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Sponsors and Exhibitors
Silver Sponsor
At Healthways, we hold an unwavering belief that each of us, when given the proper support, can realize our personal best. Our programs are designed to help healthy individuals stay healthy, mitigate and slow the progression of disease associated with family or lifestyle risk factors and promote the best possible health for those already affected by disease. We provide comprehensive solutions, including health risk screenings, health coaching, physical activity and alternative health networks, condition and disease management and high-risk care management.
Official Employer Industry Sponsor
Healthcare guidance is about more than knowing your claim is paid. It's about understanding the pluses and minuses of all your healthcare options - and knowing how your decision might affect your finances. It's about choosing, financing, and using healthcare with confidence.
Associate SponsorsSince 1913, EHE International has been the recognized leader in Preventive Healthcare Plans for the early detection of preventable disease and identification and mitigation of risk factors. An extensive personal coaching program complements the strong evidence based clinical practice of preventive care. EHE serves self-insured employer clients-including many Fortune 500 companies-through a network of certified EHE physicians. www.eheintl.com
Associate Sponsors
Founded in 1849, Pfizer is the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company taking new approaches to better health. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver quality, safe and effective prescription medicines to treat and help prevent disease for both people and animals. We also partner with healthcare providers, governments and local communities around the world to expand access to our medicines and to provide better quality health care and health system support. At Pfizer, nearly 90,000 colleagues in more than 90 countries work every day to help people stay happier and healthier longer and to reduce the human and economic burden of disease worldwide. For more information please visit www.pfizer.com
Associate SponsorsAbout Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient Serving 1,700 hospitals and more than 49,000 other healthcare sites, Premier is the largest healthcare alliance in the United States dedicated to improving patient outcomes while safely reducing the cost of care. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates one of the nation's largest healthcare purchasing networks and the most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information. Premier Insurance Management Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, operates one of the largest policy-holder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups in healthcare. Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, and Washington. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com.
Associate SponsorsFounded in Wisconsin in 1902, Ziegler is a growth-oriented boutique investment banking, investment management and brokerage firm, that has a specific heritage in, and focus on, serving the healthcare services, hospital and senior living sectors. We are committed to expanding our knowledge and capabilities in the healthcare industry to better serve our clients. As the healthcare industry has evolved, so has Ziegler with the addition of services in private equity, real estate, fixed income research, derivatives, mergers and acquisitions and consulting. www.ziegler.com
Official Supporting International Association
The China Health Care Science and Technology Society was formally renamed to the China Health Care Association (CHCA) in November 2003 by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the State Council. CHCA (www.healthnet.org.cn) is an administrative agency of the Chinese healthcare industry, united mainly by large and medium-sized enterprises. As an independent and executive organization in this field, CHCA upholds the rights of the enterprises and the consumers as well as safeguard their interests.
Official Public Relations Partner
Edelman is the only communications firm of scale, reach and experience that has remained independent, allowing the firm to proactively invest in the art and science of public relations. Thinking differently than the competitors has enabled Edelman to remain true to its entrepreneurial heritage and lead the way in redefining, expanding and elevating the role PR plays in the health industry. Its 250+ health industry professionals are dedicated to helping clients vibrantly build relationships and business. Edelman has four global health specialty practices: Rx Health, Consumer Health, Life Sciences and Health Policy and Public Affairs, as well as the medical education and publishing firm BioScience Communications.
Educational Underwriters
ActiveHealth Management is a technology-driven health management and data analytics company engaged by leading commercial health plans, employers, and government payors to help improve care for those most in need, prevent medical errors, and reduce medical costs. Approximately 16 million people nationwide currently benefit from programs powered by ActiveHealth's patented CareEngine® System. Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The Company's business groups provide unique solutions that inform, connect and transform healthcare, delivering award-winning software applications, including electronic health record, practice management, e-prescribing, document imaging, emergency department and care management solutions. www.allscripts.com
American Well delivers innovative communication solutions for the healthcare marketplace. Utilizing the latest technologies in Web communications and digital telephony, the Company brings quality care to the home setting. The Company is focused on assisting health plans in meeting consumer and employer demand for affordable and rapid access to quality care.
