Gold Sponsor

Founded in 1983, HMC is one of the nation's largest, most experienced leaders in providing employers and health plans with integrated care and total-population health solutions.

Our life² portfolio of programs and services encompasses education, prevention, support and management, empowering members with what they need to reach their optimal health. With life², we take members to the next level. It’s how we turn “health care” into “life care”.

Whether a person is healthy, at risk for developing a chronic condition or is living with illness, HMC’s dedicated health care professionals help each member overcome personal obstacles and improve progress. Our specially targeted team includes nurse care managers, physicians, pharmacists, dietitians, exercise physiologists and a host of others. Together, they build strong relationships with members that, in turn, help foster trust, behavior change and lasting positive outcomes.

Cost savings are achieved as well. HMC’s proactive approach combined with personalized health coaching results in healthier and happier people, less missed work and fewer hospital stays. Additionally, our integrated technology and clinical measures ensure increased compliance with health guidelines. Proven expertise in disease management, pregnancy management and lifestyle changes means that HMC can help people get healthier while improving an organization’s bottom line.

At HMC, we’re dedicated to the simple idea that life should feel better. This means meeting members where they are today to help them live healthier tomorrows. It’s how HMC is working to build healthier lives – every day.

Official Health & Wellness Sponsor

For three decades, Healthways has been dedicated to improving the human condition. Each year, we learn more and do more for the millions of individuals who count on us to make a difference in their health and well-being.

Healthways solutions deliver clear value. We are enhancing well-being, improving business performance and reducing healthcare costs. We have a long history of adapting to the customers we serve and honing our solutions for improved impact. Our approach is straightforward. Our solutions are complete, flexible, precise and personal.

Gain a fresh perspective on health and well-being at www.thisishealthways.com

Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health. Our products span the continuum of care, from nutritional products and laboratory diagnostics through medical devices and pharmaceutical therapies. Our comprehensive line of products encircles life itself - addressing important health needs from infancy to the golden years.

Throughout our 120+ year history, Abbott people have been driven by a constant goal: to advance medical science to help people live healthier lives. It's part of our heritage. And, it continues to drive our work. Today, 68,000 Abbott employees around the world share the passion for " Turning Science Into Caring." It's a commitment to focusing on what matters most: life and the potential it holds when we are feeling our best.

Abbott has sales, manufacturing, research and development, and distribution facilities around the world, close to where our customers need us to be. We are recognized for our global reach and our ability to serve our customers around the world. www.abbott.com

ActiveHealth Management is a leading provider of health management services, including disease management, clinical decision support and personal health records. Our solutions, all based on the patented CareEngine® System, help individuals receive quality care and help organizations like health plans, employers and government payors reduce medical costs. More than 18 million people nationwide benefit from ActiveHealth programs. For more information, please visit http://www.activehealth.net/

AllOne Health encourages individuals to take responsibility for their health and provides tools and services to employers and health plans to help support them. Results include better health, improved productivity and reduced health care costs. Headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., AllOne has over 1,000 customers throughout the U.S. and in 44 countries. www.allonehealth.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.

Using AmericanWell's patented technology, consumers can immediately interact with a wide range of physicians by phone, video conferencing or secure live messaging. Consulting physicians can offer medical advice, recommend treatment and prescribe medications online. This service enables participating physicians to enjoy the flexibility of providing reimbursable online consultations at their convenience, which supports a balanced practicing life style.

American Well was founded in 2006 by Drs. Roy and Ido Schoenberg. The founders and their team have successfully built and implemented large scale, mission critical enterprise systems for health plans and delivery networks in the US and abroad. These systems include CareKey™ (now TriZetto's CareAdvance™) for care management and iMDsoft's MetaVision™ for critical care. www.americanwell.com

Booz & Company is a leading global consulting firm, helping the world's top businesses, governments, and organizations. With more than 3,300 people in 58 offices around the world, we bring foresight and knowledge, deep functional expertise, and a practical approach to building capabilities and delivering real impact. We work closely with our clients to create and deliver essential advantage. Visit www.booz.com to learn more about Booz & Company.

The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions ("the Center"), part of Deloitte LLP, is committed to achieving workable solutions through independent and shared research, bringing together relevant stakeholders through roundtables and other forms of engagement, and applying a deep knowledge of health care - both in practice and policy - to the analysis. The Center draws upon the extensive knowledge of innovative thought leaders who are transforming the U.S. health care system to improve quality, reduce costs and increase access for all Americans. These leaders understand and appreciate the value of bringing all stakeholders together, and of collaborating with both the private and public sectors to identify common-ground solutions. The Center's thought leaders provide guidance on Center research and assist in developing innovative solutions to address the nation's health care challenges. Tommy G. Thompson is an Independent Advisor and Founding Chairman of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Dr. Paul H. Keckley serves as the Center's Executive Director. William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D., Chairman of the The Winkenwerder Company LLC, and John Glaser, Chief Information Officer of Partners Health Care, both serve as Senior Advisors. Please visit www.deloitte.com/centerforhealthsolutions for more information.

