The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce brought together health care executives, doctors and other officials in health care and related industries to get a better understanding of the challenges they face and to encourage strategic partnerships to showcase and improve the superior health care options available in Carlsbad and North San Diego County.
This was the first of what will be many industry-related roundtable discussions that the Chamber will hold in the coming months,? which is one of the goals the Chamber's Board of Directors set at its annual planning meeting. Roundtables are a good way to figure out how the Chamber can be a better advocate for key sectors of its membership.
The June roundtable was moderated by Dr. William Meade of Activ8 Athleticism and included representatives from the following healthcare companies:
• La Costa Glen Carlsbad
• North County Health Services
• Scripps Health
• Surgery One
• Tri-City Medical Center
The conversation topics included the impacts of technology on the healthcare industry, the legislative issues on the federal and state or local level that are the biggest threat to the industry, strategies for collaboration and partnerships to address the challenges that consumers with high-deductible plans face when they're diagnosed with chronic diseases and what opportunities are available to invest in long-term care to deal with the aging Baby Boomer generation.
The candid discussions were productive, and the group is now looking at the possibility of coming together again to bring their concerns to elected officials at the state and federal level.
This meeting reinforces just what can happen when like-minded individuals come together with a common purpose. It is also a reminder of one of the many ways that the Chamber acts as the united voice of business.
On an unrelated matter, I would like to offer you a personal invitation to the annual State of the City Luncheon on Friday, Aug. 21 at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa. You can register for the event at www.carlsbad.org.
This was the first of what will be many industry-related roundtable discussions that the Chamber will hold in the coming months,? which is one of the goals the Chamber's Board of Directors set at its annual planning meeting. Roundtables are a good way to figure out how the Chamber can be a better advocate for key sectors of its membership.
The June roundtable was moderated by Dr. William Meade of Activ8 Athleticism and included representatives from the following healthcare companies:
• La Costa Glen Carlsbad
• North County Health Services
• Scripps Health
• Surgery One
• Tri-City Medical Center
The conversation topics included the impacts of technology on the healthcare industry, the legislative issues on the federal and state or local level that are the biggest threat to the industry, strategies for collaboration and partnerships to address the challenges that consumers with high-deductible plans face when they're diagnosed with chronic diseases and what opportunities are available to invest in long-term care to deal with the aging Baby Boomer generation.
The candid discussions were productive, and the group is now looking at the possibility of coming together again to bring their concerns to elected officials at the state and federal level.
This meeting reinforces just what can happen when like-minded individuals come together with a common purpose. It is also a reminder of one of the many ways that the Chamber acts as the united voice of business.
On an unrelated matter, I would like to offer you a personal invitation to the annual State of the City Luncheon on Friday, Aug. 21 at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa. You can register for the event at www.carlsbad.org.