July 17, 2017

WHAT: The Professional Services Council (PSC) will host a Federal Health Conference on July 19 to discuss key issues for private sector companies focused on doing business with federal health agencies. Speakers from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and others will discuss their agencies’ critical policy and acquisition priorities in federal health policy and programs. The conference is the signature PSC health event of the year, bringing together senior executives and industry to discuss federal health needs and challenges. Sessions will address topics ranging from the healthcare policy landscape to value-based care, MACRA legislation implementation, information technology/data interoperability, and accessing commercial solutions for healthcare challenges through the acquisition system.View event agenda.

WHO:     Greg Giddens, Dept. of Veterans Affairs

               Dr. Kate Goodrich, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

               Dr. Carolyn Clancy, Dept. of Veterans Affairs

               Diane Frasier, National Institutes of Health

               Full list of event speakers here

WHEN:    Wed. July 19, 2017

                7:45am - Registration, networking and breakfast

                8:00am – Press arrival time

                8:15am-12:45pm –Event program

WHERE:  Silver Spring Civic Building

                One Veterans Place (GPS Address: 8525 Fenton Street)

                Silver Spring, MD 20910

 

MEDIA RSVP:   For members of the press interested to attend, please contact PSC Media Relations Director Ashlei Stevens by 12:00pm EST July 18. Breakfast will be provided at no cost to press who pre-register with PSC. Space is limited. All panel members’ comments and responses to questions will be “on the record.” The identification of audience members is not for attribution. Priority question recognition will be given to company representatives. Join the convo on Twitter: @PSCSpeaks and #FedHealthConf.

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Media Contact:

Ashlei Stevens

Director, Media Relations

703.875.8974

 stevens@pscouncil.org

About PSC: PSC is the voice of the government technology and professional services industry. PSC’s more than 400 member companies represent small, medium and large businesses that provide federal agencies with services of all kinds, including information technology, engineering, logistics, facilities management, operations and maintenance, consulting, international development, scientific, social, environmental services, and more. Together, the trade association’s members employ hundreds of thousands of Americans in all 50 states. Follow PSC on Twitter @PSCSpeaks. To learn more, visit www.pscouncil.org.