MedicalPlexus to sponsor and exhibit at Partners HealthCare’s Connected Health Symposium 2008, register today!

The MP team is proud to annouce that it will sponsor the Partners Healthcare Connected Health Symposium on October 27-28, 2008. We have also been invited to exhibit at the symposium, so come check us out on the first floor where we will be demo-ing our platform.

The term “connected health” reflects the range of opportunities for technology-enabled care programs and the potential for new strategies in healthcare delivery.

The Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare, is a leader in the use of technology to deliver quality care outside of the hospital or doctor’s office. CCH is developing initiatives in telehealth, remote care and disease and lifestyle management programs, to better manage and monitor patient health, offer expert second opinions and provide convenient, personalized medical care.

This year, CCH is organizing the Symposium around a specific mission and a unique capability, to bring MDs and nurses into a conversation about information technology and practical economics:

Partners HealthCare’s Connected Health Symposium 2008
“Who Provides, Who Decides, Who Pays: Consumers, Clinicians, and Business Models”
Oct. 27- 28, 2008
Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA

Speakers and presenters include:
•    U.S. Sen. John Kerry, lead sponsor of legislation to make ePrescribing standard for Medicare
•    Regina Herzlinger, Harvard Business School professor
•    Cass Sunstein, Harvard Law School professor
•    Molly Coye, Founder and CEO, Health Technology Center
•    Adam Darkins, MD, Chief Consultant for Care Coordination, US Dept. of Veterans Affairs
•    Steve Fox, VP of Provider Network Management, BCBS of Massachusetts
•    Susannah Fox, Associate Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project
•    John Glaser, CIO, Partners HealthCare
•    Matthew Holt, The Health Care Blog
•    Angie Hicks, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Angies List
•    Derek Newell, CEO, Health Hero Networks
•    Carol Diamond, Managing Director of Markle Foundation’s Healthcare Program
•    Scott Shapiro, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Marketing, HealthGrades

And that’s just a start. You won’t want to miss:
•    Remote Monitoring in Home Health Care: Lessons Learned from Advanced Users, featuring Tim Ashe, National Director, Fazzi Associates, Chris Attaya, CEO, Partners Home Care, and Adam Darkins, MD, Chief Consultant for Care Coordination, US Dept. of Veterans Affairs.

•    Incentives, Penalties and Mandates: Crisscrossing Lines and Testing Boundaries in the Quest for Quality and Safety, with Steve Fox, VP of Provider Network Management, BCBSMA, and Cynthia Bero, CIO, Partners Community Healthcare.

•    The CIO’s Take: Connecting for Health Beyond the Bounds of Institutions, moderated by Nick Augustinos, Director, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco Systems, and featuring Aurelia Boyer, CIO, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and John Glaser, CIO, Partners HealthCare.

Registration: To all MedicalPlexus members, Partners extends a special opportunity to register for October’s Symposium for $650, $145 off the regular rate.  To obtain the discount, register as “general public” at http://www.connected-health.org and type in “MP” in the invitation code box.  Then continue the registration process until finished.  For questions, feel free to contact Margaret Spinale at  617-643-3905 or mmspinale@partners.org.

The MP team looks forward to seeing you there!