| IMC SoCal Monthly Meeting - February 15, 2005
US Healthcare Crisis: Driving Forces & Required Reform
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Healthcare costs are outpacing the growth of the US economy and growing at three times faster than the consumer price index. McKinsey predicts that by 2008, healthcare costs in Fortune 500 companies would have exceeded their total net profit. How will your client organization deal with this emerging crisis? Come learn about the latest issues, major driving forces and what we can do to help navigate our clients through this change. Four experts in medical device manufacturing, health insurance, hospital administration, and healthcare grantmaking will share their views on how to ensure the long-term viability of the healthcare industry for this and the next generations.
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Claudia Graham
Medtronic Minimed |
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Herman Wright
Health Net of CA |
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| Jane Hurd Former CEO of Harbor UCLA Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles |
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Mary Odell
UniHealth Foundation |
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Katrina Ling
Grace Consulting Corp. |
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| Claudia Graham is Vice President of Global Therapy Marketing at Medtronic MiniMed. Medtronic, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is the world’s leading medical technology company, providing lifelong solutions for people with chronic disease. Based in Northridge, California, its diabetes division is a world leader in insulin pump and glucose sensing technologies. Claudia's area of responsibility is in strategic reimbursement, government affairs and clinical outcomes planning. Prior to joining MiniMed, she was Director of Marketing for Parke Davis, a division of Warner Lambert. Claudia has held a variety of positions in the therapeutic area of diabetes. She is currently on the Board of the Medical Marketing Association, Northridge Hospital Medical Center, and the LA Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. |
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| Herman Wright is Emerging Markets and Public Programs Officer of Health Net of California, one of the state's largest health plans. He is responsible for Health Net of California’s State Health Programs (SHP), which includes Medi-Cal, Healthy Families and AIM programs. He also leads the health plan’s Emerging Markets initiative that focuses on growing multi-cultural membership, with a focus on Latinos, which accounts for one-third of the State’s population, through its SHP and array of affordable Salud con Health Net commercial products. Previously, Herman was Chief Marketing Officer for AMERIGROUP Corporation in Virginia, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for United Healthcare in Chicago, and Director of Sales and Marketing for Prudential Healthcare/Prucare of Austin in Texas. Herman received his bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University and his law degree from the University of Texas, Austin. He also served as a Captain in the 1st Infantry Division, Field Artillery, for the United States Army. |
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| Jane Hurd was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of two major hospitals in Los Angeles: Harbor/UCLA Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. At Children’s Hospital, she led a dramatic financial turnaround of the esteemed institution, and participated with the hospital’s Board and outstanding health professionals in eight years of unprecedented growth and improvement. Her interest in developing leadership talent among physicians and healthcare executives first led to a partnership position with Korn/Ferry International, then to her current role as Executive Consultant, working with senior executives in healthcare and other organizations. A native of Arkansas, Jane received an English degree from the University of Arkansas and a Master’s degree in healthcare management from the University of Southern California. |
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| Mary Odell is the President of UniHealth Foundation, a private grantmaking organization whose mission is to support and facilitate activities that significantly improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities within its service area. Mary has also served for eight years as President of The Riordan Foundation and its associated public foundation, Rx for Reading. Mary is an active member of the Southern California Association for Philanthropy and serves on the Board of Directors for LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program, the Loyola Marymount University School of Education and the Steering Committee on the Future of King/Drew Medical Center. Born and raised in Southern California, Mary is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Mount St. Mary’s College and did graduate work at both the University of California and Mount St. Mary’s College. She is a lifetime member of Delta Epsilon Sigma National Women’s Honor Sorority and has a certificate in nonprofit management from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. |
| Katrina Ling is President of Grace Consulting Corp., a strategy consulting firm that assists healthcare and government entities to develop and implement value-maximizing initiatives. Clients include Health Net of CA, UniHealth Foundation, Medtronic Minimed, and several Los Angeles County and City Departments. Grace Consulting was nominated 2003 Supplier of the Year by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for outstanding entrepreneurial achievement in providing business improvement services to the Customer Service Business Unit. Prior to founding the firm, Katrina was a senior executive with Kaiser Foundation Health Plans in Southern California and nationally, and had consulted for McKinsey & Co. and Accenture in the US and in Asia. Katrina received a Bachelors degree in Chemistry and a Masters in Business Administration from MIT and the MIT Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
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Time & Location
- Location:
- LAX Renaissance Hotel
- 9620 Airport Blvd
- Los Angeles, CA 90045
- Click Here For Map
- Notes: (1/4 mile north of Century Blvd.)
- Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
- Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
- 5:30pm - 6:00pm Networking
- 6:00pm - 6:45pm Dinner
- 6:45pm - 8:30pm Program
- Price: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
- IMC Member early registration through noon on 2/11/05, $45
- IMC Member late registration after noon on 2/11/05, $55
- Non-member early registration through noon on 2/11/05, $60
- Non-member late registration after noon on 2/11/05, $70
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