Industry News

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. Ameridial Receives Outsourcing Award (February 9 2011 - Ameridial)

Ameridial Inc. is pleased to announce that it has once again received a Top Outsourcer Award from ContactCenterWorld.com. more»

54. Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Cardiocom as a Technology Enabler for Superior Cost-Effective Remote Chronic Care Management (January 10 2011 - PR Newswire )

Based on its recent analysis of the remote patient monitoring market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Cardiocom with the 2011 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Enabling Technology. Cardiocom provides integrated clinical telehealth services that offer significant cost savings to the healthcare community. more»

55. Ameridial Honored for Helping Clients Improve CRM (August 10 2010 - Ameridial)

Ameridial announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC)'s Customer Interaction Solutions® magazine has named Ameridial as a recipient of a 2010 CRM Excellence Award. Customer Interaction Solutions has been the premier publication in the CRM, call center and teleservices industries since 1982. more»

56. Ameridial Ranked Top 50 Teleservices Agency (April 13 2010 - Ameridial)

Ameridial, Inc. announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC®), a global integrated media company, has ranked Ameridial on its Silver Anniversary Top 50 Teleservices Agencies by its publication Customer Interaction Solutions®. For 2010, Ameridial ranked #17 in the Outbound category and #21 in the Inbound category. more»