LAS VEGAS – Organizers of the Nevada Health Care Forum, the largest gathering of health care professionals in the state, announced that dozens of the nation’s leading health care industry executives and officials will gather at the eighth annual event on Oct. 27 at the Tuscany Suites and Casino to discuss pertinent health care issues related to Nevadans.
The event’s featured speakers include:
- Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, MPP, co-founder and CEO, Iora Health
- Bard Coats, MD, MBA, market president, HealthCare Partners Medical Group
- Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO, Scripps Health
- Richard L. Gundling, CMA, vice president of HealthCare Financial Management Association
- Brian Brannman, senior vice president of operations, Dignity Health Nevada, and president and CEO of St. Rose Dominican Hospital – Siena Campus
Key panels and discussions at this year’s forum include:
- Medicaid and exchanges impacting Nevadans
- New models of care delivery
- Health care challenges in the upcoming year
- Nursing care in Nevada
- Aligning efforts of physicians, hospitals and payers
Each year, hundreds of Nevada’s health care leaders gather at the Nevada Health Care Forum to attend panels and discussions about relevant industry topics from prestigious speakers. Attendees span a wide variety of interests and professions related to the health care industry, including providers, employer group and health plan/insurance executives, government officials, students, members of the media and consumers. More than 350 people attended the forum last year. Past speakers have included governors, U.S. senators and representatives, executives of prominent health care companies and policy leaders.
This year’s symposium will focus on numerous health care topics including: health care quality plans, sweeping changes impacting the health care industry, opportunities for improving national and local health care delivery systems, and a variety of other topics.
“We are excited for this year’s Nevada Health Care Forum, which is a remarkable opportunity for Nevadans to get insider knowledge on the current state of the health care industry from national experts,” said Todd Lefkowitz, member of the Nevada Health Care Forum steering committee. “It’s important for those invested in the future of Nevada’s health care to attend and garner insights from a wide variety of respected and knowledgeable health care leaders.”
The organizers of this year’s event include HealthCare Partners Medical Group, The Nevada Chapters of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and Nevada Medical Group Management Association, in conjunction with the Clark County Medical Society, Case Management Association of Las Vegas, Nevada Advanced Practice Nurse Association, Las Vegas HEALS, Nevada Executive Women in Healthcare, Nevada Health Information Management Association, Nevada Nurses Association, Nevada State Board of Nursing, Nevada Organization of Nurse Leaders and Washoe County Medical Society.
The public is invited to attend the Eighth Annual Nevada Health Care Forum. For registration information and prices, visit www.nevadahealthcareforum.com.
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About the Nevada Health Care Forum
The Annual Nevada Health Care Forum brings together most of Nevada’s health care leaders covering a broad section of the industry, including providers and provider executives (physicians, nurses, allied health providers); hospital, post-acute care facility and ancillary care provider executives, academia, employer group and health plan/insurance executives, government officials, students, media and consumers of health care. Past speakers include governors, U.S. senators and representatives, CEOs of large hospitals, medical groups and other health care companies, professional health care industry executives, policy leaders and more.
The Forum’s Host and Affiliate Organizations include The Nevada Chapters of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and Nevada Medical Group Management Association (NVMGMA), in conjunction with the Clark County Medical Society, Case Management Association of Las Vegas, Las Vegas HEALS, Nevada Advanced Practice Nurses Association, Nevada Executive Women in Healthcare, Nevada Health Information Management Association, Nevada Nurses Association, Nevada State Board of Nursing, Nevada Organization of Nurse Leader, and Washoe County Medical Society.
The public is invited to attend. Registration is now open. For registration information and prices, visit www.nevadahealthcareforum.com.