Aon has built broad global resources to create innovative solutions in insurance and risk management, human capital consulting, and insurance underwriting to help clients. Our name is Gaelic for "oneness." We live by our name by bringing together top professionals who work across hundreds of disciplines in a seamless, integrated fashion designed to serve our clients in the most custom-tailored manner possible, virtually anywhere in the world. This focus and dedication has made us a world leader within our industry.
Best Doctors is an employee benefit that helps patients make sure they are getting the right medical care. By engaging with members and their physicians, Best Doctors improves quality at the point of care by reducing the high rates of misdiagnosis and mistreatment. Founded in 1989 by two Harvard Medical School professors, Best Doctors serves hundreds of employers and in the U.S. and in 30 countries, covering more than 10 million people through its benefits program and its own health insurance programs. www.bestdoctors.com Working with health care leaders in the private, public, and non-governmental sectors, Booz Allen Hamilton brings over 90 years of passion and experience to deliver results that endure. We combine deep industry knowledge with extensive functional expertise to solve our clients' most difficult problems. As a global leader in strategy and technology consulting, we're catalysts for change - we help stakeholders transcend age old boundaries and entrenched ways of thinking to drive innovative solutions. For more information, visit www.boozallen.com/health. The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm dedicated to helping leading corporations create and sustain competitive advantage. Our broad base of clients covers the entire spectrum of the health care industry, including leading payers, providers, pharmaceutical and biotech companies and producers of medical devices and technology. www.bcg.com
Cognizant's Healthcare Practice is a strategic partner to leading healthcare and life sciences organizations and helps them navigate today's dynamic healthcare environment by delivering high value IT and business solutions across the healthcare spectrum- pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, payers and provider organizations. Leveraging its industry domain expertise, technical depth, and global talent pool of over 5,000 healthcare-focused associates, Cognizant's Healthcare Practice provides comprehensive solutions covering healthcare IT consulting, transformation services, process optimization/reengineering, business process outsourcing, IT infrastructure services management, IT strategy consulting, regulatory compliance services, and IT applications development and management. Cognizant's customers include 7 of the top 10 US health insurance plans, numerous Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, commercial health insurers, Medicaid and Medicare plans, TPA's and providers.
Connextions Health combines proven customer interaction disciplines with leading clinical and decision-support technologies to provide healthcare organizations with seamless, end-to end solutions designed to help boost organic growth; reduce acquisition costs; harvest and analyze member data; strengthen long-term customer relationships; improve medical loss ratios and enhance cross-selling capabilities. Go to www.ConnextionsHealth.com CVS Caremark is the largest provider of prescriptions and related healthcare services in the nation. The Company fills or manages more than 1 billion prescriptions annually. Through its unmatched breadth of service offerings, CVS Caremark is transforming the delivery of healthcare services in the U.S. The Company is uniquely positioned to effectively manage costs and improve healthcare outcomes through its approximately 6,300 CVS/pharmacy stores; its pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy division, Caremark Pharmacy Services; its retail-based health clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic; and its online pharmacy, CVS.com. For more information about CVS Caremark please visit our website at www.cvscaremark.com. Erickson HealthSM, the comprehensive healthcare system of Erickson Retirement Communities, has developed a model of care which achieves better outcomes while lowering cost and improving patient and provider satisfaction. By using integrated programs, services, and technology, Erickson Health empowers seniors to live even better, no matter what their health. Visit our website www.ericksoncommunities.com or join our health blog www.ericksonblog.com/blog. Health Dialog is a leading provider of care management services and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bupa, a global provider of healthcare services. Health Dialog helps physician groups, health plans, government agencies, and self-insured employers improve healthcare quality while reducing overall costs. The firm's offerings include disease management, analytic services, telephonic and online Health Coaching, health and wellness initiatives, and other care management support for individuals, payors, and physicians. Health Dialog helps individuals become more actively engaged in the management of their health and healthcare and have more effective relationships with their physicians. For more information about Health Dialog, please visit their website www.healthdialog.com. HMC helps build healthier lives by engaging our members to get healthier, stay healthy, be more productive, and live better with illness. As recognized leaders