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  Issue #78                                                                                                          March 2015

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School's Annual Health Care Impact Conference Draws 700 to Focus on the Power of Disruptive Technology to Change the Business of Health Care
Turning patients into consumers and using mobile technologies were just of the insights shared at "The Business of Health Care: Disruptive Technology, Access and Efficiency," the fourth in a series of premier health care impact conferences hosted by the School annually.
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School Hosts NFL Finance Camp to Give Players a Rulebook for Long-term Stability

20 current and former NFL players converged at the School in March to take part in the inaugural NFL Finance Camp, where players learned to leverage their earnings on the field into long-term financial security. 

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Students Gain Insight on Future of Business Technology from Top IBM Executive
Business graduates are the key to cracking the code for companies like IBM looking to stay relevant as big shifts occur in the industry, according to Randy Walker, managing partner of IBM Global Business Services
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Johnson A. Edosomwan Leadership Institute - Inaugural Leadership Lecture

Join the School for this unique opportunity to gain insights on "Excellence in Leadership" from the Honorable Frederick E. Vollrath, lieutenant general, U.S. Army, retired. 

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Miami Today - March 25, 2015 - An article about the Miami Beach real estate market included quotes from Andrea Heuson, a professor of finance, who noted that the high season for tourism has lengthened in recent years. "Now, with events like Art Basel and so many more condos and shopping opportunities, we have people coming from Thanksgiving to Memorial Day." Article

 

WLRN Radio - March 24, 2015 - The station aired two separate segments featuring insight from the health care impact conference hosted by the School - one with Patrick Conway, chief medical officer and deputy administrator for innovation and quality at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the other with Steve Ullmann, director of the Center for Health Sector Management and Policy, which organized the conference. Conway Segment / Ullmann Segment 

 

Miami Herald - March 23, 2015 - An article about Medicaid expansion in Florida featured comments from Patrick Conway, chief medical officer and deputy administrator for innovation and quality at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, noting that he was speaking at "UM's annual Business of Health Care conference," hosted by the School. The article also included insight from Patrick Geraghty, chairman and CEO of GuideWell and Florida Blue, another conference speaker. Article

 

South Florida Business Journal - March 23, 2015 - The newspaper published two articles featuring insight from the health care impact conference hosted by the School - one about how technology firms can revolutionize health care and another featuring comments made at the conference by Gregory Wasson, the former CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance. Technology Article / Wasson Article 

 

The Washington Post - March 19, 2015 - An article featured research by Michael French, professor of sociology and health sector management and policy at the School, which found that traffic fatalities in top vacation destinations increase during spring break. Article 

 

National Public Radio - March 18, 2015 - A segment featured research by Michael French, professor of sociology and health sector management and policy at the School, which found that traffic fatalities in top vacation destinations increase during spring break. Article

 

The Guardian - March 18, 2015 - An article featured research by Michael French, professor of sociology and health sector management and policy at the School, which found that traffic fatalities in top vacation destinations increase during spring break. Article

 

ESPN.com - March 16, 2015 - An article noted that 20 NFL players were participating in a finance boot camp offered by the School of Business. Article

 

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