TETHIC 2003 to meet on today's healthcare innovations

The Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Innovations Congress (TETHIC) comes to Washington, D.C., this month, as more than 125 healthcare leaders address many of today's top issues in more than 70 sessions.

Featured speakers include Richard Granger, director general for Great Britain's National Health Service Information Technology, who will outline the United Kingdom's healthcare technology initiatives. Also scheduled to speak is Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, who will discuss the current and prospective initiatives for the U.S. healthcare system.

Attendees will include executives from hospitals, physician groups, health plans, government, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

TETHIC 2003 is scheduled for Sept. 22 through Sept. 24 at the Marriott Wardman Park. More information is available at  www.tethic.com.

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