in integrated care, HMC aligns good intentions with results, helping members navigate the complexity of health care - from the most critical and costly medical conditions to the wellness programs that help prevent them. For more information on our innovative Life2 products, go to www.HMClife2.com. Healthation helps healthcare payers, administrators and stakeholders improve business agility, quality and financial performance with real-time transaction processing, data management and workflow automation solutions. Our AcceleHealth® solution is the first 100% Web based system built to ADMINISTER ANY BENEFIT across all lines of business, market segments and funding sources IN REAL-TIME, AT THE POINT OF CARE. www.healthation.com HealthGrades is the leading healthcare ratings organization, providing ratings and profiles of hospitals, nursing homes and physicians. Millions of consumers and many of the nation's employers and health plans rely on HealthGrades' independent ratings and decision-support resources to make healthcare decisions based on the quality and cost of care. HealthGrades works with 400 hospitals nationwide to help them strategically promote and improve their clinical outcomes. More information on the company can be found at www.healthgrades.com/b2b. With more than 65 years of experience, Hewitt Associates (NYSE: HEW) is the world's foremost provider of human resources outsourcing and consulting services. The company consults with more than 2,300 organizations and administers human resources, health care, payroll and retirement programs on behalf of more than 340 companies to millions of employees and retirees worldwide. Located in 35 countries, Hewitt employs approximately 24,000 associates. For more information, please visit www.hewitt.com. Intel SOA Products Division works closely with Intel Digital Health to provide world-class software infrastructure solutions that increase the availability of patient data at the point of care, either for Healthcare network operators or Healthcare Independent software vendors. www.intel.com Kinetic Concepts, Inc. is a global medical technology company with leadership positions in advanced wound-care and therapeutic surfaces. We design and manufacture a wide range of proprietary products that can improve clinical outcomes and can help reduce the overall cost of patient care. We have an infrastructure designed to meet the specific needs of medical professionals and patients across all health care settings. For more information, visit www.kci1.com.
L.E.K. Consulting was established in 1983 and today has more than 800 consultants in offices in Europe, the United States, Asia, and Australia. We advise FTSE 100, Eurotop 300, Fortune 500, and the largest Asia-Pacific firms in business strategy, finance, marketing and sales, operations, organization, and transaction services. MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions, processes over 18 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial institution customers and merchants. Through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. For more information go to www.mastercard.com. McKesson delivers collaborative disease and care management solutions that enable payors, providers, employers and consumers to come together to transform the business and process of care. Our comprehensive, customizable suite of products and services helps our clients better manage costs, quality of care and outcomes. Bringing it all together it what sets us apart. www.mckesson.com MEDecision provides health care payer organizations with collaborative care management software, services and clinical content. Highlighted by the Patient Clinical Summary (PCS™), a payer-based, electronic health record, MEDecision's technologies analyze data, automate workflow processes and electronically connect patients, providers and payers to give each a common view of the patient's medical history, helping to foster better clinical decision making. www.medecision.com
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. www.microsoft.com Novartis (NYSE: NVS) is a world leader in the research and development of products to protect and improve health and well-being. The company has core businesses in pharmaceuticals, consumer health, generics, eye care and animal health. www.novartis.com
Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company with an 85-year history of innovation and achievement in diabetes care. The company has the broadest diabetes product portfolio in the industry, including the most advanced products within the area of insulin delivery systems. In addition to diabetes care, Novo Nordisk has a leading position within areas such as hemostasis management, growth hormone therapy, and hormone therapy for women. Novo Nordisk's business is driven by the Triple Bottom Line: a commitment to economic success, environmental soundness, and social responsibility to employees and customers. With headquarters in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs more than 26,000 employees in 80 countries, and markets its products in 179 countries. Novo Nordisk is committed to Changing Diabetes® and challenging others to do the same. Schering-Plough Corporation is a global science-based health care company with leading prescription, consumer and animal health products. Through internal research and collaborations with partners, Schering-Plough discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies to meet important medical needs. Schering-Plough's vision is to earn the trust of physicians, patients