May 1, 2018   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

SAS Health Analytics Virtual Forum livestreams, May 9-10

SAS Health Analytics Virtual Forum livestreams, May 9-10

Online forum explores how some of the most innovative health care and pharma organizations are using advanced analytics to navigate transforming industries

CARY, N.C., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- As big data grows ever bigger, so do the related challenges and opportunities. In health care and life sciences, those opportunities lie in harnessing more data - and in unlocking its full potential with the latest analytic technologies. How are the industries' most pioneering companies using machine learning, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and other advances to gain actionable insights? Tune in to the SAS Health Analytics Virtual Forum, May 9-10, and find out straight from the source.

The 15(th) annual SAS Health Analytics Executive Forum, held at SAS headquarters in Cary, NC, will livestream as the virtual forum from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 9, and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 10. The agenda is packed with engaging panel discussions and industry-focused sessions highlighting real-life best practices from SAS customers, including:

    --  AstraZeneca
    --  bioMérieux
    --  Cleveland Clinic
    --  Eli Lilly
    --  Highmark Health
    --  Mercy Health
    --  Syneos Health
    --  UnitedHealth Group

Tune in live and free of charge
Join the virtual event as the conference kicks off at 3 p.m. May 9 with former Acting Administrator of CMS and Board Chair of United States of Care Andy Slavitt's opening keynote. A multi-industry panel discussion on the state of the art in operationalizing analytics will round out the day's content.

Day two will open with an executive leadership panel featuring SAS CEO Jim Goodnight and Paula Henderson, Vice President of the US Government Practice at SAS, at 9 a.m. on May 10. The industry breakouts that follow will explore using leading-edge technology to create a unified enterprise analytics platform and topics like:

    --  Opportunities and challenges posed by the medical Internet of Things.
    --  Using data and analytics to combat the nation's opioid crisis.
    --  Creating a seamless patient and member journey and making health
        analytics more patient-centric.
    --  Developing all-patient risk models.

An inspirational keynote from J.R. Martinez, the US Army veteran turned actor and best-selling author who won season 13 of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, will close the conference.

Register today
To view streaming content free of charge, simply register in advance via the SAS Health Analytics Virtual Forum's registration portal. For live commentary and highlights on Twitter, follow @SASanalytics and #SASHAF.

Health and life science executives, director level and above, who wish to attend in person are invited to reserve a seat through May 7.

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