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Dr. Mansoor Khan, CEO of Alere Analytics, to Share Vision on the Future of Big Data & Predictive Analytics at Boston Children's Hospital Global Pediatric Innovation Summit
[October 29, 2014]

Dr. Mansoor Khan, CEO of Alere Analytics, to Share Vision on the Future of Big Data & Predictive Analytics at Boston Children's Hospital Global Pediatric Innovation Summit


LOWELL, Mass. --(Business Wire)--

Alere Analytics, an Alere subsidiary specializing in analytics and clinical decision support (CDS) technology, today announced that Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Dr. Mansoor Khan will participate in an industry panel that demonstrates how predictive analytics and Big Data is rapidly transforming the way we approach and ultimately harness the power of healthcare information. The panel will take place at the 2014 Boston Children's Hospital Global Pediatric Innovation Summit, which is being held at the Boston Seaport Hotel on October 30 - 31. During the conference, Alere Analytics will be showcasing the Company's clinical decision support, population health and advanced analytics solutions at booth #114L.

The 2014 Global Pediatric Innovation Summit provides a vibrant mix of thought leaders including clinicians, health care leaders, venture capitalists, policy makers, payers and other stakeholders for a productive exchange about the most pressing pain points in pediatric medicine. The robust program features an Innovation Tank, during which several innovators will present their concepts to a panel of clinicians and venture capitalists, a slate of keynote speakers representing all stages of the innovation cycle and five panels focused on top clinical, technology and business opportunities in pediatric innovation. Confirmed keynotes panelists and moderators include Fast Company's Bill Taylor, Daymond John, from ABC's Shark Tank, Nicholas Negroponte (News - Alert), from the MIT Media Lab and NPR's Tom Ashbrook of "On Point."

Information About Alere Analytics' Industry Panel

Conference: Boston Children's Hospital Global Pediatric Innovation Summit

When and Where: Friday, October 31st at 1:40 PM at the Boston Seaport Hotel

Panel Track: Predictive Analytics & Big Data: Putting Records to Work



Moderator: Tom Ashbrook, Host "On Point", WBUR

Panelist: Dr. Mansoor Khan, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Alere Analytics


Panel Synopsis (News - Alert): We live in an era of data. From claims databases to electronic health records to apps, data are being generated at an unprecedented level. Yet accessing and harnessing data to work for providers and patients and inform decisions about individual patients and patient populations represents a work-in-progress. This panel, moderated by National Public Radio's Tom Ashbrook, reviews the current state of predictive analytics and big data, the potential and promise and opportunities for innovation from the lens of clinicians, industry, investors and regulatory leaders.

Dr. Mansoor Khan also participated in an expert panel discussion on the impact of population health technology at the HIMSS New England chapter event that took place on October 21, 2014.

Topics Addressed during the HIMSS Panel Included:

  • Improving population health within your clinical organization
  • Strategies for addressing population health vs. care for individual patients
  • Value of population health strategies for organizations that are receiving fee-for-service payments
  • The importance of data analytics tools and what tools are needed to address population health
  • Impact of population health in helping to reduce health disparities (race/ethnicity/gender)
  • Best practices for organizations to develop innovative approaches to population health

If you are interested in learning more about Alere Analytics advanced analytics and population health technology solutions, please visit our website at www.AlereAnalytics.com. Alere Analytics offers a comprehensive suite of innovative hospital and provider solutions, which includes clinical surveillance, population health management, anticoagulation home monitoring, regulatory reporting, quality measures and infection control solutions.

About Alere Analytics

Alere Analytics, formerly DiagnosisOne, provides the healthcare industry with unparalleled analytics and clinical decision support tools based on a single platform. The company's analytics and decision support solution leverages the world's largest library of evidence-based medical knowledge and integrates seamlessly with existing hospital and laboratory information systems. It delivers intelligent and actionable information that can help to improve patient care, enable better care coordination and provide innovative approaches to clinical analytics and population health. Alere Analytics' customers include hospitals, healthcare providers, payers, EHR companies, systems integrators and government entities. Based in Lowell, Mass., Alere Analytics was formed as DiagnosisOne in 2005 by a team of physicians and healthcare IT professionals. In July 2012, DiagnosisOne joined Alere, a leading provider of near-patient diagnostics and health information solutions, and is now conducting business as Alere Analytics. For more information about the Company and its solutions, visit www.alereanalytics.com.

About Alere Inc.

Alere's global leading rapid diagnostic products and services, as well as its new product development efforts, focus on infectious disease, cardiometabolic disease and toxicology. Alere is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information regarding Alere, please visit www.alere.com.


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