and other customers. Following the acquisition in November 2007 of Organon BioSciences (OBS), a Dutch human health (Organon) and animal health (Intervet) company, Schering-Plough now has approximately 50,000 colleagues around the world. Our products reach patients and caregivers in more than 120 countries. www.organon-usa.com The sanofi-aventis Group is the world's 3rd largest pharmaceutical company, ranking number 1 in Europe. Backed by a world-class R&D; organization, sanofi-aventis is developing leading positions in seven major therapeutic areas: cardiovascular disease, thrombosis, oncology, metabolic disorders, central nervous system, internal medicine and vaccines. The sanofi-aventis Group is listed in Paris (EURONEXT : SAN) and in New York (NYSE : SNY). Company Website: www.sanofi-aventis.com TriZetto is distinctly focused on accelerating the ability of healthcare payers to lead the industry's transformation by providing premier information technology solutions that enhance payers' revenue growth, increase administrative efficiency, and improve the cost and quality of care for members. For more information, please contact TriZetto at 800-569-1222 or visit www.trizetto.com. UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving approximately 70 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health. We are committed to: improve access to health and well-being services; simplify the health care experience; promote quality; and, make health care more affordable. Visit us at www.unitedhealthgroup.com to learn more. VSP® Vision Care is the nation's largest not-for-profit eyecare benefit provider, covering more than 52 million Americans. The company's mission is to increase awareness about the importance of eye health and expand access to the highest quality care. VSP demonstrates how proactive eye health management plays a key role in the early detection and prevention of chronic disease, helping keep Americans healthier and healthcare costs lower. www.vsp.com ExhibitorsActiveCare Network represents a paradigm shift in the way chronic biologics are managed and administered. ACN provides access to 1,400 centrally managed national clinics, resulting in unparalleled control for chronic biologic services. Our model leverages plan distribution relationships and enhances oversight and accountability, enabling control of the total biologic spend. For more information, please visit www.activecarenetwork.com
ActiveHealth Management is a technology-driven health management and data analytics company engaged by leading commercial health plans, employers, and government payors to help improve care for those most in need, prevent medical errors, and reduce medical costs. Approximately 16 million people nationwide currently benefit from programs powered by ActiveHealth's patented CareEngine® System. ActiveStrategy provides web-based strategic dashboard and Balanced Scorecard software, plus consulting to help healthcare organizations effectively leverage these performance management frameworks. Easy-to-deploy SaaS product also supports strategy execution, Baldrige criteria, Six Sigma, improvement initiative management (PDSA/PDCA), employee goal alignment, and more. For more information, please visit www.activestrategy.com AeroScout is the market leader in healthcare visibility solutions that use wireless location and status data to provide hospitals with improved patient care, increased safety and cost savings. AeroScout's AHA endorsed healthcare RFID solutions include inventory management, equipment maintenance, temperature monitoring, workflow and resource management, and patient and staff safety. For more information, please visit www.aeroscout.com
AllOne Health Group, Inc. offers one of the broadest arrays of integrated health and information solutions, all designed to improve the health and well-being of individuals, businesses, organizations and the nation at large. Our solutions promote the health and well-being of individuals and employee groups, provide for the safety and productivity of the workforce, and improve the exchange of information between patients, providers and carriers resulting in reduced financial and health risks for businesses and organizations. www.allonehealthgroup.com
Aon has built broad global resources to create innovative solutions in insurance and risk management, human capital consulting, and insurance underwriting to help clients. Our name is Gaelic for "oneness." We live by our name by bringing together top professionals who work across hundreds of disciplines in a seamless, integrated fashion designed to serve our clients in the most custom-tailored manner possible, virtually anywhere in the world. This focus and dedication has made us a world leader within our industry.
Avivia Health From Kaiser Permanente provides population health management, wellness, productivity optimization, pharmacy benefit management, and physician engagement services to employers, health plans, government entities, and labor and trust in all 50 states. Avivia Health's programs are built on Kaiser Permanente's 60 years of clinical experience and evidence-based medicine. www.aviviahealth.com Bank of America Benefit Solutions™ provides a simplified, flexible and innovative Consumer Directed Health Care program that allows employers to fully and seamlessly integrate their health care plans with related CDHC accounts--all from one trusted financial partner. To find out more contact us at: 1.866.791.0251 or [email protected] . Learn more on our website at bankofamerica.com/benefitsolutions.
