Inovalon to Participate at The Economist's Health Care Forum 2013

BOWIE, Md., Nov. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Inovalon, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, announced the participation of Keith Dunleavy, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Inovalon at The Economist's inaugural U.S. Health Care Forum 2013 in Boston, MA.

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The Economist's Health Care Forum 2013 will explore the opportunities and challenges ahead for the American healthcare system—from healthcare providers to insurers, pharmaceuticals to technology companies, and employers across industries. Key speakers include David Cordani, Chief Executive, Cigna; Ralph De La Torre, M.D., Chairman and Chief Executive, Steward Health Care System; Elliott Fisher, M.D. , M.P.H, Director of Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice; C. Martin Harris, MD, Chief Information Officer, Cleveland Clinic; and Barbara Spurrier, Administrative Director, Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation.

Dr. Dunleavy will participate in a working group discussion focused on data-driven healthcare that is revolutionizing business models, driving dramatic, objective improvement in clinical and quality outcomes, care management, and financial performance. Dr. Dunleavy will be joined by Patricia Wang, President and Chief Executive, Healthfirst, and Brent Sanders, Vice President of Payer Markets, Allscripts.

"Today's healthcare landscape is constantly evolving and new levels of complexity are being introduced every day. In our view, data and the analysis of its many disparate sources, is not only enabling but critical to the successes in today's marketplace," said Keith Dunleavy, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Inovalon. "We are proud to participate in The Economist's Health Care Forum to discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead for our industry and to bring thought leadership in data-driven insights solutions that contribute to improvements in healthcare."

The Health Care Forum will be chaired by The Economist's health care correspondent, Charlotte Howard, and additionally moderated by Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau, director of EIU Healthcare, and Dr. Vivek Muthu, cofounder and chief executive of Bazian, this day-long conference, one in a series of The Economist health care events around the globe, will feature leading voices in the field and help health care stakeholders plan for the years ahead.

The program for the event can be found at the following link:
http://www.economist.com/events-conferences/americas/health-care-2013/programme

About The Economist (www.economist.com)

With a growing global circulation (now more than 1.6 million including both print and digital*) and a reputation for insightful analysis and perspective on every aspect of world events, The Economist is one of the most widely recognised and well-read current affairs publications. The paper covers politics, business, science and technology, and books and arts, concluding each week with the obituary. Its website (www.economist.com) offers articles from the past ten years, in addition to web-only content such as blogs, debates and audio/video programmes. The Economist is now available to download for reading on Android, iPhone, or iPad devices.

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About Inovalon, Inc.

Inovalon, Inc. is a leading technology-enabled healthcare solutions provider focused on the importance of healthcare data and its ability to drive dramatic, objective improvement in clinical and quality outcomes, care management and financial performance throughout the healthcare community. Proprietary healthcare datasets, aggregation and analysis capabilities, combined with a national infrastructure of leading-edge technology, clinical prowess and deep human resources, empower Inovalon's advanced generation of healthcare assessment and improvement through highly informed solutions. Driven by data, Inovalon uniquely identifies gaps in care, quality, data integrity, and financial performance -- while also bringing to bear the resources to resolve them. This differentiating combination provides a powerful capability suite, touching more than 540,000 physicians, 220,000 clinical facilities, and more than 140 million Americans, driving high-value impact, improving the quality and economics for health plans, hospitals, physicians, patients, and researchers. Please visit www.inovalon.com for more information.

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