hospitals.

PANELISTS

Leonard Lee, Industry Portfolio Manager, IBM – Mr. Lee is responsible for the global strategy, direction and partnerships for software solutions in healthcare, life sciences and government defense. Prior to this role, Mr. Lee served as a key member of the IBM healthcare development team, focusing on healthcare portals and health information exchanges. Mr. Lee is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Economics, and a Master of Science in Computer Engineering. He also studied at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.

LOGISTICS

· Wednesday December 7, 2011, 8:30 AM

· New York Institute of Technology
16 W. 61st St., 11th Floor Auditorium
New York, NY 10023

REGISTRATION

The seminar is open to all business, analytics and information technology managers, with an interest in Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Analytics and Healthcare. There is no fee to attend our program, although pre-registration is required. Visit the TDWI Chapter Registration Link or the NYC Tri-State Area Chapter page to register.

TARGET AUDIENCE

· Business, Analytics, and Information Technology managers

· BI/DW professionals with an interest in Predictive Analytics

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Jon M. Deutsch

President, NYC Tri-State TDWI
Program Chair, New York Technology Council

Twitter: JonMDeutsch

Posted on 11/14/11