Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | Fact Book 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 57 FORUM A Worcester Business Journal Event CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS HealthCare FORUM A Worcester Business Journal Event November 30, 2017 7:30 - 10:30AM Beechwood Hotel, Worcester Cost: $45 | Pre-registration required. EVENT DETAILS & REGISTER: www.wbjournal.com/healthcareforum MOVING THE NEEDLE ON HEALTH CARE COSTS PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS TIMELY FORUM! Business and government are keeping the pressure on providers to contain the cost of care, and in Massachusetts the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model is being rolled out with the goal of better care at lower prices. With continued uncertainty coming out of Washington, how are these efforts playing out in Massachusetts? What are the region's major players doing to lower costs and improve care? In this forum we've assembled a panel of experts to discuss the ACO/population health model and its implications for providers, consumers, businesses and the community. MODERATOR Thomas H. Ebert, M.D. Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Fallon Health Eric W. Dickson MD, MHCM, FACEP President & CEO, UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. Jonathan Chines Vice President of Payer Contracting and Network Strategy, Reliant Medical Group PANELISTS Elizabeth (Lisa) Whittemore Principal, Health Management Associates Presenting Sponsors Supporting Sponsor North Central Career Centers Leominster Career Center 100 Erdman Way Leominster 01453 978-534-1481 www.ccncm.com Services provided: Part of a statewide network of one-stop career centers, serv- ing business and workers by providing a pool of skilled workers for the industry and improving worker employability through education, training and employment pro- grams. Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation 501 Boylston St., Suite. 5100 Boston 02116 617-973-8787 Fax: 617-973-8799 www.mass.gov/ocabr Services provided: Promotes fair and honest competition in the marketplace through strict monitoring. The office inves- tigates consumer problems and provides a consumer hotline. It also publishes bro- chures, alerts and reports regarding busi- ness regulation. Supplier Diversity Office Operational Services Division 1 Ashburton Place, Suite 1017 Boston 02108 617-720-3300 Fax: 617-727-4527 www.mass.gov/osd Services provided: Certifies diverse busi- nesses and helps promote the develop- ment of business enterprises and nonprof- it organizations owned or operated by minorities and women. Mass. U.S. Export Assistance Center 55 New Sudbury St., Suite 1826A Boston 02203 617-565-4301 Fax: 617-565-4313 http://export.gov/massachusetts Services provided: Helps small and medium-sized companies do business internationally with export marketing. U.S. Dept. of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service C. F. Hurley Bldg. 19 Staniford St. Boston 02114 617-626-6699 Fax: 617-727-2330 www.dol.gov/vets Services provided: Offers free employ- ment referral services and information for training; organizes workshops for resume writing and interviewing skills; offers job placement, referral counseling, veterans' placement and Internet services for job placement. U.S. Small Business Administration — Boston District Office 10 Causeway St., Room 265 Boston 02222 617-565-5590 Fax: 617-565-5598 www.sba.gov/ma Services provided: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and its statewide network of partners — banks, non-bank lenders, micro-lenders and cer- tified development companies, SCORE, the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network and the Center for Women & Enterprise — help potential and current small business own- ers gain access to capital, counseling, training, federal contracts and surety bond guarantees. SBA loans range in size from $100 microloans up to $4 million for fixed assets. SBA can guarantee bid, perfor- mance and payment bonds up to $2 mil- lion. Worcester Public Library Small Business Resources 3 Salem Square Worcester 01608 508-799-1655 www.mywpl.org Services provided: Offers online databas- es, tutorials, onsite SCORE counseling, email research by information profession- B U S I N E S S R E S O U R C E S Kevin O'Sullivan (left) from Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives, featured on page 58, helps startup companies incubate at MBI's facilities.

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