Newswise — The 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress features the leading health care technology thought leaders from business, government and academia for discussion and debate on the latest trends affecting health care technology, including the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

This year's content, accessible at www.whitcongress.com, will feature presentations from Newt Gingrich, founder of the Center for Health Transformation, and former speaker of the U.S. House of Reprsentatives, David Brailer, MD, chairman of Health Evolution Partners and former and first National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Adam Bosworth, founder and CEO of Keas, Inc., Paul Tang, MD, vice president and chief medical information officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Jim Goodnight, CEO, SAS.

The conference will features speacial two-day summits on:

The Road to Interoperabilty: Driving Health Information Exchange to the Next Level

Clincical IT Intersection: Advancing Health IT to Provide Efficient Patient Care

Consumer Connectivity: Consumer Engagement through Online Media, Including Social Networking and PHRs.

Military Health Innovations: What can the Private Sector Adopt to Improve the Delivery of Care?

There will be more than 100 senior-level speakers over the 3-day conferene, as well as a special emphasis on how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will influence the adoption of health care technology.

There will also be emerging trend forums on cloud computing, open source and mobile health.

Additional speakers include:

Jonathan Perlin, MD, President, Clinical Services and Chief Medical Officer, HCA, Inc.

Lori Beer, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Wellpoint, Inc.

Colin Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dossia Corporation

Mark Probst, Chief Information Officer, Intermountain Healthcare

Molly J Coyle, MD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Health Technology Center

Bill Spooner, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Sharp Healthcare

For a complete program guide, visit www.worldcongress.com

Assistnace in arranging interviews with speakers is availalbe upon request.