Save The Date: HCap '12

December 5 – 7, 2012

JW MARRIOTT HOTEL |  WASHINGTON D.C.

HCap is the leading national venue for healthcare providers and capital to meet, do business, and learn about health policy and entrepreneurial trends.

At HCap you will:

• Get insight from policy insiders and visionaries on big picture trends affecting the entire healthcare system.
• Meet leading capital players and strengthen your access to capital.
• Network with CEOs and CFOs from other healthcare provider segments.

• Policy Issues Dominate HCap, as Providers, Investors Discuss Strategic Imperatives

  Washington, D.C.—The three Rs of Healthcare—regulation, reimbursement and reform—took center stage at the annual HCap Conference at the J.W. Marriott Dec. 7 to 9 in the nation’s capitol, as providers and investors met to discuss the state of the industry along with the investment opportunities that exist within it.

  Amid high-level strategic discussions about everything from the impact that the Affordable Care Act is having on Medicare to the way physician groups are developing differentiated models of Accountable Care Organizations, the conference also sought to address a critical question on the minds of many providers: Do private investors see healthcare as a good sector to place capital, and if so where?

  The myriad of issues debated over the course of the conference's 18 seminar sessions, one-on-one meetings, numerous networking receptions and a lively Town Hall debate led to the conclusion that yes, healthcare is indeed a good place to invest, with one prevailing caveat: In an industry riddled with regulation and legislative uncertainty, investors and providers would be wise to do their homework. Read More

The following articles capture highlights from the conference, which took place Dec. 7 to 9, 2011, at the J.W. Marriott, in Washington, D.C.

• When Private Equity Talks, People Listen

  Before a packed room of providers, lenders and financial service companies, thought leaders from the investment community painted a picture of healthcare investment driven by specialization, due diligence, and above all a keen understanding of future trends and legislation. Read More

• ‘Debate’ Panel Foresees Decisive Year Ahead for Healthcare

  A consensus of opinion is one of the hardest things to come by in Washington. And yet a leading panel of healthcare pundits at “The Healthcare Debate 2.0” all agreed on one fundamental point: The fate of healthcare reform will largely be decided by the way the nation resolves the fiscal and political turmoil over the next 12 months. Read More

• At Town Hall, Providers Discuss Patient Relations Post Reform

  A panel of leading providers debated the implications of fee-for-outcome and offered an array of opinions about who will “own” the patient in the post-reform world, including the government, the physician and the patients themselves. Read More

• For Investors, Transition Translates to Opportunity

  Despite the turbulence and uncertainty that reigns in the current economic environment, investors like the prospects in healthcare and are attracted to companies that understand the complexity of the market and know how to navigate compliance and regulations.
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• Physician Groups: We Know What's Wrong With Healthcare and We Can Fix It

  As accountable care takes hold, physician groups see an opportunity to play a more influential role in the continuum of care—with a patient-centric, primary-care concept that in many cases cuts large managed care organizations out of the picture. Read More

• Case Studies: Advocate, Hopkins Implement Accountability Measures

  Two of the nation's largest hospital systems, Advocate Health Care in Chicago and Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, discussed how large-scale internal initiatives are transforming their organizations into lean and efficient accountable care institutions.
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• As Corporations ‘Insource’ Healthcare, Industry Takes Note

  In a nation struggling to find a universal healthcare formula, private health plans at many of the nation's largest corporations have found an answer that's lean, mean and accountable—using the same principles of coordinated-care found in the Affordable Care Act.
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• Managed Care ‘Closes Loop’ by Aligning with Providers

  The role of managed care is changing in the wake of healthcare reform, and managed care executives say they are heeding the call for accountable care by aligning with providers in the creation of a one-payer, incentive-based model. Read More

• Speed Meetings Pair Providers and Capital

  The HCap 2011 was host to more than 425 face-to-face Speed Meetings, a hugely successful rapid-meetings format in which providers, private equity firms and financial services companies engage in six-minute sessions designed to create connections and increase industry exposure.