Erickson Health ^R, the comprehensive healthcare system of Erickson Living, was one of the first developers of a patient centered model of care which continues to achieve 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.erickson.com or join our health blog www.ericksonblog.com/blog.

Extend Health is the market leader in account-based defined contribution health care solutions. We utilize the individual Medicare marketplace to enable employers and public sector entities to both mitigate their accounting liability and offer their Medicare-eligible retirees customized, lower cost health care coverage. We have assisted many of the nations leading organizations including General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Eastman Chemical, Kellogg's and others. Visit us at www.extendhealth.com or contact Darcilyn Stack at 860.770.8418 for more information.

Health Dialog is a leading provider of health support 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 support activities include analytic services (including predictive modeling), telephonic and online Health Coaching for a broad spectrum of conditions (with special emphasis on chronic conditions), healthy lifestyle initiatives, and a wide variety of other types of support for individuals, payers, and physicians. The goal of the various support activities is to help individuals develop more effective relationships with their physicians. For more information about Health Dialog, please visit their website www.healthdialog.com.

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.

As a leader in health benefits innovation, Humana helps our members make healthcare and health insurance decisions with the same well-informed approach they use for other major purchasing decisions. And, of course, we strive to help members achieve the best possible health. Care for each individual is at the core of everything we do, and it's the reason we're committed to guidance. Visit www.humana.com or www.staysmartstayhealthy.com

Kaiser Permanente is America's leading integrated health plan. Founded in 1945, the program is headquartered in Oakland, Calif. Kaiser Permanente serves 8.7 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Today it encompasses Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries, and the Permanente Medical Groups. Nationwide, Kaiser Permanente includes approximately 164,000 technical, administrative and clerical employees and caregivers, and 14,000 physicians representing all specialties. The organization's Labor Management Partnership is the largest such health care partnership in the United States. It governs how more than 130,000 workers, managers, physicians and dentists work together to make Kaiser Permanente the best place to receive care, and the best place to work. For more Kaiser Permanente news, visit the KP News Center at: xnet.kp.org/newscenter

Kalypso is the world's premier innovation consulting firm, helping life sciences companies improve profitability by delivering on the promise of innovation. Kalypso offers clients full service capabilities including Business and Innovation Strategy, Front-End of Innovation, Portfolio and Pipeline Management, Execution and Commercialization, Profit Optimization, PLM Technology, and Leadership and Learning. For more information, visit www.kalypso.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.

Listening to our customers, McKesson delivers collaborative solutions with unrivaled clinical integrity that enable payors, providers and consumers to transform the business and process of healthcare. Our comprehensive portfolio of care management and diagnostic management solutions addresses every facet of your organization's efforts to enhance healthcare quality while improving resource management. www.mckesson.com

Recognized in 2008 by Inc. Magazine as one of the Top 100 Business Service Companies in America, MediConnect is the industry leader in retrieving and digitizing medical records via our secure, HIPAA-compliant website. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and patented processes, MediConnect handles any volume of record requests, delivering them in a secure, organized format.

Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Together with its industry partners, Microsoft helps healthcare and life sciences organizations improve health and reduce costs through innovations that are simple by design, improve collaboration and take advantage of existing investments. Please see our website at 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

Ortho-McNeil, Inc., is committed to providing innovative, high-quality prescription medicines, education and resources for patients, healthcare providers, and other members of the healthcare community in primary care, specialty and hospital settings. Headquartered in Raritan, N.J., the company markets products for infectious diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, pain management, women's healthcare and urology. For more information, visit www.ortho-mcneil.com.

Paquin Healthcare Companies is the national leader in Retail Healthcare solutions for hospital systems. Retail Healthcare is a key strategy for creating new profit centers, strengthening a brand, and improving patient outcomes by extending the care continuum with innovative patient-centric consumer services. Paquin Healthcare provides Hospital System Retail Business Plans, Retail Space Optimization Plans, and the Development of Specialty Medical stores that link to patient health conditions. Bricks and mortar stores as well as online retail solutions are part of the suite of consulting and implementation services offered. In order to remain competitive, hospitals must incorporate retail healthcare strategies into their operating plans. Paquin Healthcare has more than 200 hospital clients nationwide including North Shore-LIJ, CHRISTUS Health, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. www.paquinhealthcare.com

Come meet Tony Paquin, CEO of Paquin Healthcare and Author of The Retail Healthcare Revolution at the opening night reception, for a special book signing event, booth #511.

Sanofi-aventis U.S. is an affiliate of sanofi-aventis, a leading global pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and distributes therapeutic solutions to help improve the lives of patients. Sanofi-aventis is listed in Paris (EURONEXT: SAN) and in New York (NYSE: SNY). For more information, visit: www.sanofi-aventis.us or www.sanofi-aventis.com

TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management™. TriZetto provides healthcare payers with core administration systems, care and network management applications and a wide range of constituent Web solutions. Comprehensive solutions for Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid plans also are available, as are hosting, business and professional services. For more information, visit www.trizetto.com

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. Contact National Accounts by calling 1.800.873.5198 or by email at [email protected]. VITAS.com.

