More than 80 speakers and 19 Hospital Presidents and CEOs address top issues in health care at U.S. News & World Report's Hospital of Tomorrow

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Sep 18, 2014, 10:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, publisher of Best Hospitals for 25 years, will convene the country's top health care leaders for the second annual Hospital of Tomorrow Leadership Forum, taking place October 6-8, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

The forum will spotlight leaders who are improving the quality and delivery of health care. More than 80 speakers, including 19 hospital presidents and CEOs, will share their expertise and insight on big data, telemedicine, population health, interoperability, personalized medicine, managing the care continuum, and accountable care organizations, among other dynamic topics.

"We're not just talking about the future of health care, we're also highlighting concrete examples of new programs and practices that work," said Brian Kelly, Editor and Chief Content Officer of U.S. News. "Attendees will walk away having learned something that they can put into practice immediately."

The Hospital of Tomorrow Forum will open with keynote remarks on value-based health care delivery from world-renowned Harvard Business School professor and the author of "Redefining Health Care" Michael Porter. In addition, hospital executives Carl Armato, President and CEO of Novant Health, Gary Kaplan, M.D., Chairman and CEO of Virginia Mason Health System, and Elizabeth Nabel, M.D., President of Brigham & Women's Hospital, will examine health care's changing terrain and how their institutions have adapted.

Hospital of Tomorrow topics and speakers include:

The Future of Health Information Technology: Karen DeSalvo, M.D., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Accountable Care Organizations: Patrick Conway, M.D., of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid and Chuck Lehn, CEO of Banner Health Network
Hospital M&As: Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, and Joel Allison, CEO of Baylor Health Care System and Baylor Scott & White Health
Transitioning from Volume to Value: Sandra Fenwick, President and CEO of Boston Children's Hospital, and J. Knox Singleton, CEO of Inova Health System
Inside the Private Health Insurance Exchanges: Cary Grace, CEO of Aon Exchange Solutions, and Pat Milligan, Regional President of North America, Mercer
Preparing for the Age of Personalized Medicine: Scott Weiss, M.D., Scientific Director of Partners HealthCare Personalized Medicine and Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mark Kris, M.D., William and Joy Ruane Chair in Thoracic Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Teri Manolio, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Population Health: A Focus on Mental Well-Being: John Santopietro, M.D., Chief Clinical Officer of Behavioral Health, Carolinas HealthCare System, and Brenda Reiss-Brennan, Ph.D., Mental Health Integration Director, Intermountain Healthcare
The Healthy Power of Technology: Michael O'Neil, Jr., Founder and CEO of GetWellNetwork, and Michael Seid, Ph.D., Director of Health Outcomes and Quality of Care Research at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

For more information on sessions, roundtable discussions and speakers or to register, please visit the Hospital of Tomorrow website at www.usnewshospitaloftomorrow.com. A special report on the Hospital of Tomorrow can be found on usnews.com. Media interested in covering the forum should contact U.S. News' Lucy Lyons at [email protected]. Follow the conversation on Twitter via @USNHOT and by using the hashtag #USNHOT14.

About U.S. News Hospital of Tomorrow 
U.S. News Hospital of Tomorrow, produced by U.S. News and World Report, brings together the country's top hospital and health care system executives, experts and thought leaders, with the goal of providing best and next practices to hospitals to maintain the highest standards of care and equip them for success during uncertain times. The second annual event will be held in Washington, D.C., October 6 – 8, 2014.

About U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is a multimedia publisher of news, consumer advice, rankings and analysis. Focusing on Education, Health, Personal Finance, Travel, Cars and News & Opinion, www.usnews.com has earned a reputation as the leading provider of consumer advice and analysis that helps its readers make informed life decisions. U.S. News & World Report's signature franchise includes its "Best" series of consumer advice guides and publications that include rankings of colleges, hospitals, mutual funds, cars and more.

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