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Sponsors/Exhibitors
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Gold
Jitterbug
www.jitterbug.com
PO Box 4428
Carlsbad, CA 92018
Tel: 1-800-733-6632
Email: Marketing@jitterbug.com
SYKES
www.sykes.com
SYKES is a global leader in providing customer contact management solutions and services in the business process outsourcing (BPO) arena. SYKES provides an array of sophisticated customer contact management solutions to Fortune 1000 companies around the world, primarily in the communications, financial services, healthcare, technology and transportation and leisure industries. SYKES specializes in providing flexible, high quality customer support outsourcing solutions with an emphasis on inbound technical support and customer service. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, with customer contact management centers throughout the world, SYKES provides its services through multiple communication channels encompassing phone, e-mail, web and chat. Utilizing its integrated onshore/offshore global delivery model, SYKES serves its clients through two geographic operating segments: the Americas (United States, Canada, Latin America, India and the Asia Pacific Rim) and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). SYKES also
provides various enterprise support services in the Americas and fulfillment services in EMEA, which include multi-lingual sales order processing, payment processing, inventory control, product delivery and product returns handling. For additional information please visit www.sykes.com.
Company Contact:
Susan Hughes, Vice President, Product Marketing & Operations Strategy
Tel: (813) 274-1000 Email: susan.hughes@sykes.com
WellDoc
www.welldocinc.com
WellDoc is developing next generation healthcare technology solutions to optimize patient self-management and healthcare provider decision making in an effort to improve chronic disease management and healthcare-economic outcomes. WellDoc combines mobile and web-based technologies with clinical and behavioral algorithms to help engage patients, assist in the real-time management of their disease, and to support providers in delivering the most appropriate, evidence-based care. The platform WellDoc has developed can be commercialized in multiple enterprise-customer environments, including, but not limited to: 1) Disease Management & Wellness (e.g. commercial health plans, federal/state/sovereign health plans, employers, etc.), 2) Medication Adherence (e.g. pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy benefits managers, specialty pharmacy, etc.), 3) Home Health, and 4) Clinical Trial Data Management. In addition to multiple customer environments, the core elements of WellDoc's platform can be extended to simultaneously support many chronic diseases and wellness conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, respiratory disease, oncology, obesity, fitness, and others.
Contact:
Anand K. Iyer, Ph.D, MBA, President and Chief Operating Officer
1501 St. Paul Street, Suite 118, Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: +1 (443).692.3103
Cell: +1 (240).461.9672
Fax: +1 (443).692.3099
Silver
Diversinet
www.diversinet.com
Diversinet is the premiere secure application platform solution for the mobile world. For healthcare we provide connected and protected mobile technology so health organizations can allow patients to access, store, and transact with their medical information "anytime, anywhere". The MobiSecure® Health solution also enables interactive patient communication with health care providers using fully encrypted two-way messaging right from their mobile device. Expected results include improved collaboration with doctors and care teams, improved treatment outcomes, patient care and a reduction of recurring ER visits in the treatment of chronic conditions.
2235 Sheppard Ave. East Atria II, Suite 1700
Toronto, ON, M2J 5B5
Canada
Contact:
Jay Couse
Senior Vice President
Tel: (416) 756-2324 x272
Email: jcouse@diversinet.com
Forrester Research Inc.
www.forrester.com
Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) is an independent research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology. Forrester works with professionals in 20 key roles at major companies providing proprietary research, customer insight, consulting, events, and peer-to-peer executive programs. For more than 26 years, Forrester has been making IT, marketing, and technology industry leaders successful every day. For more information, visit www.forrester.com.
Liz Boehm, Forrester Research
Tel: (617) 613-6000
Email: eboehm@forrester.com
Website: www.forrester.com
Parks Associates
www.parksassociates.com
Parks Associates is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Parks Associates envisions pervasive adoption of digital technology within the global health care system and a drastic transformation of how healthcare and wellness aids are delivered to consumers in the future. Our research clarifies the opportunities and challenges for technology vendors, healthcare providers, and companies considering entering this changing market. Parks Associates' expertise includes new media, digital entertainment and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services, digital health, mobile applications and services, consumer electronics, and home control systems and security.
Contact:
Elizabeth Parks
Vice President, Marketing
Parks Associates
972-490-1113
eparks@parksassociates.com
Bronze
Alere
www.alere.com
Company contact person:
Rhonda Willingham
Senior Vice President
rhonda.willingham@alere.com
(770) 767-8698
Company mailing address:
3200 Windy Hill Road, Suite 300E
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Halo Monitoring, Inc.
www.halomonitoring.com
Halo Monitoring, Inc.
