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Nobel Laureate Speaks at World Congress of Health in Barcelona
The Fox School’s Professor Tom Getzen, executive director of the International Health Economics Association, co-hosted the 5th World Congress of Health Economists: Investing in Health held at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, July 2005.
Over 1900 academics, consultants, and government officials attended sessions on 18 different themes, including epidemics and poverty, consumer and doctor behavior, cross-national issues, and disparities in health.
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Trends in Healthcare Management: A Perspective by Professors Smith and Aaronson
In the past decade, the American healthcare system has seen radical transformations in technology, advances in lifesaving medical and surgical procedures, the squeezing of financial resources, and significant new reporting regulations.
As patients and providers struggle to keep up, the need for intelligent and innovative managers is greater than ever. “There have been huge changes to the system, and the conventional wisdom doesn’t hold up so well,” says David Barton Smith, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management at The Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University.
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ExcelleRx, Cephalon, Medco Health Solutions, Life Sciences Career Alliance, and Temple University Health System Executives Speak at Annual Healthcare Conference
The impact of pharmaceutical advances on healthcare delivery was the focus of Temple University Healthcare Management Alumni Association's (TUHMAA) annual conference.
Heathcare executives, Temple alumni and students listened to keynote speaker Bryan D. Birch, group president of Systemed Rx at Medco Health Solutions, discussed the impact of pharmaceutical advances on healthcare delivery.
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