HealthCare SMB Types - HealthCamp Minnesota Oct 24

[Albert Maruggi]

Arik Hanson, Lisa Grimm, and me (there are three shy people for you) among others are volunteering to organize HealthCamp Minnesota It's a half day of thought provoking and even some controversial conversation of technology, social media, and healthcare, yes your health care.

Three panels are book-ended with keynotes. Lee Aase of Mayo Clinic leads off the day. Rachele Chrismer, our luncheon keynote, will leave you inspired, stronger, and touched as she tells the story of how her son Zach West was diagnosed with Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy. His story was reported on Mystery Diagnosis and WCCO

Here is the morning's agenda for Saturday, October 24 from 8 am - 1pm at the University of Minnesota, Mayo Auditorium.

Cost for attendance $20 Proceeds will go to the NBIA organization for research on regenerative brain disorders. - REGISTER

For those that register, there is an open reception on Friday evening, October 23 at Interval. RSVP and details for this free reception here.

It’s Your Health-- Deal With It!
From your medical records on Google to counting calories for reduced premiums, this panel will deal with the emotional and financial aspects of your health care. It will cover issues from what’s on your dinner table to what’s in your wallet.

Panel Members: David Moen, MD, Medical Director of Care Model Innovation, Fairview; Colleen McGuire, Vice President-Communications, IHC Health Solutions

Can Device Manufacturers and Donor Groups Benefit from Online Health Communities?
Ailment communities from cancer to diabetes to muscular dystrophy are across the web. Millions of patients share their stories, look for hope, and hundreds of organizations and companies participate in these communities to better serve the needs of their members. This panel examines whether the speed of information between donor communities, medical device manufacturers, and ailment communities are outpacing the regulations which govern them.

Panel members: John Reid, Chief Executive Officer, AbbeyMoor Medical, Mary Halet, Director of Donor Community for the National Marrow Donor Program


American Idol Doctors – Will It Come to This?
The obsession to provide transparency and improve performance is creating a public discourse of patient experiences. This panel will examine whether the public is ready to evaluate medical care givers in such an unrestricted way. Does it trivialize the practice of medicine?

Panel Members: Mary Ann Stump, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Chris Boyer, Social Media Strategist, Health Grades
HealthCamp Minnesota will be held at the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center’s Mayo Auditorium, 425 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, on Saturday, October 24 from 8am – 1pm.


The initial sponsors of the event include Netbriefings,, HealthPartners, and Interval.

Those who have benefited from HealthCamps in other cities include healthcare delivery and insurance professionals, patients interested in taking greater control of their health care decisions, physicians and clinical management executives, and health care marketers.

[Albert Maruggi]

is commenting on your own post like talking to your self? Anyway, this is a neat article on social media and healthcare from the Star Tribune. We'll fill in the details on this subject at HealthCamp Minnesota