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Dr. Bauer is a nationally recognized health futurist and medical economist. He is a partner in the management consulting practice of ACS Healthcare Solutions (Dearborn, MI), a leading provider of outsourcing, information technology, and business solutions to the health care industry. In his numerous publications and presentations, he forecasts the future of health care and describes practical, creative approaches to improving the health care delivery system.
Dr. Bauer has published more than 145 articles, books, Web pages, and videos on health care delivery. He speaks frequently to national audiences about key trends in health care, medical science, technology, reimbursement, information systems, public policy, and creative problem-solving. Dr. Bauer is often quoted in the national press and writes regularly for periodicals that cover the business of health care.
One of the country's most respected and widely published health futurists, Dr. Bauer begins this entertaining presentation with an informative analysis of the top 5 forces that define the realm of possibilities for health care in the U.S.
He then explains different methods for looking ahead and forecasts the future of health care over the next two to five years based on his in-depth analysis of the key trends -- medical science, technology, demography and epidemiology, reimbursement, and organization of the delivery system.
Implications of key trends and practical responses to them are then presented from the perspective of the audience's special interests. This presentation is continually updated to reflect the latest changes in trends that shape the future.