515 Sparkman Dr. NW
Huntsville, AL 35816
Honeywell HomMed
www.hommed.com
3400 Intertech Drive, Suite 200
Brookfield, WI 53045
Phone: 262-783-5440
Toll-free: 800-353-5440
Fax: 262-783-5441
Contact:
John Doherty
Director of Global Marketing
262-252-5841
John.Doherty@Honeywell.com
Ideal Life
www.ideallifeonline.com
668 North Coast Highway, Suite 208
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Contact:
Steve Wheeler
Tel: (800) 611-2660
Email: steve@thewheelergroup.com
ITRI
www.itri.com
Contact: Shu-Hua Tseng
Phone: (408) 428-9988 ext 11
Fax: (408) 428-9388
E-mail: shuhua.tseng@itri.com
Soligie
www.soligie.com
8647 Eagle Creek Pkwy
Savage, MN 55378
Contact:
Mark Litecky
Vice President of Sales
952-818-8302
mark.litecky@soligie.com
Additional sponsors/exhibitors to be announced
Supporting Organizations
AAHSA
www.aahsa.org
The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (www.aahsa.org) help millions of individuals and their families every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services that people need, when they need them, in the place they call home. Our 5,800 member organizations, many of which have served their communities for generations, offer the continuum of aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes. AAHSA's commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality people can trust.
CAST
www.aahsa.org/CAST.aspx
The Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST), www.aahsa.org/CAST.aspx, is leading the charge to expedite the development, evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies that can improve the aging experience. CAST is a Program of AAHSA, www.aahsa.org
CAST has four focus areas:
1. Driving a global vision of how technologies can improve the quality of life for seniors while reducing health care costs;
2. Accelerating technology research and development through pilot evaluations with seniors;
3. Advocating to remove barriers to the rapid commercialization of proven solutions; and
4. Promoting dialogue about standards to ensure interoperability and widespread access to aging-services technologies.
CAST is now an international coalition of more than 400 technology companies, aging services organizations, businesses, research universities and government representatives working together under the auspices of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (www.aahsa.org). The members of AAHSA help millions of individuals and their families every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services that people need, when they need them, in the place they call home.
The California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH)
www.cahsah.org
The California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) is the leading statewide home care association in the nation and the voice of home care for the western United States. CAHSAH represents more than 556 members and 850 offices that are direct providers of health and supportive services and products in the home. Our provider members represent Medicare Certified home health agencies, licensed home health agencies, hospices, private duty organizations, home medical equipment providers, home infusion pharmacy providers and interdisciplinary professional services. CAHSAH's Guiding Core Purpose is to promote quality home care and enhance the effectiveness of our members. Website: www.cahsah.org
Clinical Groupware Collaborative
www.clinicalgroupwarecollaborative.com
The Clinical Groupware Collaborative (CGC) is a diverse industry organization whose mission is to promote the development, acquisition and use of affordable, easy-to-use and interoperable EHR technology, by health systems, physician organizations, managed care plans, regional HIE's and other strategic consumers of technology to support the Meaningful Use of health care data.
Clinical Groupware can be added to existing EHR and "Cloud" computing platforms to reinforce their capabilities, used as individual modules or combined with other modules into solution suites to address specific health information technology (HIT) and health information exchange (HIE) problems. These innovative solutions share the following characteristics: use of the internet and web for EHR technology; common design for information sharing and online communication; modular or component based architecture; patient/consumer tools for health management/care coordination; use of standards for data exchange and most importantly, solutions to address the challenges associated with the Meaningful Use objectives. Learn more about the group and its mission at www.clinicalgroupwarecollaborative.org.
Continua
www.continuaalliance.org
The Continua Health Alliance is a collaborative industry organization dedicated to bringing
together standards and diverse technology to create new health and wellness solutions.
The Continua Health Alliance envisions a marketplace of interoperable devices that enable
better care, empower consumers and connect healthcare providers to their patients.
Focused on the three key categories of fitness, chronic disease management, and aging
independently, the Continua Health Alliance promotes better management of health and
wellness at every stage of life.
Mission:
The Continua Health Alliance is committed to establishing a marketplace of interoperable
personal health solutions that empower people and organizations to better manage their
health and wellness.
