OAKLAND, Calif. Sept. 18, 2007 - Emeryville-based MedeFinance (Mede), healthcare's leading provider of business performance analytics, announced its final program and speakers for the annual Mede Leadership Summit 2007 to be held October 9-12 in Montreal, Canada.  The innovative program, “Transparency and Organizational Performance,” will explore the business of healthcare and how to shape the future from both a provider and payer perspective. To register, visit http://www.medefinance.com/leadership/index.html.

Mede Leadership Summit 2007 offers attendees the opportunity to network with peers and nationally respected experts in healthcare, and attend two days of educational sessions and panel discussions covering the latest topics in healthcare such as compliance, consumer driven healthcare, payer-provider collaboration, and the implications of transparency on the current healthcare system.  Twelve (12) continuing professional education credits accredited through the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) are available at no additional cost for attendees who attend the two day conference. 

Featured speakers include: 

Gery Barry, CEO, Louisiana Healthcare System, “Rebuilding Louisiana’s Healthcare System:   A Collaborative Effort”

Emily Friedman, Independent Writer, Lecturer, and Health Policy & Ethics Analyst, “Healthcare Policy, Ethics, Compliance”

Christopher McFadden, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs, “Evolving Healthcare Dynamics: A Wall Street Perspective”

Duncan Ross, Vice President, Blue Shield of California

Dave Watson, CTO, Kaiser Permanente Information Technology, “Kaiser’s Vertically Integrated Model”

Frank Williams, Chairman & CEO, The Advisory Board Company, “Increased Transparency and Value-Based Competition”

“We are excited to announce our final speaker program for Mede Leadership Summit 2007 showcasing a broad range of pressing healthcare topics,” stated Jim Quist, Executive Chairman of Mede.  “We invite all interested healthcare provider and health plan executives to join us in this exciting forum for confronting today’s challenges in healthcare.”

For more information regarding Mede Leadership Summit 2007, or to register, visit http://www.medefinance.com/leadership/index.html

MedeFinance is the leading provider of managed, hosted on-demand business analytics and client services to assist healthcare organizations improve financial and operational performance.  The company is recognized for delivering innovative services that create sustainable value through advanced adaptive analytics, an instantly available IT environment and unparalleled client services.  The company serves over 700 healthcare organizations in the U.S. and U.K., including Kaiser Permanente, Tenet Healthcare Corp., Partners HealthCare, and Blue Shield of California. To find out more about Mede, visit www.medefinance.com.