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TIA Conference to Convene Healthcare Leaders to Address Pressing Health Technology Issues, October 7-10 in Washington, D.C.(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 27 -- The Telecommunications Industry Association issued the following news release: The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, said today that its flagship conference, TIA 2013, will explore how the communications network and emerging technology trends will impact the healthcare industry. TIA 2013: The Future of the Network will bring executives, thought leaders, technologists and policymakers to Washington, D.C. on October 7-10. The event will include interactive presentations and sessions addressing critical health tech issues, including Electronic Health Records (EHRs), m-health, Big Data, network modernization, cloud computing, data security, and more. The last few years have been a time of rapid technological advancement in the healthcare industry, resulting in opportunities for organizations to achieve greater efficiency and cost savings, but also raising new questions and concerns - from the security of health data to network modernization challenges. TIA 2013 will provide guidance for healthcare CIOs, CTOs, Network Managers and IT Managers, as well as suppliers of networks and network equipment to healthcare organizations, on how to navigate these issues and harness the power of the network to improve care, coordinate service delivery and increase productivity. TIA 2013 will feature top healthcare technology executives, innovators and thought leaders, including: Navin Govind, Founder & CEO, Aventyn, Inc. Meredith Baratz, VP, Strategic Insights and Innovation, UnitedHealth Group Rick A. Cnossen, Director, Intel Global Health IT, Intel Eleanor Chye, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, AT&T ForHealth David C. Kibbe, MD MBA, President & CEO, DirectTrust Bridget Gallagher, Senior Vice President, Community Services, Jewish Home Lifecare TIA 2013 will also feature presentations by more than 250 other ICT executives, with additional keynotes from acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn, members of Congress, and the leadership of AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Labs, CenturyLink, China Mobile, GENBAND, Frontier, Neustar, Samsung Mobile, Amazon Web Services, Sprint, Verizon and The Weather Company. To obtain press credentials for the conference, contact Ashley Rook at [email protected] or 202.429.4929. Members of the media may also click here to register online. For a full schedule of events, visit tia2013.org. WHO: Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) WHAT: TIA 2013: The Future of the Network WHEN: Oct. 7-10, 2013 WHERE: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745 Sponsors of TIA 2013: The Future of the Network include the Host Sponsor, GENBAND, along with ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, Ascom, AT&T, Cisco, Dell, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Goodman Networks, Henkels & McCoy, IHS Global, ILS Technology, Integra Networks, Intel, Juniper Networks, McAfee, Panasonic, Power & TelephoneSupply, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, TE Connectivity, Tellabs, Telmar, Verizon, Walker and Associates, and ZTE. TIA 2013 also has the support of a number of industry organizations, including: BICSI, ChannelVision, Connected Nation, Consumer Electronics Daily, Convergencia Latina, Communications Daily, Current Analysis, Dark Fiber Community, DirectTrust, FierceMarkets, GigaOM, GlobalVision, GreenTouch, InfoComm, Inside Networks, IPSO Alliance, IT-AAC, Light Reading, MEF, Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), QuEST Forum, SDNCentral, Small Cell Forum, StateTelephone Regulation Report, TelecomHub, Telecom Review, Via Satellite, Washington Internet Daily, Wi-Fi Alliance, and others. TNS 24HariCha-130828-30FurigayJane-4468433 30FurigayJane (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |