Orange County’s Business Leaders Attend Hoag Hospital Foundation’s Inaugural “Forum on Healthcare”

In light of the recent dramatic changes in the healthcare industry, Hoag Hospital Foundation presented the inaugural Forum on Healthcare 2011 in an effort to provide Orange County business leaders with a deeper understanding of the changes as well as potential opportunities. More than 500 business leaders from across Orange County met at the Hyatt Regency Irvine yesterday for the Forum on Healthcare event, which was also sponsored by over 30 local businesses including the title sponsor, Edwards Lifesciences Fund.
  
Michael A. Mussallem, Chairman and CEO of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, moderated a thoughtful discussion on the future of healthcare, which included presentations by Hoag President and CEO, Dr. Richard Afable, and Dr. Andrew Policano, Dean of The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine.
  
Dr. Afable and Dr. Policano provided insight into the changes in healthcare resulting from the ongoing implementation of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” the effects of this healthcare reform and they discussed the need to drive healthcare reform in a synergistic way across the country. They also offered solutions, including how the transformation in healthcare presents an opportunity for Orange County’s business and healthcare leaders to come together to provide input, leadership and innovation.