Press Releases

39. U.S., global health care leaders to convene in Washington for 9th Annual World Health Care Congress, April 16-18 (February 7 2012 - World Congress)

WASHINGTON, D.C. February 7, 2012 – The 9th Annual World Health Care Congress will convene in Washington D.C. April 16-18, 2012, gathering 1,600 top executives from all industry sectors – both domestic and global – to share insights on emerging trends and best practices for a health care system grappling with the implications of reform and seeking new innovations to provide more-efficient, cost-effective care. more»

40. Integration: Redefining Employee-centric Health Care (February 1 2012 - Best Doctors)

Health care is increasingly population-based and impersonal. But a patient is not a population. She is a human being with her own personal and family medical history. But managed care programs too often treat her like a number. more»

41. Teaming Up on Innovation (January 25 2012 - CFO.com)

Chances are your employees have some ideas about how to make the business better. Some of them might be brilliant; others abysmal. But few companies are able to effectively corral the ideas and separate the wheat from the chaff, meaning many so-called growth strategies are simply the product of political savvy rather than holistic calculations. more»

42. 9th Annual World Health Care Congress announces strategic partnership with International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery (January 24 2012 - World Congress)

www.worldcongress.com/events/HR12000/pdf/HR12000_WHCC_12_01_13_IPIHDPartnership.pdf more»

43. GLOBAL HEALTH LEADER BEST DOCTORS, INC. ANNOUNCES RECORD GROWTH FOR 2011 (January 17 2012 - Best Doctors)

Best Doctors (www.bestdoctors.com), the global health firm headquartered in Boston, today announced 2011 brought record revenues, client acquisition, international staff expansion, new products, and several corporate awards. more»

44. Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank founder, joins 3rd Annual World Health Innovations Summit, April 16-17, 2012, Washington, D.C. (January 12 2012 - World Health Care Congress)

As increasing amounts of health innovations are developed in emerging markets and adapted and implement in wealthier nations, the 3rd Annual World Health Innovations Summit at the World Health Care Congress will convene an international delegation of business and government leaders to exchange strategies on innovations in financing affordable care, new and sustainable primary care infrastructures, and innovative delivery models to deliver low cost, high quality care. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus, founder, Grameen Bank and Grameen Health, will join the program to discuss innovations in global health care financing mechanisms for equitable access to care. more»

45. CEOs from Xerox, Verizon, Aetna lead keynote agenda at 9th Annual World Health Care Congress, April 16-18, 2012, Washington, D.C. (January 12 2012 - World Health Care Congress)

WASHINGTON, D.C. January 12, 2012 – With innovation vital to success in the rapidly changing health care landscape, the 9th Annual World Health Care Congress will convene CEOs from several top U.S. companies, including Ursula Burns of Xerox, Lowell McAdam of Verizon Communications and Mark Bertolini of Aetna to deliver key strategies toward improving care while controlling costs and increasing workforce productivity. more»

46. Evan Falchuk’s See First Blog (January 1 2012 - Best Doctors)

47. Aetna and Emory Healthcare Announce New Collaborative Care Model for Aetna Medicare Advantage Plan Members and Emory Employees Covered by the Aetna Employee Health Plan (October 26 2011 - Businesswire)

Aetna and Emory Healthcare Inc. announced today a collaborative agreement that includes a patient-centered medical home program for Aetna Medicare Advantage plan members accessing Emory Healthcare facilities, as well as Emory's employees and family members covered by the Emory employee health plan that is administered by Aetna. more»

48. Ameridial Honored for Helping Clients Improve CRM (June 23 2011 - Ameridial)

49. GE healthymagination Highlights Global Health Innovation in Annual Reports (May 16 2011 - GE healthymagination)

“Healthcare touches everyone.” That’s the theme of GE healthymagination’s 2010 annual report, released online on May 16. The report highlights the company’s progress during the second year of its six-year, $6 billion commitment to provide better health for more people, by tackling one of the toughest health challenges—global health—through innovation, smarter technology, cost-efficient delivery and helping healthcare providers improve the performance of existing facilities. more»

50. Ameridial Ranked Top 50 Teleservices Agency (May 12 2011 - Ameridial, Inc.)

Ameridial, Inc. announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC®), a global integrated media company, has ranked Ameridial on its Top 50 Teleservices Agencies List by its publication Customer Interaction Solutions®. For 2011, Ameridial ranked #16 in the Outbound category and #20 in the Inbound category. more»

51. Free & Clear Rebrands to Alere Wellbeing (April 27 2011 - Alere)

Free & Clear, a national leader in behavior change services for health improvement, announced today that it will change its name to Alere Wellbeing. more»

52. More Do-It-Yourself Medical Tests (April 14 2011 - Technology Review (MIT))

Over the last few years, a small slice of medicine has moved out of the doctor's office and into clinics at CVS, Walmart, or other retail outlets. QuickCheck Health, a startup based in Excelsior, Minnesota, aims to push this trend further by bring more diagnostic testing to the home. The company is developing tests for urinary tract infection, strep throat, and other ailments that will be sold at drugstores for consumers to use at home. more»

53. Telemedicine India, Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing, AYZH, honored at WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Exhibit, April 2011, Washington, D.C. (April 13 2011 - World Congress)

A special program that is training women in rural Bangladesh to become nurses, a project that allows doctors in India to make “house calls” with residents who cannot easily visit a care center, and a global effort to fulfill the needs of impoverished women by bringing them affordable appropriate technologies that increase income and improve health, were honored this month as part of the WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Exhibit in Washington, D.C. more»

54. Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey joins hundreds of senior health care leaders from U.S. and abroad as 8th Annual World Health Care Congress concludes in Washington, D.C. (April 8 2011 - World Congress)

The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress, the most prestigious event for senior health care leaders from all sectors of health care and government, concluded in Washington D.C. this week with a day of dynamic presenters that included a though-provoking discussion Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey on the status of health in America and how his company is working to make its employees among the healthiest in the nation. more»

55. Health Care Leaders Worldwide Express Support for Telehealth (April 7 2011 - ihealthbeat.org)

Health care leaders from around the world say that telehealth could lead to broad transformation in health care delivery, according to a survey released Wednesday at the World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C., Healthcare IT News reports. more»

56. Cisco to Share Global Policymakers' Views on Transforming Healthcare at 8th Annual World Health Care Congress (April 6 2011 - Justmeans.com / CSR News)

Cisco invites media and 2011 World Health Care Congress attendees to a "Ministerial Forum on Global Health Innovation: A Perspective on National Health Opportunities" keynote and panel with Cisco executive Frances Dare and health ministers from around the world on Wednesday, April 6, at noon. more»

57. David Aylward, Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance, to be featured speaker at the World Health Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C. (March 4 2011 - World Congress)

The 2nd Annual World Health Innovation Summit is pleased to announce David Aylward, Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance, as a featured presenter at the Summit to be held April 4-6, 2011 in Washington, D.C. more»