ePatient: World Medical Tourism Congress to Address Digital Technologies and Empowered Healthcare

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - July 23, 2014 - PRLog -- A big picture view of the “ePatient” – a healthcare consumer equipped, enabled and empowered by digital technology to make better decisions about their care and that of their loved ones -- will be among the keynote presentations at the 7^th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, Sept. 20-24, 2014, in Washington, D.C.

Rohit Bhargava, best-selling co-author of “ePatient 2015: 15 Surprising Trends Changing Healthcare,” will share individual stories of engaged and empowered patients who have been successful in “care-hacking” the convoluted healthcare system and suggest how developers of digital technologies can prosper in the future.

“ePatient 2015: 15 Surprising Trends Changing Health Care (http://epatient2015.com/)” acts as a guide to the rapid changes taking place in health by sharing movements that are poised to fundamentally change the way health and medical care is delivered and received in the near future.

Bhargava, founder of the Influential Marketing Group (http://www.rohitbhargava.com/img), is also author of “Likeonomics: The Unexpected Truth behind Earning Trust, Influencing Behavior, and Inspiring Action (http://likeonomics.com/),” which was shortlisted for 2013 Best Sales/Marketing Book of the Year by 1800CEORead.

In addition to speaking and consulting, Bhargava teaches global marketing at Georgetown University and is regularly quoted as a marketing and business expert by media outlets including The New York Times, Fast Company, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR.

The Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress -- considered to be health travel’s largest education and networking platform – attracts some 3,000 hospital administrators, doctors and clinicians, employers, government policymakers, insurance executives, and travel and hospitality interests from around the world. For a preliminary list of speakers, go to: http://www.medicaltourismcongress.com/speakers_year/2014-speakers/

The Congress agenda features the 5th Ministerial Summit, Global, the 3^rd Medical Directors Summit, the 2^nd Global Women’s Leadership Summit, regional and industry forums, and educational workshops included among more than 1,000 networking meetings for up to 200 qualified buyers of healthcare. Participants, sponsors and invited speakers can keep abreast of Congress updates at www.MedicalTourismCongress.com.

About the Medical Tourism Association®
The Medical Tourism Association® is the first membership-based international nonprofit trade association for the medical tourism and healthcare industry made up of top international hospitals, healthcare providers, medical travel facilitators, insurance companies, and other affiliates committed to promoting the highest level of quality healthcare to patients in a global environment. www.MedicalTourismAssociation.com