Best Doctors is an employee benefit that helps patients make sure they are getting the right medical care. By engaging with members and their physicians, Best Doctors improves quality at the point of care by reducing the high rates of misdiagnosis and mistreatment. Founded in 1989 by two Harvard Medical School professors, Best Doctors serves hundreds of employers and in the U.S. and in 30 countries, covering more than 10 million people through its benefits program and its own health insurance programs. www.bestdoctors.com
Broadlane is a leading supply chain services company serving healthcare providers throughout the United States. With a comprehensive set of services focused on contracting, purchasing, clinical and pharmacy cost management, labor, capital equipment and information management, Broadlane helps providers reduce costs and improve financial performance.
When you have a position to fill, CareerBuilder.com helps you find the most qualified candidates - fast! The nation's leading job site delivers your jobs to the most unique monthly candidates in the industry. If you need to save time, money, and resources spent recruiting, you need Careerbuilder.com Carena, Inc. provides a health care benefit for the way we live and work today. Our physicians deliver care and education 24/7 at home or work-no appointment needed. Our services help employees avoid unnecessary ER care and become better consumers. Best of all, Carena reduces your health care costs. www.carenamd.com Ceridian Health and Productivity solutions take a holistic approach to employee productivity and wellness giving your workforce resources and support to stay healthy, focused and working at their full potential. Your health care costs are lower. Your bottom line is positively impacted. Everybody wins. www.ceridian.com ClearCycle, formerly known as Valutech, is the industry leader in payment solutions, serving healthcare and the Fortune 50 for 25 years. We provide tailored financial, claims, compliance and information management solutions with software, consulting, analytics and decision support services that touch the lives of 25% of all privately insured Americans annually. www.clearcycle.com Cleave Global provides qualitative and cost effective services in healthcare domain that include collections, claims preparation & adjudication, customer care/service, data entry, analysis, cheque printing and entire back office operations from India. Partnering with Cleave Global brings in significant cost reduction without compromising the quality, and greater efficiencies in a 24x7 environment. www.cleaveglobal.com
Clinical Solutions produces software solutions for healthcare.
Cognizant's Healthcare Practice is a strategic partner to leading healthcare and life sciences organizations and helps them navigate today's dynamic healthcare environment by delivering high value IT and business solutions across the healthcare spectrum- pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, payers and provider organizations. Leveraging its industry domain expertise, technical depth, and global talent pool of over 5,000 healthcare-focused associates, Cognizant's Healthcare Practice provides comprehensive solutions covering healthcare IT consulting, transformation services, process optimization/reengineering, business process outsourcing, IT infrastructure services management, IT strategy consulting, regulatory compliance services, and IT applications development and management. Cognizant's customers include 7 of the top 10 US health insurance plans, numerous Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, commercial health insurers, Medicaid and Medicare plans, TPA's and providers.
INTRODUCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PATIENT INTERACTIVE KIOSKS WITH TELEHEALTH, THE CSI D.O.C. Model 9K!!!! The CSI D.O.C. (Doctor on Call) Model 9K is a completely redesigned medical kiosk providing security & privacy for your blood pressure, weight, HRA measurements and can be equipped with telehealth and many non-invasive testing devices. It also is designed to accept data uploaded from invasive devices such as glucose, cholesterol and urinalysis that are not integrated into the kiosk. Provides ports for 12 devices which can be expanded to 24 if needed in the future. It has 5 levels of ID security including a 16-digit mag stripe card, PIN, signature, photo & thumb print. Secure data collected including demographics, forms and vital signs may be uploaded to any EMR/PHR. HIPAA compliant and interfaces with any EMR/PHR. Speak with a physician not a nurse 24/7. www.computerized-screening.com Consult A Doctor provides unparalleled 24/7 access to licensed physicians for Phone and Secure Email Medical Consultations, revolutionizing affordable healthcare access for all. Our supplemental services will lower your primary healthcare costs by up to 25% guaranteed and empower your employees with benefits proven to reduce up to 66% of unnecessary doctor visits. www.consultadr.com
What makes Cushman & Wakefield the preferred choice? It's simple. Our extraordinarily talented and creative people deliver results worldwide for owners, occupiers, and investors.
CVS Caremark is the largest provider of prescriptions and related healthcare services in the nation. The Company fills or manages more than 1 billion prescriptions annually. Through its unmatched breadth of service offerings, CVS Caremark is transforming the delivery of healthcare services in the U.S. The Company is uniquely positioned to effectively manage costs and improve healthcare outcomes through its approximately 6,300 CVS/pharmacy stores; its pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy division, Caremark Pharmacy Services; its retail-based health clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic; and its online pharmacy, CVS.com. For more information about CVS Caremark please visit our website at www.cvscaremark.com.
DrTango was founded in 1999 with the vision of empowering healthcare organizations to better serve their constituents.
We bring to every customer assignment an uncompromising commitment to excellence and an unbridled ability to think creatively. We realize that one size does not fit all, so we work with our customers to design, create and implement the right solution for their needs.
Erickson HealthSM, the comprehensive healthcare system of Erickson Retirement Communities, has developed a model of care which achieves better outcomes while lowering cost and improving patient and provider satisfaction. By using integrated programs, services, and technology, Erickson Health empowers seniors to live even better, no matter what their health. Visit our website www.ericksoncommunities.com or join our health blog www.ericksonblog.com/blog. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, work to strengthen the disease prevention and health promotion priorities of the Department within the collaborative framework of the HHS agencies. www.hhs.gov Health Dialog is a leading provider of care management services and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bupa, a global provider of healthcare services. Health Dialog helps physician groups, health plans, government agencies, and self-insured employers improve healthcare quality while reducing overall costs. The firm's offerings include disease management, analytic services, telephonic and online Health Coaching, health and wellness initiatives, and other care management support for individuals, payors, and physicians. Health Dialog helps individuals become more actively engaged in the management of their health and healthcare and have more effective relationships with their physicians. For more information about Health Dialog, please visit their website www.healthdialog.com. HMC helps build healthier lives by engaging our members to get healthier, stay healthy, be more productive, and live better with illness. As recognized leaders in integrated care, HMC aligns good intentions with results, helping members navigate the complexity of health care - from the most critical and costly medical conditions to the wellness programs that help prevent them. For more information on our innovative Life2 products, go to www.HMClife2.com. Healthation helps healthcare payers, administrators and stakeholders improve business agility, quality and financial performance with real-time transaction processing, data management and workflow automation solutions. Our AcceleHealth® solution is the first 100% Web based system built to ADMINISTER ANY BENEFIT across all lines of business, market segments and funding sources IN REAL-TIME, AT THE POINT OF CARE. www.healthation.com HealthEdge offers health plans, TPAs, PPOs and insurers of all sizes unique software products that position them for success. Payor organizations are able to pursue innovative, new strategies focused on increasing revenue, decreasing costs and improving the quality of healthcare. HealthEdge provides HealthRules®, a next-generation, patented software platform for core administrative processes, business intelligence, and web self-service. The company is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. www.healthedge.com HealthGrades is the leading healthcare ratings organization, providing ratings and profiles of hospitals, nursing homes and physicians. Millions of consumers and many of the nation's employers and health plans rely on HealthGrades' independent ratings and decision-support resources to make healthcare decisions based on the quality and cost of care. HealthGrades works with 400 hospitals nationwide to help them strategically promote and improve their clinical outcomes. More information on the company can be found at www.healthgrades.com/b2b.
At Healthways, we hold an unwavering belief that each of us, when given the proper support, can realize our personal best. Our programs are designed to help healthy individuals stay healthy, mitigate and slow the progression of disease associated with family or lifestyle risk factors and promote the best possible health for those already affected by disease. We provide comprehensive solutions, including health risk screenings, health coaching, physical activity and alternative health networks, condition and disease management and high-risk care management.