Objectives and Actions:
The Continua Health Alliance is comprised of technology, fitness, medical device and
health care industry leaders dedicated to making personal connected health a reality.
Our objectives and actions include:
- Developing design guidelines that will enable vendors to build interoperable sensors,
home networks, connected health platforms, and health and wellness services.
- Establishing a product certification program with a consumer-recognizable logo signifying the promise of interoperability across certified products.
- Collaborating with government regulatory agencies to provide methods for safe and effective management of diverse vendor solutions.
- Working with leaders in the health care industries to develop new ways to address the costs of providing personal health solutions.
Website: www.continuaalliance.org
CTEC
www.cteconline.org
The California Telemedicine and eHealth Center (CTEC) is the leading source of expertise and comprehensive knowledge on the development and operation of telemedicine and telehealth programs. CTEC is dedicated entirely to telemedicine and telehealth programs and has received national recognition as one of six federally designated Telehealth Resource Centers around the country. CTEC is a pioneer in telehealth, having managed the development of over 100 patient and provider sites over the past 12 years. CTEC brings extensive hands-on experience in telemedicine development. For more information about CTEC, please visit our website www.cteconline.org or contact us at (877) 590-8144.
DMAA
www.dmaa.org
DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance convenes all stakeholders providing services along the continuum of care for population health improvement, including health and wellness promotion, disease management and care coordination. Through advocacy, research and promotion of best practices, DMAA advances population-based strategies to improve care quality and outcomes and reduce preventable costs for individuals with and at risk of chronic conditions. DMAA represents more than 200 corporate and individual stakeholders, including wellness, disease and care management organizations, pharmaceutical manufacturers and benefit managers, health information technology innovators, biotechnology innovators, employers, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals, and researchers and academicians. Learn more at www.dmaa.org.
Home Care Technology Association of America
www.hctaa.org.
Whether it's urging Congress to support increased funding and reimbursement for home care and telehealth technology or through its extensive writings about the industry, the Home Care Technology Association of America (HCTAA) is at the forefront of what is happening in home care technology. HCTAA, an affiliate of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, provides a voice within Congress and health care for the growing home care technology industry. HCTAA's goal is to increase the use of technology and telehealth in home health care. Through NAHC's support, HCTAA has grown from an idea to a fully articulated association capable of creating changes in reimbursement and funding for home health technology by bringing together important leaders in the industry and working with members of Congress and the Administration. Please join with HCTAA as we support patients who choose to age in place. Visit HCTAA on the web at www.hctaa.org.
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice
www.nahc.org
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice, the industry's largest, oldest and most respected trade group, represents the interests of nearly 25,000 home care agencies and hospice organizations (including approximately 11,500 Medicare-certified home health and hospice agencies) that annually serve nearly nine million Americans, as well as home care aide organizations, nurses and other caregivers and their clients. NAHC members believe that quality home care and hospice, a humane and cost-effective alternative to institutionalization, are the right of all Americans. Home care and hospice reinforce and supplement the care provided by family members and friends and encourage maximum independence of thought and functioning as well as the preservation of human dignity. Visit NAHC on the web at www.nahc.org.
OCTANe
www.octaneoc.org
OCTANe fuels the Orange County technology eco-system enabling connections, content, entrepreneurship, and local investment. Our goal is to help new companies get started, help start-ups get funded, help funded companies grow, and help growing companies exit. In doing so we will help create wealth, new jobs, and an experienced entrepreneur network in Orange County.
San Diego Software Industry Council
www.sdsic.org
Formed in 1994, the San Diego Software Industry Council is building a future for the region's high tech industry. Our members enjoy exceptional networking and educational opportunities, critical workforce development programs and valuable company benefits. Whether you are a start-up, established industry leader or a provider of services to the industry, your company will benefit from a SDSIC membership. The Council exists to foster and support the entrepreneurial spirit within the software and IT industry in San Diego, by providing an organized forum for the exchange of ideas, sharing of resources, and promotion of industry goals.
San Diego Venture Group
www.sdvg.org
The San Diego Venture Group ("SDVG") is a non-profit business organization whose mission is to provide an informal atmosphere that fosters ideas on how to form, fund and build new ventures. Founded in 1986, we bring together people in San Diego who are interested in new enterprise and the process of creating it. Our group comprises professionals with bright ideas to share, and the skills to implement those ideas. With over 1100 affiliated members and an average monthly meeting attendance of 325 people, the SDVG helps affirm San Diego's status as a significant entrepreneurial and venture center.
