18 Oct. 2005
The Forrester Wave: Hospital Comparison Tools -- Which Tools Stand Out?
Katy Henrickson, October 26, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Eastern time
As a follow-up to her recently published report, Katy will help participants analyze vendors' current hospital comparison tools, their market presence, and their strategy to better use the results of our Forrester Wave analysis.
ePedigree In Pharma -- RFID Delays Mean More Work Lies Ahead
Laura Ramos, November 2, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Eastern time
Forrester surveyed 20 CIOs and other RFID decision-makers at top manufacturers and distributors and found an industry ill-prepared today to meet new drug track-and-trace regulations. This presentation will explore the gap between technology readiness and regulatory requirements and why authentication is an attractive alternative for the near term.
Demystifying Segmentation For Healthcare Organizations
Sam Bishop, November 17, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Eastern time
Consumer marketing is critical to both health insurers and pharmaceutical companies, which face rising consumerism and "retailization" of healthcare. Sam's presentation will cover a fundamental methodology for developing a custom segmentation, outline some key factors idiosyncratic to healthcare, and identify ways in which Consumer Technographics clients can leverage existing data sets for their internal segmentation needs.
Where You Can Find Us
Liz Boehm will speak at CBI's 8th Original Forum on CRM for the Bio/Pharmaceutical Industry, which runs October 24-25 in Princeton, New Jersey. This forum will bring together an impressive array of industry experts to discuss challenges and best practices for implementing a successful customer-focused strategy. Please contact Will McEnroe at wmcenroe@forrester.com if you plan to attend. We have a limited supply of $300 discounts off of the registration fee for our clients and friends.
Brad Holmes will deliver the keynote address on October 25 at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's 2005 Inter-Plans Programs Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. He will identify how products and networks will need to evolve to remain competitive, offer recommendations for successful care management solutions for enrollees in CDHPs, and provide a profile of consumer readiness to adopt CDHP products.
Eric Brown will speak at HIMSS' summit, Globalizing Healthcare IT--A HIMSS Thought Leader Summit. This high-level, invitation-only forum will be held December 5-6 in Washington, D.C. The summit will address the business, legal, policy, and economic issues of global healthcare IT from a strategic level with a focus on practical approaches to achieving success in global expansion.
Numbers You Should Know
12 million. The number of people Forrester expects to be enrolled in a CDHP by 2007, up from an estimated 2.7 million enrolled in CDHPs in 2005.
44. The percentage of people suffering from depression who turn to the Net for health information, compared with 22% of diabetics.
100. The number of unique medical procedures and conditions that Subimo's Healthcare Advisor covers, which is more than any of the other vendors we reviewed.
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