Health2.0: User-Generated Healthcare 2008
October 22 - 23 | The Marriott, San Francisco
Building on the excitement generated by the first two Health 2.0
conferences, Health 2.0 User-Generated Healthcare promises to take the
conversation to a new level across an even more dynamic and panoramic
landscape.
You'll see action-packed demos of new services and
tools. You'll see how these new technologies are transforming - and in
some cases not transforming -- the healthcare industry. You'll network
with more than a thousand other healthcare & tech industry leaders.
Confirmed presenters include Google, Microsoft, WebMD, Yahoo!, AthenaHealth, A.D.A.M, Healthline, Healthgrades, Sermo, PatientsLikeMe, Destination Rx, 23andMe, Navigenics, and many more.
Wednesday, October 22nd
| 8:00am |
Introduction: The Future of Health 2.0Indu Subaiya, MD / Matthew Holt |
| 8:20am |
Keynote: Health Comes Everybody?New media pioneer(ing) pundit Clay Shirky gives a new health-related talk |
| 8:45am |
Health 2.0 Across AmericaDavid Kibbe (with a cast of thousands) reflects on his Great American Health 2.0 Tour where he found new developments in Health 2.0 across the country. |
| 9:30am |
Networking BreakSee the exhibitors and/or catch a sponsored “Deep Dive” Sponsored Deep Dive from |
| 10:10am |
Consumer Aggregators — One Year OnJane Sarasohn-Kahn reviews a major year of product introductions and controversy. Conversations with, and demonstrations from, the big consumer aggregators including Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! & WebMD. Look for special guests and some interesting partnerships. We're really excited to announce that Federal Health IT Czar Robert Kolodner will be a special commentator on this panel. |
| 11:30am |
Lunchtime UnconferenceThe return of the popular Health 2.0 Unconference & |
| 1:00pm |
Search in the Long Tail & Intelligence in CommunitiesMuch of the promise of Health 2.0 is in searching for and finding exact personalized health information content, especially for rare or hard to categorize conditions. Much of that information is in social networks. Matthew & Indu will introduce a new framework looking at the evolution of search into the long tail. There’ll be demonstrations of search from Healia, Healthline, Kosmix, & Organized Wisdom and case studies of information surfacing in social networks like PatientsLikeMe, Medhelp and more. Reaction will come from Gilles Frydman, founder of ACOR -- the list-serve engine that's revolutionized the cancer community. |
| 2:45pm |
Breakout Demo - Session AThere’s so much happening in Health 2.0 that we’re taking a deeper look at specific technology and business segments in a series of demo-based break-out panels.
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| 3:30pm |
Networking Break in the Exhibit HallSee the exhibitors and/or catch a sponsored “Deep Dive” Sponsored Deep Dive from |
| 4:10pm |
Breakout Demo - Session B
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| 5:00pm |
The Business Case for Health 2.0How will today’s obvious social value and consumer enthusiasm be turned into revenue for sustainable businesses? Scott Shreeve will head a panel talking to payers, employers, pharma, media, and government. He’ll ask where the opportunities will be and who'll be writing the checks, and for what? |
| 5:55pm |
Day 1 Wrap UpIndu Subaiya & Matthew Holt will keep you from cocktails for a minute or two |
| 6:00pm |
Cocktail ReceptionNetwork with your new (or old) friends, talk to some of the exhibitors, hang out in the Lounge, play games, and have fun! |
| 8:00pm |
Self-Organizing Dinner GroupsUnleash yourself on one of the best cities in the world for eating — with people who care about what you want to talk about. We’ll have a sign up system for groups and book some great places for you to go eat at. If you’re lucky, the investment banker, or pharma company VP will pick up the check (no guarantees!) |
Thursday, October 23rd
| 7:00am |
Breakfast & catch a sponsored “Deep Dive” |
| 8:00am |
Introduction to Day 2 & RecapIndu Subaiya, MD / Matthew Holt |
| 8:15am |
3 Health 2.0 CEOs3 CEOs from companies transforming, and being transformed by, Health 2.0, talk about the future of their businesses. Conversations with Jonathan Bush, (AthenaHealth), Kerry Hicks, (HealthGrades) & Daniel Palestrant (Sermo). |
| 9:00am |
Health 2.0 Around the WorldOutside of the US, Health 2.0 is taking off. James Matthews-global citizen and VP of Biz Dev at Sage Software-will take you on a tour of examples from Europe, Asia and the developing world where Health 2.0 tools and technologies are making a big difference. |
| 10:00am |
Networking Break in the Exhibit HallSee the exhibitors and/or catch a sponsored “Deep Dive” |
| 10:45am |
Tools for ConsumersWith search and community, tools are the “third leg” of the Health 2.0 stool, but they are the least developed yet have great potential to fundamentally change care. Indu & Matthew will introduce a new model for understanding tools within the Health 2.0 context, and look at their ability to create personalized information and actions. We’ll be showing the best tools in clinical decision support, diagnostics and financial management. Panel Sponsored by |
| 12:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm |
Getting Past the Privacy ConundrumThe Markle Foundation’s Josh Lemieux leads a discussion about how the issues of privacy, confidential and security will impact consumer confidence in Health 2.0. But more importantly, we’ll be demonstrating several solutions to get us past the privacy conundrum. |
| 2:30pm |
Breakout Demo - Session C
Panel Sponsored by |
| 3:15pm |
Networking Break in the Exhibit HallSee the exhibitors and/or catch a sponsored “Deep Dive” |
| 4:00pm |
Breakout Demo - Session D
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| 4:50pm |
Looking ahead—The Business and Society of Health 2.0As is now “traditional” the conference will close with speculation, commentary and forecasts from a stellar panel, while taking lots of time for participation from the audience and community. Noted analyst Brian Klepper will marshal proceeedings. |
| 5:45pm |
Conference Wrap UpIndu Subaiya & Matthew Holt will keep you from cocktails for just more than a minute or two while we get reactions to two intense days of scanning the waterfront of Health 2.0 |
| 6:00pm |
CocktailsNetwork among the exhibitors, hang out in the Lounge, play games, and have fun! You won’t get this chance again till the next Health 2.0 Conference! |
Who'll be there?
Presenting at Health 2.0 will be the senior leadership from technology and service companies including: Google, WebMD, Microsoft, AthenaHealth, HealthGrades, Sermo, PatientsLikeMe, HealthLine Networks, HealthCentral, Cisco, A.D.A.M, DrGreene.com, 23andme, Navigenics, MedHelp, iConecto, Eliza, iMedix, BWell, Diabetic Connect, Destination Rx, CareFlash.
Plus about 50 more...
Other major health care organizations with senior leadership presenting, discussing and reacting, include: Kaiser Permanente, Partners Center for Connected Health, Center for Information Therapy, Aetna, Markle Foundation, Manhattan Research, Humana, The Regence Group, ACOR,, Pacific Business Group on Health.
Plus many more, and several surprise guests! You’ll also see and/or take part in the following special features, with more to be announced:
- The Health 2.0 Unconference (the audience favorite from the last two conferences)
- Health 2.0 Launch -- special introduction of new companies and new products
- Showcase for the Health 2.0 Accelerator projects
- IDEO will run another great design workshop
And you can relax in the Health 2.0 Experiential Lounge, with games and demonstrations.

