Healthwise is a nonprofit organization that has been helping people make better health decisions since 1975. Consumers use Healthwise online, print and call center information over 70 million times each year. Healthwise pioneered information therapy (Ix)-delivering the right information, to the right person, at the right time. www.healthwise.org 1.800.706.9646 Hologic, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic and medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women. Hologic's core business units are focused on mammography and breast biopsy, radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer, cervical cancer screening, treatment for mennorrhagia, osteoporosis assessment, and preterm birth screening. For more information, please visit www.hologic.com Hythiam, Inc. is a healthcare services management company that provides behavioral health management services to health plans, employers, criminal justice, and government agencies through a network of licensed and company managed providers. Hythiam offers disease management for substance dependence built around its proprietary PROMETA(R) Treatment Program for alcoholism and dependence to stimulants. www.hythiam.com IgeaCare Systems Inc. is a company committed to manufacturing state-of-the-art telephony based communication systems. We are dedicated to providing complete communication solutions for all spectrums of the Healthcare Market: Assisted Living/Retirement Homes, Nursing Homes/Long-Term Care Homes, Hospitals/Acute Care, Emergency Response and Home Care. IgeaCare Systems Inc. is an innovator in the field of intelligent communication solutions. Quality Care Through Innovative Technology…IgeaCare. www.IgeaCare.com InSightec's vision is to develop the next-generation, non-invasive, outpatient operating room that minimizes trauma, morbidity and recovery time. The company's ExAblate(R) 2000 is the world's first and only non-invasive surgery system to combine focused ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. ExAblate received its European CE Marking in 2002 and U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in 2004 for treating uterine fibroids, a pervasive condition that impacts up to 70% of women of childbearing age and leads to serious symptoms. www.insightec.com and www.uterine-fibroids.org Integrated Project Management can advance the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare, from treatment innovation through healthcare delivery. In the life sciences, IPM has a proven track record of accelerating R&D; while improving operational quality. In the patient-care setting, IPM can ensure on-budget capital projects; improve processes to increase throughput and reduce costs; and help merging organizations integrate smoothly. Visit www.ipmcinc.com. Intel SOA Products Division works closely with Intel Digital Health to provide world-class software infrastructure solutions that increase the availability of patient data at the point of care, either for Healthcare network operators or Healthcare Independent software vendors. www.intel.com
The Israeli Life Science Industry is young, growing and exuberant. Of the existing 900 companies, 75% were founded during the last decade. Approximately 40% of the Industry was established in the last five years.
Kaiser Permanente is America's leading integrated health plan. Founded in 1945, it is a not-for-profit, group practice program headquartered in Oakland, Calif. Kaiser Permanente serves more than 8.7 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Today it encompasses the not-for-profit Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries, and the for-profit Permanente Medical Groups. Nationwide, Kaiser Permanente includes approximately 156,000 technical, administrative and clerical employees and caregivers, and more than 13,000 physicians representing all specialties. www.kaiserpermanente.org Kinetic Concepts, Inc. is a global medical technology company with leadership positions in advanced wound-care and therapeutic surfaces. We design and manufacture a wide range of proprietary products that can improve clinical outcomes and can help reduce the overall cost of patient care. We have an infrastructure designed to meet the specific needs of medical professionals and patients across all health care settings. For more information, visit www.kci1.com. Krames - the experts in patient education. Featuring Evidence-based and peer-reviewed content created with simple explanations and award-winning illustrations in accordance with health literacy design principles, Krames suite of print and electronic products are designed to promote behavior change, support informed decision making, build self-management skills, and encourage people to actively manage their health. http://www.krames.com/ Language and Computing provides the most advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) solutions to the healthcare industry. Our NLP technology is built upon the world's largest biomedical knowledge base allowing for unstructured and structured data to be turned into meaningful information. Today our solutions are being leveraged to map medical vocabularies, automate coding and reimbursement, improve patient safety and decision support, and streamline patient data processes. Language and Computing is building solutions to improve the management of knowledge through our advanced NLP solutions. www.landcglobal.com LifeMasters is a leading provider of disease management programs that create health partnerships among individuals, their physicians and payors. We improve quality of care for people with chronic illnesses, reduce costs for payors and provide decision-support tools for physicians. LifeMasters is fully accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and URAC. www.lifemasters.com MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions, processes