MENA Health Insurance Congress 2018

Start

Tue, 2 Oct 2018, 08:00

End

Wed, 3 Oct 2018, 07:00

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The MENA Health Insurance Congress is a strategic platform to meet and hear from top notch leaders, policy and decision makers from all over the region

They will share and exchange their views and experiences over the development of mandatory health insurance in the region; look into global healthcare trends on digitalization and data informatics shaping the future growth of insurance industry; examine fraud and abuse in the health insurance system; strengthen payer and provider partnerships; regulate pricing and medical inflation through cost containment measures; and explore the upcoming changes in the Saudi health insurance market. All these and more will be deliberated through an inspiring mix of interactive panel discussions, case studies, and session presentations.

Why attend?

Hear the latest advancements in health insurance from leading experts and keynote speakers in the field
Get exclusive insights on the latest regulatory changes and trends that will drive your market access strategy
Discuss relevant issues and challenges concerning pharmaceutical reimbursement and access
Learn the most cost-effective solutions and technologies to spot and stop insurance fraud and abuse
Understand how health awareness and patient engagement can mitigate costs
Analyse healthcare partnerships for managed long-term care to generate better outcomes
Leverage technology to boost and master your revenue cycle management
Understand how analysing data can improve insurance outcomes and through technologies supporting health insurance and healthcare
Explore how the latest technologies like HIE, AI and blockchain are affecting the healthcare industry
Network with your peers across the different sectors in the industry encourages interactive discussions on health insurance as it affects healthcare

Conference Day I

08:00 Registration, networking, and coffee

08:40 Welcome from Maarefah Management

08:50 Welcome and opening remarks from the chairman

Session I: Recent trends and regulatory overview of health insurance in the MENA region

09:00 The shift from payer to player: Moving away from the traditional insurance model
Dr. Michael Bitzer, Chief Executive Officer, DAMAN, UAE
09:30 Bridging the gap between payers and providers for better healthcare services
Dr. Sherif Mahmoud, Regional Head, Healthcare Operations, AXA Insurance Gulf, UAE
10:00 Automation and artificial intelligence in healthcare insurance, the way forward

10:30 Networking coffee break

Session II: Focus on Saudi Arabia Health Insurance Market

11:00 Keynote Address: Addressing Saudi Arabia experience in Health Insurance, current status and future directions
11:30 Looking at the current changes affecting the Health Insurance Market in Saudi Arabia
12:00 Interactive Panel Discussion: How Medical Insurance can help in achieving 2030 vision

13:00 Prayer and lunch break

Session III: Digitalisation in health insurance & healthcare: Challenges and opportunities

14:00 How wearables & mobile technology is influencing the insurance industry
Anshul Srivastav,Chief Information and Digital Officer, Union Insurance
14:30 The role of data analytics in preventing healthcare systematic abuse and mitigating medical inflation
Lina Jichi,Manager of Health Financing Advisory and Monitoring Department, Strategy Division, Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, UAE
15:00 Digitalisation in health insurance

15:30 Networking coffee break

16:00 Workshop A: Cost containment in health insurance

18:00 Closing remarks and end of congress day one

Conference Day II

08:00 Registration, networking, and coffee
08:40 Welcome from Maarefah Management
08:40 Welcome and opening remarks from the chairman

Session IV: Market access, pricing and reimbursement

09:00 Control of medical cost inflation, a strategy or wishful thinking?
Dr. Ahmed Tabbakh, Head of Life and Medical Claims, Oman Insurance Company, UAE
09:30 Real world evidence utilisation: Pay for performance quality of healthcare
Daniel Whitehead, Director, Medical Strategy, DAMAN, UAE
10:00 Challenges and opportunities for pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement

10:30 Networking Coffee Break

11:00 Interactive Panel Discussion: Shift to IR-DRG coding: What to expect and how it will affect medical reimbursement in the country
12:00 Bridging the gap of operational and claims processes
12:30 Reimbursement for medical devices

13:00 Prayer and lunch break

Session V: Healthcare fraud, waste and abuse

14:00 Fraud – Paradigm shift?
Dr. Zeeshan Solangi, Head of Claims, Medical and Life, RAK Insurance, UAE
14:30 Waste and systemic abuse in the healthcare: How much do we really have to pay?
Carole Antoine Khalife,Head, Strategy and Innovation, Al Futtaim Willis Co. LLC, UAE
15:00 Detection methods and new approaches to combat fraud in healthcare
15:30 Networking coffee break

16:00 Workshop B: Strategies for managing expected changes in Saudi Arabia market

18:00 Closing remarks and end of congress day two

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Michael Bitzer, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Insurance Company – Daman, UAE

Ahmed Al Tabbakh, MBBS, Dip. CII, SVP, Life and Medical Claims, Oman Insurance Company, UAE

Sherif Mahmoud, Regional Head, Healthcare Operations, AXA Insurance Gulf, UAE

Andrew Smith, Chief Executive Officer, RAK Insurance, UAE

Mohamed Farghaly, Senior Specialist and Head of Insurance Medical Regulation, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), UAE

Lina Jichi, Manager of Health Financing Advisory and Monitoring Department, Strategy Division, Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD), UAE