Ascender Software is a national leader in healthcare analytics. Ascender's comprehensive solutions are designed to meet the demands of healthcare organizations needing to improve their P4P, HEDIS, PQRI, and HCC outcomes. With over 15 years of experience, Ascender has empowered many organizations to reduce costs and improve patient satisfaction, while increasing revenue. www.ascendersoft.com

Best Doctors is the trusted medical resource for ensuring that employees have the right diagnosis and the right treatment. Offered as a health benefit through employers, the companys expert medical consultation has a direct and immediate impact on the quality and cost of care for employees and employers. Founded in 1989 by two Harvard Medical School professors, Best Doctors serves more than 260 insurers, employers and health plans, touching 15 million people in 30 countries. For more information please visit: www.bestdoctors.com

Broadlane is a leading technology-oriented healthcare services company that reduces cost and creates operational efficiencies for thousands of acute care hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, physician practices and other healthcare providers in the United States. Its core services include supply chain management and clinical workforce management services.

Broadlane's comprehensive set of services focused on contracting, purchasing, clinical and pharmacy cost management, workforce management, capital equipment and information management, helps providers reduce costs and improve financial performance.

The company is headquartered in Dallas with offices in Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, New York City and Oakland. For more information, www.broadlane.com.

BST is a global safety consulting and solutions firm dedicated to creating extraordinary, sustainable results for organizations. From the shop floor to the boardroom, BST develops safety leadership capability, creates high-performance cultures and strengthens employee commitment to safety by applying unique processes, technology, tools and training. For more information please visit www.bstsolutions.com/healthcare

Clinical Solutions produces software solutions for healthcare.

Our solutions, designed by clinicians, help healthcare professionals safely and consistently assess a patient's symptoms and direct them to the most appropriate level of care. This results in more efficient management of resources and alleviates pressure on emergency and primary healthcare services.

Our goal is to fully utilize our market expertise, expand our international presence, and change the way the world accesses health and social care services. www.csdss.com

ConnextionsHealth's industry expertise, proprietary technology and highly trained professionals help the nation's best-known health insurance plans to grow, retain and serve their members. Our solutions deliver higher conversion ratios, lower cost of sales and better member retention rates. Go to www.ConnextionsHealth.com

Good communication is the very foundation of quality care, and CosmoCom raises health enterprises to new levels of communication and care with the most advanced all-IP contact center platform in the industry. The global leader in Contact Center Consolidation 2.0, CosmoCom supports optimum care with a lower TCO and a more favorable ROI than any comparable system. From advanced inbound call routing to sophisticated outbound campaigns for proactive health and lifestyle management, CosmoCom technology empowers health practitioners to create virtual contact centers of any size with unified recording, reporting and administration.

Consolidation 2.0 creates savings through greater agent efficiency, right-shoring, efficient IP communications, implementation and support savings, outsourcer control, and lower maintenance costs. Consolidation 2.0 enabled by CosmoCom is available as a premise-based platform and as a hosted service from top global service providers. Learn more at www.cosmocom.com/HealthcareContactCenter.

dbMotion is an innovative provider of health interoperability and intelligence solutions. It develops and markets the dbMotion™ Solution, a proven SOA-based platform that enables healthcare organizations and health information exchanges (HIEs) to meaningfully integrate and leverage their information assets, driving improvements in the quality, safety and efficiency of patient care. This approach transforms care through the creation of a virtual patient record by logically connecting a group of care providers and organizations without requiring the replacement of existing information systems. By providing ubiquitous access to integrated patient information the solution connects care settings and bridges gaps that often exist between inpatient/acute care and community care, empowering clinicians and demonstrating a compelling return on investment (ROI). This robust solution is field-proven having been implemented in some of the world's most demanding healthcare IT environments since 2001. For more about dbMotion read our brochure or visit www.dbmotion.com

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first. Established in 1891, Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. For more information, visit: www.merck.com.

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, more than 80,000 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

Satori World Medical is a payor supported, employer sponsored, consumer choice global healthcare network that provides all stakeholders world-class quality healthcare, excellent service and significant financial benefit. We are leading the way in the globalization of healthcare services through an innovative patent-pending business and care model. Our revolutionary approach will be the benchmark for global healthcare. www.satoriworldmedical.com

TelaDoc is a national network of board certified physicians providing cross coverage consultations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. TelaDoc physicians use medical records and telephone consultations to diagnose, recommend treatment and write short-term prescriptions, when appropriate. TelaDoc does not replace the existing primary care physician relationship but instead enhances it with an efficient, cost-effective alternative for minor medical problems. www.teladoc.com