The Visiting Nurse Associations of America
www.vnaa.org
The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA), located in Washington, DC, is the national association for nonprofit, community-based home healthcare and hospice agencies who care for and treat approximately 4 million patients annually. VNAA members share a nonprofit mission to provide cost-effective and compassionate home healthcare and hospice services to some of the nation's most vulnerable individuals, particularly the elderly and individuals with disabilities. Visit the VNAA's Website (www.vnaa.org) for information. Website: www.vnaa.org
Additional supporting organizations to be announced
Supporting Publications
Broadband Home Central
www.broadbandhomecentral.com
Broadband Home Central's website and newsletter overview the broadband and digital technologies which enable new services and enrich and improve people's lives. Sandy and Dave's Report on the Broadband Home is addressed to those whose businesses are related to or dependent upon broadband. It is read by subscribers in over 100 countries. Since 2003, we have tracked how broadband technology can address healthcare's problems and opportunities and have profiled relevant companies and technologes. Past articles have included coverage of industry events such as Healthcare Unbound and Partners Telemedicine Symposia and have featured guest articles about how broadband is being used to provide critical infrastructure for telehealth applications. ( www.broadbandhomecentral.com )
eCareManagement blog
e-CareManagement.com
e-CareManagement blog (e-CareManagement blog) covers topics relating to healthcare information and communication techologies, business strategy, and business models. Special attention is given to technologies and businesses focusing on chronic disease management, and to changes occuring as a result of the HITECH Act and national health care reform legislation. Vince Kuraitis JD, MBA is the primary author, with frequent guest posts.
Federal Telemedicine News
www.federaltelemedicine.com
Federal Telemedicine News provides up-to-date news on telemedicine, telehealth and health IT to help government executives, hospitals, universities, and industry keep current in the field. Publishers of the 2010 report "Federal Agencies: Activities in Telehealth, Telemedicine, and Health IT" describes activities within 22 U.S. government agencies. Information on all of the activities concerning the stimulus funding and the impact that the funding has had on the agencies is included.
FierceHealthIT
www.FierceHealthIT.com
FierceHealthIT updates healthcare executives, CIOs and IT managers on the latest market trends and developments concerning CPOE, EMRs, HIE, e-prescribing, and other health IT industry news. Our editors supplement the news of the day with in-depth features on industry-shaping technologies. In addition to our free, weekly email newsletter, you can keep track of market trends through our exclusive webinars and benefit from our vast whitepaper and eBook library. As a FierceHealthIT subscriber, you will have full access to our job boards and networking parties. Join the FierceHealthIT community today! www.FierceHealthIT.com
FierceMobileHealthcare
www.FierceMobileHealthcare.com
FierceMobileHealthcare gives hospital administrators, IT executives, and program managers the must-know news, market trends, and insights about implementing wireless solutions in the healthcare industry. Get updated on mobile health records, remote patient monitoring, tablet and phone devices, telemedicine, and more. Our free, weekly email newsletter is not limited to the news of the day - our editors produce comprehensive features on leading market innovators. As part of our community, get insights on cutting-edge technologies through our webinars, whitepapers, and eBooks. Join today! www.FierceMobileHealthcare.com
FierceHealthPayer
www.FierceHealthPayer.com
FierceHealthPayer follows the latest developments in the heavily-regulated area of healthcare reimbursement. Healthcare plan executives and their senior leadership teams rely on FierceHealthPayer's weekly newsletter to save time and stay up-to-date on healthcare & payment reform, cost containment strategies, reimbursement policies, and more. Beyond the news of the day, our editors produce features on the current regulatory environment and the latest market changes. As a subscriber, you have full access to our exclusive webinars, whitepaper library, and eBooks. Furthermore, all members can benefit from our jobs board and networking parties. Join the FierceHealthPayer community today! www.FierceHealthPayer.com
Health 2.0 Blog
www.health2blog.com
We began the Health 2.0 blog (www.health2blog.com) after our first conference in September 2007 with the intention for the community as a whole to write and comment. We regularly post videos, presentations and demos from all of our previous conferences, as well as our FREE monthly webinars. To stay up to date with all of the Health 2.0 event and news, join our Facebook group and fan page, Linkedin group or follow us on Twitter (@health2con). Our Annual Health 2.0 Fall Conference will take place on October 7-8, 2010 at the Hilton San Francisco. For more information click here www.health2con.com/sf2010/.
