Innovation Insights_
Exploring the Innovations of HealthCare.gov
Featuring Jon Booth, Director, Web and New Media Group, CMS
and Judy Cohen, Vice President, Aquilent
Explore the partnership and innovations instrumental to the success of HealthCare.gov.
Jon Booth, presenting on the project publicly for the first time along with Judy Cohen, will share the key innovations they used leading up to the successful 2015 Open Enrollment and a glimpse into the next wave of innovations planned for the site. They'll also address the need for building effective vendor partnerships and how these pivotal relationships shaped the innovative approaches taken on this historic government project.
The Willard Intercontinental Hotel | 1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004
Agenda
| 7:30 – 8:00 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast | |
| 8:00 – 8:15 AM |
Welcome Remarks |
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| 8:15 – 9:00 AM |
Exploring the Innovations of HealthCare.gov Jon Booth Judy Cohen, Vice President, Aquilent |
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| 9:00 - 9:45 AM |
Moderated Q&A |
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| 9:45 - 10:00 AM |
Closing Remarks |
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Speakers
Jon Booth
Director, Web and New Media Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Jon Booth is the Director of the Web & New Media Group in the CMS Office of Communications (OC). In this position, Jon oversees the CMS public websites program, including HealthCare.gov, Medicare.gov, CMS.gov, Medicaid.gov and InsureKidsNow.gov. Most recently, Jon has overseen the migration of the HealthCare.gov website from HHS to CMS and the re-launch of that website focused on the Health Insurance Marketplace program. Jon is leading a team consisting of internal CMS staff and contract developers that are building the parts of the HealthCare.gov Marketplace systems for the next Marketplace open enrollment period. Prior to this position, Jon was the Deputy Director of the Creative Services Group. In this position he led the launch of the Agency's social media channels as well as the Medicare & You Web project. Jon has worked throughout CMS through his career over the past 20 years and has supported the launch of the Agency's websites, IT governance and numerous communication initiatives.
Judy Cohen
Vice President, Aquilent
In her role as Vice President, Judy is responsible for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Judy’s specialty is innovation in a government environment—bringing new, transformational ideas to help enhance her customers’ position in meeting the expectations of the Digital Government initiative, the Cloud First policy and the E-Government Act of 2002. Prior to her current role, Judy served as Account Director for a significant portion of Aquilent’s U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) portfolio. During this time, she took a lead role at CMS to help spearhead success for the agency’s high-profile HealthCare.gov project and was recently named a Fed 100 winner specifically for her contributions. Before joining Aquilent, Judy held a range of high-level positons from Vice President of Business Transformation to Executive Consultant to Senior Principal at several government contracting firms.
Daniela Fayer (Moderator)
Publisher, Government Executive Media Group
Daniela has been with Government Executive Media Group for 15 years, most recently as Associate Publisher during the launch of Defense One. In her current role as Publisher for Government Executive Media Group Daniela leads strategic efforts across all brands including Government Executive, Nextgov, Defense One and Route Fifty, the new State & Local expansion of GovExec.com. Most recently, Daniela was listed in Folio's 2015 Annual Top Women in Media as a Director-Level Doer.
Aquilent
Aquilent is the recognized leader in Mobile and Digital Strategy, Web Content Management, Cloud Services and Portals, shaping the next generation of technology for the federal government. We help our customers exceed the expectations of the new Digital Government initiative by delivering transformative solutions that emphasize efficiency and mobility, and significantly enhance citizen engagement. In addition, our proven approach to helping customers achieve the federal government’s Cloud First policy combines technology strategy and managed services to create a roadmap for long term success.
Aquilent, a 2014 Inc. 500|5000 company, has been recognized as a Washington Post “Top Workplaces”, five times named one of the “Best Places to Work” by the Washington Business Journal, three times named an Amazon AWS Premier Consulting Partner, twice honored as a Government Contracting Firm of the Year by the Tech Council of MD, selected as a Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards “Contractor of the Year“ honoree and twice chosen as a “Top Workplace” by The Baltimore Sun. Our commitment to deliver tangible results that meet our customers’ mission objectives is underscored by our 4-Point Aquilent Advantage™, combining strategic vision and reliable execution. To learn more about Aquilent, visit www.aquilent.com, and follow us @Aquilent.
