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Session Description:
This
session will examine the evolution of
healthcare payment cards in 2008 and
beyond. Learn about payment card
enhancements that are just over the
horizon and hear which cards will be
most in demand.
"Healthcare Payment Cards: A View Over
the Horizon" will walk through a number
of topics, including:
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why healthcare payment cards matter
in terms of revenue potential
- a
review of the current healthcare
payment card ecosystem
- a
description of the external factors
that are driving change
-
why the current ecosystem must
change
-
identification of the major
healthcare payment card trend that
lie just over the horizon.
Importantly, this session will define
the key success criteria that insurance
companies, banks, card processors, and
other technology vendors will need to
maintain a competitive position in the
rapidly growing healthcare payment
space.
This
program is appropriate for senior
financial executives with responsibility
for Health Care Accounts, Insurance,
Small Business, Product Development,
Marketing, Market Research and Strategy
Teams.
About Red Gillen:
Red Gillen is a senior analyst in
Celent’s Banking group and is based in
the firm’s San Francisco office. His
research focuses on payment initiatives.
Mr. Gillen joined Celent from RedRock
Consultants, where he was a partner,
working with global institutions on
innovative payment projects. Prior to
that, he was vice president of business
development of Ratestream.com. He has
also held positions at Visa
International, the Coca-Cola Company,
and Panasonic.
Mr.
Gillen has a bachelor’s degree in
business administration from Georgetown
University and an MBA from Walter A.
Haas School of Business at the
University of California at Berkeley. He
also attended the Programme des Etudes
Françaises et Québecoises at Université
Laval.
About Celent:
Celent is a research and
consulting firm focused on the application of
information technology in the global financial services
industry.
The firm
has two basic offerings:
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research, providing members with
continuous knowledge and advice,
-
consulting, working with clients on
specific strategy issues.
Founded in
1999 by veteran financial services
technology analysts, Celent is an
independent, self-financed, and
profitable firm dedicated to providing
unbiased information and advice to
financial services firms.
Celent's analyst team is organized by
financial services industry vertical:
Banking, Securities & Investments, as
well as Insurance. These analysts
produce monthly research reports for our
members, and are available to members to
further explore issues and questions
that may arise. This direct access to
Celent's analysts means that members can
immediately contact established experts
on a large variety of issues within
financial services technology.
In addition, these same analysts engage
in strategy and management consulting
projects for both members and non-member
firms. Our research and consulting teams
are one and the same, which means that
our strategy consulting clients have
direct access to the knowledge and
expertise gathered as part of our
research practice. This knowledge is
fully brought to bear on specific client
issues, providing Celent with a
significant head start on consulting
projects.
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