The Innovation Economy: Information Revolution Transforming Health Care Through Big Data | SYS-CON MEDIA

The Innovation Economy: Information Revolution Transforming Health Care Through Big Data | SYS-CON MEDIA

The Innovation Economy: Information Revolution Transforming Health Care Through Big Data Bipartisan Policy Center and Intel host interactive policy forum exploring the opportunities, challenges, and policies critical to encouraging innovation in health care through the use of big data

BY PR NEWSWIRE JUNE 13, 2013 03:03 PM EDT WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and Intel Corporation invite you to an interactive policy forum exploring the opportunities, challenges and policies critical to encouraging innovation in health and health care, specifically focusing on how to effectively use large, disparate data sets and addressing concerns about privacy and security.   This policy forum is part of the 2013 Innovation Economy series of roundtable and public forums convened in partnership with Intel, exploring the vital role of innovation in sustaining and building upon U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. This series will specifically address how the "information revolution" (i.e. growing utility of big data), has the potential to transform three industries: health care, energy and homeland security. BPC will release a paper later this year based on insights drawn from these three forums. Who: Keynote Remarks by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Featuring: Eric Dishman, Intel Fellow, General Manager, Health Strategy and Solutions, Intel Corporation Khaled El-Emam, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Electronic Health Information, University of Ottawa; Chief Executive Officer, Privacy Analytics Joe Gray, PhD, Associate Director for Translational Research, Knight Cancer Institute; Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University Mary Grealy, President, Healthcare Leadership Council Mark Hogle, Chief Technology Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society Janet Marchibroda, Director, Health Innovation Initiative, Bipartisan Policy Center Deven McGraw, Director, Health Privacy Project, Center for Democracy & Technology J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Siemens Healthcare Nirav Shah, MD, Commissioner of Health, State of New York Tony Trenkle, Chief Information Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services When:  Tuesday, June 25, 2013 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT Where:  Bipartisan Policy Center 1225 Eye Street NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005  (202) 204-2400         About Intel Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com. About the Bipartisan Policy CenterFounded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a non-profit organization that drives principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation and respectful dialogue. With projects in multiple issue areas, BPC combines politically balanced policymaking with strong, proactive advocacy and outreach. For more information, please visitwww.bipartisanpolicy.org SOURCE Bipartisan Policy Center