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Forum created to help transform health care for individuals and families throughout the world

Published on October 8, 2009 at 2:46 AM · No Comments

The 2009 National Summit on Personalized Health Care: "Fostering Transformative Innovation," marked the formation of the Forum on Personalized Health Care, a collaborative community committed to the development and utilization of transformative innovations in science, technology and health care delivery for the benefit of individuals and families throughout the world.

The Forum is comprised of collaborative "Agenda Communities" focused on driving advances in seven inter-related domain areas: Funding/Investment; Health Care Delivery; Health Insurance; Industry; Patient Advocacy; Public Policy; and Research & Technology.

The second annual Summit, hosted by Utah Governor Gary Herbert and held October 5-7 at Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley, Utah, featured a case study written specifically for the event and presented by Clayton Christensen, Harvard University strategy professor, author of The Innovator's Dilemma and co-author of The Innovator's Prescription. The Summit also included keynote addresses from:

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