Council Hosts Panel Discussion on Technology's Impact on Health Care Costs with HPHC

Sharon Torgerson
Harvard Pilgrim Heath Care
(617) 509-7458

Cort Boulanger
Mass High Technology Council
(781) 890-6482

MEDIA ADVISORY

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Massachusetts High Technology Council
host panel discussion on “Technology’s Impact on Health Care Costs”

When: Thursday, January 19, 2006
7:45-8:15 a.m. - Registration and buffet breakfast
8:15-9:30 a.m. - Panel discussion

Where: The Marriott, Burlington, MA

Join Christopher Anderson, President of the Massachusetts High Technology Council- and an audience of more than 150 technology executives – as he leads a panel discussion on how technology influences health care costs and shapes the high tech business environment. Charles Baker, President and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, in his keynote address will discuss the trend toward transparency and its impact on health care cost and quality. Panelists include:

John Halamka, MD, MS
Chief Information Officer, Harvard Medical School, Chief Information Officer, BIDMC

Roberta Herman, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, HPHC

Delia Vetter
Director of Benefits, Employee Services and Programs, EMC Corporation

About Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Harvard Pilgrim is the #1 health plan in America, according to a joint ranking by U.S. News & World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The October 10, 2005 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranks, for the first time, the nation’s best health plans and determined that Harvard Pilgrim leads the country for member satisfaction and quality of care. J.D. Power and Associates has also recognized Harvard Pilgrim as a Distinguished Health Plan for providing “An Outstanding Member Experience” to its HMO members in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. The PPO plan offered by Harvard Pilgrim in Massachusetts, has been recognized for its commitment to excellence by the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Health Plan Program.SM Harvard Pilgrim provides a variety of benefit options and funding arrangements in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. For more information please visit www.harvardpilgrim.org.

About the Massachusetts High Technology Council
The Massachusetts High Technology Council is composed of CEOs from the state’s top technology employers who work to make Massachusetts a more competitive place for technology growth. The Council’s member companies employ more than 500,000 people from all sectors of the technology economy. In 2004, the Council launched the Massachusetts Defense Technology Initiative, which works to preserve and expand the state’s two top defense technology installations, Hanscom Air Force Base and the Natick Soldier Systems Center.
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