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Aetna, Geisinger, Sharecare, and UnitedHealthcare to Keynote Parks Associates' Fourth-Annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging ConsumersDALLAS, Aug. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates today announced the keynote lineup for the fourth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, August 29-31 at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, California. Executives from Aetna Digital, Geisinger Health System, Sharecare Inc., and UnitedHealthcare will examine new digital health technologies as part of the Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon and the transformational impact of these connected solutions on the U.S. healthcare system. "The U.S. healthcare industry is currently at a crossroads," said Jennifer Kent, Director, Research Quality & Product Development, Parks Associates. "Many policy and funding decisions are in flux, but the consumerization trends will continue. Connected health solutions can facilitate key use cases favorable to consumers, including remote health monitoring, aging in place, and independent living. The keynotes at Connected Health Summit have all dealt with market uncertainty while developing innovative healthcare solutions or services, and their strategic insights are invaluable for success going forward." "Care used to be tied to the visit because that is where the resources were," said Chanin Wendling, AVP, Informatics, Geisinger Health System. "With connected health, we can connect the patient and clinical teams at any point, transforming the execution of care to a very active process that can more easily tailor to the patient's lifestyle and enable the patient and his/her family to be active members of the care team." "We cannot do an effective job of getting individuals to engage in their health unless we understand the obstacles they face in addressing their issues," said Dale Rayman, SVP, Actuarial Consulting & Business Development, Sharecare. "Then we have to employ the best, evidence-based solutions to help them address both the obstacles and issues. Finally, you need to ask yourself whether it's appealing enough that members would be lining up to do it? Don't forget that we're competing with Facebook and HGTV for their time." The keynote schedule for Connected Health Summit is as follows: Wednesday, August 30
Thursday, August 31
Registration is open, and media are invited to attend. For information, visit www.connectedhealthsummit.com. To schedule an interview or to request data, contact Julia Homier at [email protected], 972-996-0214. About Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers analyzes the role of innovative connected health solutions in driving changes in consumer behaviors as well as healthcare systems, insurers, and hospital networks. www.connectedhealthsummit.com. For Immediate Release View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aetna-geisinger-sharecare-and-unitedhealthcare-to-keynote-parks-associates-fourth-annual-connected-health-summit-engaging-consumers-300509011.html SOURCE Parks Associates |