ARLINGTON, Va. and BOSTON, Oct. 9,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Neil
Jordan, Worldwide General Manager, Retail Health Innovation,
Microsoft, will be a featured speaker next week at the 11th annual
Connected Health Conference, hosted by the Personal Connected
Health Alliance (PCHAlliance), a HIMSS innovation company, and
Partners HealthCare.
Jordan will be the subject of a Fireside Chat, interviewed by
Steve Wretling, Chief Technology and
Innovation Officer, HIMSS, to kick off this year's conference
(October 17, 8:20am, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston). Jordan will discuss the convergence
of the retail and healthcare sectors, and how technology will
support the optimal customer experience for consumers, providers
and other stakeholders in health.
Blending a deep background in healthcare-focused technology,
Neil leads Microsoft's collaboration with an ecosystem of partners
around the world, to provide solutions that meet the specific needs
of customers working to deliver better health outcomes for more
people.
Hosted by PCHAlliance and Partners Connected Health, the
Connected Health Conference has deep roots and connections in
industry, government, academia and healthcare delivery. Speakers
and attendees are visionaries and change-makers, representing
influence, insight and innovation in every corner of the field. The
three-day program will cover the spectrum of technology-enabled,
person-centered care, from prevention to wellness and chronic
disease management, with a focus on new evidence and approaches in
connected health.
GENERAL REGISTRATION: Please visit the CHC19
website for details and easy online registration. One day
passes are also available.
Partners Connected Health
Partners Connected Health,
at Partners HealthCare, is leveraging information technology –
smartphones, wearables, sensors, and remote health monitoring tools
– to deliver quality patient care outside of traditional medical
settings. Partners Connected Health programs are also helping
providers and patients better manage chronic conditions, maintain
health and wellness and improve adherence, engagement, and clinical
outcomes. Partners Connected Health has launched a number of
innovative health tracking programs, mobile health, virtual care
initiatives and clinical research programs for the more than 1.5
million patients served at Partners HealthCare-affiliated
hospitals. Partners HealthCare, an integrated health system founded
by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital,
includes two academic medical centers, community and specialty
hospitals, a managed care organization, community health centers, a
physician network, home health and long-term care services, and
other health care entities. It is a principal teaching affiliate of
Harvard Medical School.
Personal Connected Health Alliance
PCHAlliance, a
membership-based HIMSS innovation company, accelerates technical,
business and social strategies necessary to advance personal
connected health and is committed to improving health behaviors and
chronic disease management via connected health technologies. The
Alliance is working to advance patient/consumer-centered health,
wellness and disease prevention, and mobilizing a coalition of
stakeholders to realize the full potential of personal connected
health. PCHAlliance members are a vibrant ecosystem of technology
and life sciences industry icons and innovative, early stage
companies along with governments, academic institutions, and
associations from around the world. PCHAlliance convenes the global
personal connected health community at the annual Connected Health
Conference, the premier international event for the exchange of
research, evidence, ideas, innovations and opportunities in
personal connected health. The Alliance publishes and promotes
adoption of the Continua Design Guidelines. Continua is recognized
by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as the
international standard for safe, secure, and reliable exchange of
data to and from personal health devices.
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