Healthcare Informatics
www.healthcare-informatics.com
Healthcare Informatics is the only publication focused solely on servicing the acute-care C-suite IT leaders. It covers best practices for system selection, contract negotiation, implementation and integration, as well as strategic management issues, such as governance, staffing, budgeting and change management. To ensure consistent coverage of important issues, Healthcare Informatics and its Web site are divided into six areas of content - clinical, financial, administrative,wireless, imaging, and policy.
Home Care Technology Report
www.homecaretechreport.com
Tim Rowan's HOME CARE TECHNOLOGY REPORT is a free, weekly, electronic newsletter that covers home telehealth technologies and updates news from industry vendors. For 12 years, Tim Rowan has been home care's premier reporter and watcher of new technologies. New this year! Additional newsletter titles help the industry keep an eye on Recovery Audit Contractors as they affect home care and hospice, as well as examinations of issues important to field clinicians and to administrators struggling with hospital recidivism issues. News stories can be found at www.homecaretechreport.com. Tim's blog is at www.homehealthnews.org.
mobihealthnews
www.mobihealthnews.com
Mobihealthnews chronicles the healthcare sector's adoption of mobile technology, a convergence of two industries that is shaping the future of how healthcare is delivered to the patient on-the-go, at home and at their place of care. The publication tracks innovations and helps define sustainable business models for this emerging wireless health industry, online at mobihealthnews.com and in the mobihealthnews free, weekly e-newsletter.
Sign-up for your free subscription here: http://mobihealthnews.com/subscribe/
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare (PSQH)
www.psqh.com
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare (PSQH) is a respected source of research, news, and practical tools for improving the safety and quality of healthcare. Readers of PSQH include clinical practitioners and directors, hospital executives, patient safety officers, risk managers, quality directors, IT professionals, engineers, business leaders, policy makers, and educators, among others. This diverse community of professionals also supplies the feature articles, research, case studies, and opinions published in PSQH, which is sponsored by ABQAURP, ASQ Healthcare Division, Consumers Advancing Patient Safety, the National Patient Safety Foundation, and Partnership for Patient Safety. PSQH offers a print and digital bi-monthly magazine, a monthly eNewsletter, and an audioconference series. For more information, visit www.psqh.com.
Telemedicine and e-Health
www.liebertpub.com/tmj
Telemedicine and e-Health (TMJ) www.liebertpub.com/tmj is an official publication of the American Telemedicine Association and the Canadian Society of Telehealth. This MEDLINE Journal covers all aspects of clinical telemedicine practice, technical advances, enabling technologies, education, health policy and regulation and biomedical and health services research dealing with clinical effectiveness, efficacy and safety of telemedicine and its effects on quality, cost and accessibility of care, and management and transmission of medical records. Expanded to 10 issues annually, coverage provides tools for managing patient care and translating technology advances into practical applications to optimize healthcare outcomes. TMJ subscribers also receive the biweekly online newsletter Telemedicine News Alert (www.telemedicinealerts.com).
The Employee Wellness Network (tEWN)
www.employeewellnessnetwork.com
The Employee Wellness Network (tEWN) is a free social media website where professionals committed to employee health and wellness connect, learn, lead, network, and collaborate. Our community includes discussion forums, special interest groups, an interactive vendor directory, a bookstore, and more. Register today at www.employeewellnessnetwork.com.
Additional supporting publications to be announced
Hotel Accommodations
The US Grant Hotel
326 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
PLEASE BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS BY CALLING
(866) 837-4270
MENTION "TCBI" TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNTED RATE!
Dates Secured:
Sunday, July 18th through Tuesday, July 20th
Nightly Rates:
Single or Double Occupancy Rate is $189 plus tax for a Superior Room
Reservations:
Hotel reservations must be made directly through The US Grant Reservations Department at (866) 837-4270. Please mention ""TCBI" to receive the preferred rate for conference attendees.
In order to secure the preferred group rate, reservations must be made by 5 pm on Friday, July 2, 2010. After that date, the preferred group rate may not be available. Please note that the $189 rate applies only for the nights of July 18th and 19th.
Hotel room cancellations must be made at least 48 hours before the 3:00 pm check in time on the reservation date in order to avoid penalty. If cancellations are made less than 48 hours before the check in time, then the guest must pay for one hotel night (room and tax). In addition, an early departure fee of one hotel night (room and tax) will apply if a guest checks out prior to the confirmed departure date.
Online Reservations:
You can make your reservations online by clicking here
Parking:
Parking is valet only: $15/day and $32 overnight
Registration
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Past Events
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