NaviNet to Host 13th Annual National Forum

First U.S. CTO, Leading Health Plan Customers and Strategic Partners Collaborate on Technology Innovation Delivering Value-Based Care

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NaviNet, Inc., America’s leading healthcare collaboration network, is hosting top health plans, partners and healthcare thought leaders from across the country at its 13th Annual Forum taking place Tuesday, October 6 – Thursday, October 8 at the Boston Harbor Hotel.

Attendees will gain insight into the latest trends impacting payers, providers, and patients; strategies to prepare for a risk-based world; and best practices for remaining technologically nimble in an era of reform. Among the guests are leaders from health plans including Independence Blue Cross, Highmark, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Capital BlueCross, Aetna and QualCare Alliance Networks, as well as partners, such as Spendwell Health, CoverMyMeds, Orion Health and CitiusTech. At the Forum, NaviNet will also showcase its latest ground-breaking products for payers and providers, and provide a sneak peek into emerging innovations based on FHIR and interoperability standards to improve efficiency and care delivery across the ecosystem.

Of note, Mr. Aneesh Chopra, the first and former federal appointed chief technology officer of the United States, will hold a session titled, “Connecting the Dots: How Open Data, Connected Apps and Payment Reform Spark Innovation,” and why for healthcare, there has never been a better time for innovation to drive improved patient outcomes through effective and efficient data sharing and collaboration across the healthcare system. Following this session, Frank Ingari, NaviNet’s president and chief executive officer, invites attendees to an exclusive gathering with Mr. Chopra on Thursday, October 8, from 3-5 p.m. ET, to further discuss this topic.

Additionally, attendees have the opportunity to engage with peers and NaviNet users to learn best practices and share how they're transforming their businesses with NaviNet Open, a payer-provider communications solution that integrates reimbursement-related claims and clinical workflows. Notable sessions include:

• “Impact of NaviNet Open on QualCare Alliance Networks, Inc.” by Annette Catino, president and CEO of QualCare Alliance Networks, Inc. Ms. Catino is a veteran healthcare executive with more than 30 years of experience in the industry and named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in New Jersey.
• “NaviNet Open: Solutions and Applications,” by Chuck Digate, senior vice president of sales, marketing and business development of NaviNet, Inc. and the NaviNet product management team.
• “Building out the Healthcare Ecosystem,” a panel discussion including Bill Gaynor, chief strategy officer and chief growth officer, SpendWell Health. Mr. Gaynor’s most recent experience focuses on strategic planning and execution, product innovation, marketing, business development and direct and channel enterprise sales management for provider, employer, health plan and TPA enterprise IT solutions. SpendWell Health is an e-commerce solution that allows patients to pre-purchase health care visits directly from providers.
• “A Fireside Chat: Getting Ready for a Risk-based World, a C-Suite Perspective,” Dr. Anthony Coletta, president and CEO, Tandigm Health. Dr. Coletta is a board-certified general surgeon and experienced healthcare business leader.
• John Gorman, chairman and founder, Gorman Health Group and one of the nation’s leading experts on government programs and the shift to value-based care, will again close the Forum with his candid, irreverent, and prescient observations on the realities and challenges of the coming year.

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About NaviNet

NaviNet is America’s leading healthcare collaboration network. We connect over 40 health plans and 450,000 clinical and administrative healthcare professionals, representing 60% of the nation’s physicians. Through NaviNet Open, our payer-provider collaboration platform, and our ecosystem of partners, we help payers and providers lower costs and boost care quality, while enhancing the provider and patient experience. For more information, please visit www.NaviNet.net and follow us @NaviNet on Twitter.

About Aneesh Chopra

As the first Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Chopra served as an assistant to President Barack Obama and the associate director for technology within the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Additionally, he served as Virginia’s fourth secretary of technology. Prior to his government appointments, Mr. Chopra was the managing director of the Advisory Board Company, where he led the firm’s Financial Leadership Council and the Working Council for Health Plan Executives.

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