Hector Upegui
Cúram by Merative
Hector Upegui
Based in Munich, Hector has developed an international profile as a subject matter expert through his work in the healthcare and social protection sector. His career with an experience of 30 years as a physician in social security fields combines medical aspects with social policy making, as well as operational and management levels, with special emphasis on Coordinating Health and Social Outcomes.
Within Cúram by Merative Hector holds international responsibility for research, strategy and market development. He is responsible for strategic initiatives, identifying new and innovative best practices, developing them into business models and then promoting their success and usage around the world, especially in the field of artificial intelligence, cognitive computing and industry solutions in health care and social protection areas.
Previous to this position he joined IBM for 10 years as Worldwide Market Development Executive. He also worked for the Workers’ Compensation Unit of Munich Reinsurance Company in Munich Germany, where for 13 years he was worldwide responsible for analyzing and benchmarking workers’ compensation (occupational accidents and occupational diseases insurance) primary markets, as well as for providing analysis regarding its interaction with other lines of social security, social services, casualty lines of commercial insurance and health insurance.
Having studied medicine at University CES, Hector holds a European Master’s degree in Social Security from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. He is a Postgraduate in Project Management and Postgraduate in Occupational Safety and Health Management. He is also visiting professor for the University CES, invited lecturer to the University of Applied Sciences in Rosenheim Germany and lecturer at the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
He’s author, co-author or contributor in different blogs, papers and publications. Recently published “A framework for success: a customer-centric approach to social security”, “Heading to the future: Co-ordinated Health and Social Outcomes”, Some of the other titles: “Can artificial intelligence and emerging technologies help to improve the delivery of health, social care and social security services?”, ”Government health and human services: Visions, values, and strategies for the future”, “Disability management: Trends and emerging strategies”, “Future Challenges in Workers Compensation Insurance”. “Covering just simple risks? Residual markets and uninsured risks in workers’ compensation systems”. “Economic incentives: A reflection on workers’ compensation systems”; “Occupational diseases are they insurable?”, “Assessing disability: An international comparison of workers’ compensation systems.
Hector is member of the European Institute of Social Security, the International Network for Workers’ Compensation Insurance and the International Commission on Occupational Health
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | Germany; |
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| Topics | Access to care; Artificial Intelligence; Community-based LTC; Information and data systems in LTC; LTC insurance; LTC Policy; LTC Reforms; LTC Systems; LTC utitilisation; New models of care; Prevention and rehabilitation and LTC; Provider sector; Public procurement; Risk in Long-Term Care; Social Innovation in LTC; Technology and LTC; |
| Methods | Causal inference in Long-Term Care; Comparative policy analysis; Expert consultations; Guidelines development; Political decisions analysis; Theory and frameworks; |
| Role | Advocacy; |
| Interest Groups | Ageing and Place; Care home markets and regulation; Data Science; Integrated Long-Term Care; Long-Term Care Policy; |
| http://www.linkedin.com/in/hectorupegui | |
| Research interests | Long term care |
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