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Continua Health Alliance is a non-profit, open industry coalition of the finest healthcare and technology companies joining together in collaboration to improve the quality of personal healthcare. With more than 225 member companies around the world, Continua is dedicated to establishing a system of interoperable personal health solutions with the knowledge that extending those solutions into the home fosters independence, empowers individuals and provides the opportunity for truly personalized health and wellness management. www.continuaalliance.org

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Founded in 1990, the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) has grown to be the leading non-profit association dedicated to the support and development of the profession of case management. It is based in Little Rock, AR, and serves more than 11,000 members, 20,000 subscribers, and 70+ chapters through educational forums, networking opportunities, legislative advocacy and establishing standards to advance the profession.

Its leadership programs, educational forums, and breadth of tools and resources enable case management professionals to ensure more positive outcomes for individual patients' healthcare needs. Case management professionals help patients get healthier, faster; and help curtail the exorbitant costs that too often afflict the nation's health care system. To further the professional knowledge and career opportunities of its members, CMSA also offers a number of education programs. www.cmsa.org

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The Mass Technology Leadership Council is dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship, driving innovation and promoting the success of companies that develop and deploy technology across industry sectors. The Council provides a forum for business, professional and economic development through educational programs and signature events; networking between industry executives and potential partners, investors, and customers; sponsoring research on the industry; engaging in activities to enhance the quality and quantity of the next generation of technology professionals; advocating in favor of technology policies that promote innovation and entrepreneurship; and recognizing industry-leading companies and people.

Health Plan Week, formerly Managed Care Week, provides business, financial and regulatory news of the health insurance industry. Each week, this newsletter covers new benefit designs and underwriting practices, new products and marketing strategies, mergers and alliances and more. Annual subscriptions include access to free quarterly data - Key Financial Indicators for Leading Health Plans.

AAHAM is the premier association for patient accounting and administrative management professionals. AAHAM offers certification, education, networking and government relations to over 2500 members and 38 chapters. AAHAM is renowned for its certification programs; the Certified Patient Account Manager (CPAM), The Certified Clinic Account Manager (CCAM), The Certified Patient Account Technician (CPAT) and The Certified Clinic Account Technician (CCAT). Visit our website at www.aaham.org or call 703/281-4043 for additional information.

ClickHealth (www.clickhealth.org) is a telemedicine organization that was founded out of MIT's media labs. ClickHealth connects patients to medical specialists through community health workers equipped with ClickDocs, mobile phones utilized to provide remote medical support, in order to develop country-wide low-cost, sustainable health care services. ClickHealth was awarded Outstanding Innovation in Telemedicine by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, at the World Health Care Conference in Washington, DC.

Currently, ClickHealth has pilot programs running in Egypt, Botswana, Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Nepal, Mexico, Haiti, and Philadelphia. This summer ClickHealth is starting programs in Honduras, Malawi, Kenya, Sudan, Guyana, and Peru.

Published in partnership with HIMSS, Healthcare IT News reports on events that affect those working in the healthcare information technology industry. Our more than 50,000 readers include IT professionals employed in physician practices, hospitals, integrated delivery networks and payer organizations, as well as members of the C-suite in those entities. Ranked #1 by hospital CIOs two years in a row (PERQ/HCI study 2005, 2006), Healthcare IT News offers timely, relevant news on new technologies; on IT strategies and tactics; on statutory and regulatory issues decided in Washington, D.C. (as well as state policies); and on news about their colleagues and competitors. www.healthcareitnews.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.

MobiHealthNews offers a combination of breaking news, exclusive interviews, live event coverage and industry commentary to its growing readership of hospital administrators, healthcare service providers, physicians, nurses and the industry players designing, developing and deploying the wireless services that are transforming healthcare today. Healthcare executives rely on daily reports from MobiHealthNews to track innovations and to define sustainable business models for this emerging wireless health industry.

MobiHealthNews is both a daily, online news portal and free, weekly newsletter. Subscribe Today!

MobileHealthWatch.com, brought to you by the editors of Healthcare IT News and Healthcare Finance News, is dedicated to point of care and mobile healthcare news and resources. The site offers news, commentary and community participation on the developments in the mobile health space. Topics covered include devices and hardware, security, WLAN networking and infrastructure, patient monitoring, real-time location systems, supply chain management and Wi-Fi telephony.newsletter. MobileHealthWatch.com is dedicated to point of care and mobile healthcare IT news and resources.

As health care leaders explore how best to draw upon billions in new federal dollars for health information technology, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) will release a white paper identifying the capabilities and functionalities of eHealth applications that experts consider crucial to support the patient centered medical home (PCMH).

Meaningful Connections: A resource guide for using health IT to support the patient centered medical home will be released at the PCPCC's April 28 Stakeholder's Working Meeting in Washington, DC. www.pcpcc.net/content/meaningful-connections-it-resource-guide

PharmaVOICE is the executive forum that allows business leaders to engage in a candid dialogue on the myriad challenges and trends impacting the life-sciences industry. PharmaVOICE reaches more than 17,000 U.S.-based executives who influence business strategies and affect change. Published monthly, PharmaVOICE provides readers with insightful and thought-provoking commentary in a multiple-perspective format through its forums, topics, and articles that cover a range of issues from molecule through market. To Raise Your VOICE, contact [email protected].

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Strategic Insights on the Future of the Health Insurance Industry www.corporateresearchgroup.com/MarketTrends

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The WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Site seeks and promotes health care innovations that can reduce the cost of quality care. Visit the site to learn how the share your innovation.