University of New Mexico Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dr
University of New Mexico Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dräger Medical Inc., & More Discuss Telemedicine in Seattle
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 09, 2011
The Institute for Health Technology Transformation announced the speakers for their panel session entitled, “Begin with the End in Mind: mHealth, Telemedicine and Outcomes” at the Institute’s Health IT Summit in Seattle taking place August 15-16, 2011 at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel.
The panel will be moderated by Dale Alverson, MD, Medical Director, Center for Telehealth, University of New Mexico Health Sciences, and Immediate Past President, American Telehealth Association. Speaking will be Alan Snell, MD, MMM, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, St. Vincent Health and Indiana Health Information Exchange; Rebecca Kaul, President, Technology Development Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Sukhwant Khanuja, PhD, Founder and CEO, CareMatix; Tim Weinmann, Market Development Manager, Wireless Patient Monitoring, Dräger Medical Inc.
The panelists will be providing valuable insight and perspective into how these technologies can potentially reduce costs, increase access, and improve patient outcomes. mHealth and telemedicine have the potential to redefine healthcare delivery by providing proactive, patient-centered care that transcends the boundaries of time and location.
“Telemedicine and HIT will play a critical role in health care reform, increasing access to care, improved health, and reduced costs,” said Dale Alverson.
The iHT2 Health IT Summit in Seattle is the premier executive summit focused on the strategies and tools that are re-defining customer care, collaboration, and efficiency in the health care provider markets. The summit will bring together over 200 CIOs, VPs, and Directors of IT from hospitals, health systems, and larger physician practices to discuss the latest trends and challenges in topics including: Telehealth, mHealth, Meaningful Use, Privacy & Security, Interoperability, Health Information Exchange, Cloud Computing, and more.
Sponsors and Partners for the 2011 iHT2 Health IT Summit in Seattle include: Absolute Software, Apixio, Catalyst Solutions, Carematix, Comcast, Drager, ICA, Intel, MMR Global, Nuance, Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications, Rubbermaid Healthcare, Sago Networks, Vidyo, VoCare, vRad, AMDIS, CMIO, Continua Health Alliance, eHealth SmartBrief, Executive Insight, Frost & Sullivan, Healthcare IT News, HIMSS Washington State Chapter, IDC Health Insights, MarketsandMarkets, ReportsandReports, Mobile Healthcare Today, and SearchHealthIT.com.
About Institute for Health Technology Transformation:
The Institute for Health Technology Transformation is the leading organization committed to bringing together private and public sector leaders fostering the growth and effective use of technology across the healthcare industry. Through collaborative efforts the Institute provides programs that drive innovation, educate, and provide a critical understanding of how technology applications, solutions and devices can improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare. http://www.ihealthtran.com
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