{"id":102942,"date":"2015-05-12T16:46:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T20:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=102942"},"modified":"2015-05-13T09:37:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T13:37:24","slug":"summit-explores-disruptive-innovations-in-health-care-for-aging-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/summit-explores-disruptive-innovations-in-health-care-for-aging-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit explores disruptive innovations in health care for aging Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recent technological, legal, and clinical developments are leading to dramatic changes in medical care. \u00a0While this shift has the power to displace many well-established health care players, it also presents an opportunity to form new partnerships and business alliances among industry leaders and newcomers to improve and enhance health care delivery.<\/p>\n

The d.health Summit<\/a> will provide a platform for national leaders in public policy, health care, finance and the high-tech industry to assemble for a daylong discussion of the impact of these forces on the delivery of care for aging Americans.<\/p>\n

The d.health Summit 2015 will be held on Friday, May 29 at The New York Academy of Sciences in Manhattan. The Summit is co-chaired by Abraham (Avi) Seidmann, Ph.D., professor of computers & information systems, electronic commerce, and operations management at the URochester\u2019s Simon Business School, and by Ray Dorsey, professor of neurology at the URochester Medical Center. Support for the Summit is provided by the URochester.<\/p>\n

Emerging technologies, novel approaches, and new partnerships can and should address the health care needs of an aging population. The Summit will focus on key questions that are reshaping health care. Sessions will cover investment opportunities in start-ups and early stage companies, and emerging trends such as home care and mobile medicine. Speakers from disparate industries will share stories about their organization\u2019s disruptive innovations and vision for improving the health of aging Americans.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we approach Medicare\u2019s 50th anniversary, we need to ensure that distance and disability do not prevent beneficiaries from accessing the care they need,\u201d said former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle, the keynote speaker of the event. \u201cThis century has brought us technological advances that can bring death to distance and allow us to more fully realize the vision that almost anyone anywhere can receive care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Summit speakers include:<\/p>\n