9th Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference Features Information Technologies Inspiring Consumer Engagement and Behavior Change

The Ninth Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference & Exhibition, organized by The Center for Business Innovation (TCBI), will focus on technology-enabled participatory medicine connecting everyone in the care continuum interested in inspiring consumer engagement and facilitating accountable care. The conference will take place at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco, CA, on July 19-20, 2012.

"Healthcare is reaching the defining moment when patients and care providers are clearly seeing the value of sharing health information to provide accountable care,” said Vince Kuraitis, JD, MBA, principal, Better Health Technologies, LLC, a conference chairperson, advisory board member and keynote speaker.  Kuraitis added a message to the attendees to “explore how this shift paves the way for Healthcare Unbound technologies and business models"


Keynote Speakers
In addition to Kuraitis, keynote speakers include thought leaders from the Intel-GE Care Innovations™, CMS Innovation Center, Continua Health Alliance, Care Continuum Alliance, Fazzi Associates, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, LeadingAge, Netspective Communications LLC, and the Vanderbilt University and Medical Center.

Forrester’s Definition of Healthcare Unbound
Consumer and healthcare technologies are driving opportunities to serve patients in new ways and in new settings. Forrester Research coined the term “Healthcare Unbound” to encompass the trends toward technology-aided self-care, mobile care and home care, defining it as “technology in, on, and around the body that frees care from formal institutions.” This rapidly evolving technology field includes sensor technology, wearable computing, home-based health monitoring solutions, and wellness and lifestyle support solutions.

About the Conference
The program has approximately 70 speakers. Sessions will include in-depth coverage of technology-enabled chronic care management and wellness promotion; the role of Healthcare Unbound technologies in facilitating accountable care and patient centered medical homes; legal/regulatory and reimbursement issues; payer, employer and financier perspectives; and much more.  The Conference features an Aging Services educational track that is co-sponsored by LeadingAge (formerly AAHSA) and the LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST); the program also features sessions on innovative applications of mhealth, ehealth, gaming, and social media.

Registration Information
Full details on the event, including registration, are available at www.tcbi.org.  For additional information, please contact TCBI: Ph: 310.265.2570 Email: [email protected].
  
Complimentary Press Passes
TCBI is currently offering free press passes to this event.  If interested in receiving a press pass, please contact TCBI:  Ph: 310.265.2570  Email: [email protected]. Or, connect with Katy Janeway, ReviveHealth; Ph: 805-617-2846 Email: [email protected], www.revivepr.com

About TCBI
The Center for Business Innovation (TCBI) organizes conferences and exhibitions for the U.S. and international markets.For additional information, please visit www.tcbi.org.