From cowingc@u.washington.edu Wed Feb 10 08:22:08 1999 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.2+UW99.01/8.9.2+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA25642 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 08:22:05 -0800 Received: from mailhost2.u.washington.edu (mailhost2.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.2]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA06615; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 08:22:05 -0800 Received: from ciber_4 (D-128-95-138-155.dhcp2.washington.edu [128.95.138.155]) by mailhost2.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with SMTP id IAA09345; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 08:22:05 -0800 From: "Carol Cowing" To: , Subject: FW: JACC Program Feb. 25, 1999 Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 08:22:05 -0800 Message-ID: <000401be5511$7f40c9f0$9b8a5f80@ciber_4.soba> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 FYI - -----Original Message----- From: Karin Zaugg [mailto:karinz@jachamber.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 4:47 PM Subject: JACC Program Feb. 25, 1999 Hello ISG Group! Karin Zaugg at the JACC here. Wanted to let you know about an upcoming JACC program from our US-Japan Relations Special Interest Group. If you would like to register, you can let me know via email and I can call you back to get a credit card number. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- Japanese American Chamber of Commerce (JACC) and Swedish Medical Center, International Patient Services Division are proud to present The Coming Health Care Revolution in Japan: Challenges & Opportunities for American Medical Companies Thursday, February 25, 1999 11:30 am Registration - 12:00 -1:00 pm Program Glaser Auditorium, Swedish Medical Center 747 Broadway, Capitol Hill Japan is the world?s second largest health care market, with estimated annual expenditures of approximately $300 billion. The Japanese medical system is also undergoing a dramatic transformation because of the rapid graying of society and massive structural changes in distribution and the impending shift from fee-for-service reimbursement to DRGs (Diagnosis Related Groups). By all accounts, the practice and structure of medicine in Japan will be transformed in the next 5 to 10 years. Dr. Birt will highlight the resulting challenges and opportunities through the growing implementation of international medical accreditation and certification programs in Japan. For American medical product and service companies, medical accreditation and certification programs offer tremendous opportunities to transfer experience and technology to a Japanese system desperately looking for solutions to its problems. Dr. Michael P. Birt, CGI Consulting, Colby Group International, Inc. Dr. Michael P. Birt is president of CGI Consulting, a division of Colby Group International, Inc. Colby Group International was founded in 1990 in order to help transfer western medical product and service technologies to Japan. CGI's client list includes many of the world?s leading health care companies. Prior to joining CGI in 1992 as a corporate co-founder, he received his Ph.D. in Japanese Studies from Princeton and was a professor at the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. Dr. Birt is a member of the Advisory Council for East Asian Studies at Princeton. With co-founder Mark Colby, he has written a book, "Negotiating the Gray Maze: The Business of Medicine in Japan," a unique and engaging book which offers a penetrating and often humorous look at Japan's health care system. Directions to Swedish Medical Center * From I-5 Northbound, take Madison St. Exit. Go up the hill (east) to Broadway, and take a right (south). 2 short blocks later on your right is the Main Hospital entrance. * From I-5 Southbound, take James St. Exit. Turn right onto James and go up the hill (east) to Broadway, and take a left (north). ? block later on your left is the Main Hospital entrance. Parking Garage is available underground - use entrance from main circular drive. >From the main lobby there will be directions to Glaser Auditorium. Program Registration (Includes Catered Boxed Lunch) JACC Members $10.00 Non-Members $15.00 Checks made payable to: JACC Only Visa and Mastercard Accepted. Please call to register with a credit card. Please RSVP to the JACC Office by phone, fax, mail or e-mail by Tuesday, February 23, 1999. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Reservations required. Japanese American Chamber Of Commerce 1416 South Jackson St. Seattle, WA 98144 Tel: 206-233-9292 Fax: 206-233-9294 Email: karinz@jachamber.com .