over 18 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial institution customers and merchants. Through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. For more information go to www.mastercard.com. MDdatacor supports pay-for-performance and Patient-Centered Medical Home initiatives by: combining clinical data from transcribed notes, electronic medical records, practice management and lab systems with claims and prescription data into a HIPAA-compliant database, measuring the quality of care and delivering actionable information to physicians. MDdatacor serves more than 7,000 physicians representing over seven million patients. www.mddatacor.com MEDecision provides health care payer organizations with collaborative care management software, services and clinical content. Highlighted by the Patient Clinical Summary (PCS™), a payer-based, electronic health record, MEDecision's technologies analyze data, automate workflow processes and electronically connect patients, providers and payers to give each a common view of the patient's medical history, helping to foster better clinical decision making. www.medecision.com Pegasystems, a leader in Business Process Management software, provides products and technology to drive revenue growth, productivity and agility for the world's most sophisticated organizations. Our patented SmartBPM® technology makes enterprise applications easy to build and change by directly capturing business objectives and eliminating manual programming. www.pegasystems.com RelayHealth provides secure, web-based communication services that enable a wide variety of constituents to connect online: consumers, physicians, pharmacies, labs and care management staff. Online services include webVisit® consultations, electronic prescribing, scheduling requests, results delivery and patient health records. www.relayhealth.com Resolution Health, Inc. is a consumer-oriented technology company that provides health care guidance to individuals based on analysis of health claims and personal health information. Its services have been proven to improve the quality, coordination and safety of health care, enhance communications between patients and their physicians, and reduce medical costs. Resolution Health serves health plans, self-insured employers, unions, third-party administrators, disease management firms and pharmacy benefits managers. Visit www.resolutionhealth.com The sanofi-aventis Group is the world's 3rd largest pharmaceutical company, ranking number 1 in Europe. Backed by a world-class R&D; organization, sanofi-aventis is developing leading positions in seven major therapeutic areas: cardiovascular disease, thrombosis, oncology, metabolic disorders, central nervous system, internal medicine and vaccines. The sanofi-aventis Group is listed in Paris (EURONEXT : SAN) and in New York (NYSE : SNY). Company Website: www.sanofi-aventis.com Shape Up The Nation is a team-based exercise, weight loss, and walking competition. By combining teamwork, friendly competition and an inclusive program, Shape Up The Nation generates high participation rates, high completion rates, and can transform your company's culture. www.shapeupthenation.com VisionBridge-Technogym provides a fresh approach for developing medically integrated health and fitness centers. We bring seasoned expertise along with professional services to energize our client's vision and mission. Included in our portfolio of services are architecture, construction, financing, technology, equipment, operational management and staffing. VisionBridge-Technogym delivers a finished product insuring positive cash flow, community recognition and clinical integration to our partner hospital and physicians. www.technogym.com / phone 203-292-9162 VITAS Innovative Hospice Care® has been a leader in the American hospice movement, helping to define the standards of care since it was founded in 1978. Currently the nation's largest hospice provider, VITAS is committed to ensuring all patients and their families have ready access to compassionate and effective end-of-life support. Call Corporate Accounts at 305.350.4349 or visit VITAS.com. VSP® Vision Care is the nation's largest not-for-profit eyecare benefit provider, covering more than 52 million Americans. The company's mission is to increase awareness about the importance of eye health and expand access to the highest quality care. VSP demonstrates how proactive eye health management plays a key role in the early detection and prevention of chronic disease, helping keep Americans healthier and healthcare costs lower. www.vsp.com Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, a national provider of injectable and biopharmaceutical medication, serves patients with complex health conditions, providing medication management, insurance benefit coordination, clinical support, and multiple distribution options. We also offer first-class infertility pharmacy support and innovative, cost-saving solutions for medication coverage under either the medical or pharmacy benefit. www.walgreenshealth.com Wellness Integrated Network provides a web-based solution to the escalating health-care crisis in America. WIN provides an invaluable tool that brings the health care, diet, and food industries together to promote healthy eating, while at the same time allowing people to save time and money. www.wellnessintegratednetwork.com
ZeOmega is a leading provider of care management software that transforms traditional episodic-based care management into proactive, collaborative healthcare management through use of EHRs, decision support and care plans. ZeOmega's software empowers clients to Identify Risk, Educate Members, Provide Incentives, Influence Behaviors, Coordinate Care, Track Outcomes and Measure Results. |
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