Executives discuss future of health care at roundtable

WASHINGTON — From electronic health records to population health management to the threat of Ebola, the future of health care was the topic of an executive roundtable discussion at the 2014 Hospital of Tomorrow Forum, presented by U.S. News & World Report. Moderated by Brad Kimler, executive vice president of Fidelity Investments, the roundtable included Carl S. Armato, president and CEO of Novant Health, Gary S. Kaplan, MD, chairman and CEO of Virginia Mason Health System, and Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In the discussion, titled “Navigating a New Era in Healthcare,” the discussants highlighted what has worked for their systems, what has not, and what they are doing to ensure a healthy and viable future.