Don't miss the 2012 Connected Health Symposium

Don't miss the 9th annual Connected Health Symposium this October 25 and 26th, at Boston's Park Plaza Hotel and Tower. I was there last year and it was a great experience! I'm sure 2012 will be even better.

This year, the theme is: Innovations to Build Value, Accountable Care and Patient Engagement.

With over 100 speakers and numerous networking events, attendees will have an opportunity to hear innovative thinking, participate in discussions and network.

This is our chance to come together and define the future of care delivery and ensure better integration of quality care in the day-to-day lives of our patients.

Learn more here: http://symposium.connected-health.org/

Janssen Unveils Challenges to Address Connected Care #cisummit

Janssen Healthcare Innovation Announces JANSSEN CONNECTED CARE CHALLENGE to Spur Innovation in Patient Care

Janssen Connected Care Challenge seeks transformational transition care ideas and offers awards totaling $250,000 to develop winning solutions

WASHINGTON D.C., January 26, 2012—Today Janssen Healthcare Innovation , a team within Janssen Research & Development, LLC., (Janssen), announced the Janssen Connected Care Challenge at the Health Care Innovations Summit in Washington, D.C. The Janssen Connected Care Challenge calls for technology solutions to improve the coordination of care for patients as they are being discharged from the hospital. Janssen Healthcare Innovation will award a total of $250,000 to support further development of the top three ideas that improve healthcare outcomes.

The challenge finalists will benefit from funding and external expert collaboration while retaining independence and ownership of their business concepts. By working with outside experts, Janssen is able to tap a wider range of expertise, capabilities and resources to bring new advances and solutions in healthcare.

You can still register for the 2011 Connected Health Symposium in Boston #CHS11

I just got back from a trip to Boston and I'm looking forward to another excuse to return to Boston this month. I'm speaking at the 2011 Connected Health Symposium (Oct 20-21 in Boston).

I'll be on this panel on Tuesday: Expert panel #5: Facebooking Health: Scouting Out the Latest Trends in Online Patient Communities and Social Media (Plaza)

Moderator: Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, Assistant Professor, Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
- John Brownstein, PhD, Research Faculty, Children's Hospital Boston; Director, Computational Epidemiology Group, Informatics Program, Children's Hospital Boston
- Chris Cartter, General Manager, MeYou Health
- Tara Cousineau, PhD, Founder and CEO, BodiMojo
- Joseph Kim, MD, President, Medical Communications Media; Founder and Editor of MedicalSmartphones.com

I really look forward to being back in Boston. I'll be back to MIT to see how it's changed over the years. Maybe I'll go running along the Esplanade.

Follow the Twitter hashtag #CHS11 to see all the tweets from the 2011 Connected Health Symposium.

Hope to see you at the 2011 Connected Health Symposium in Boston #CHS11

I'm getting very excited to attend the 2011 Connected Health Symposium (Oct 20-21 in Boston).

I'll be speaking on a panel discussion on Tuesday: Expert panel #5: Facebooking Health: Scouting Out the Latest Trends in Online Patient Communities and Social Media (Plaza)

Moderator: Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, Assistant Professor, Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
- John Brownstein, PhD, Research Faculty, Children's Hospital Boston; Director, Computational Epidemiology Group, Informatics Program, Children's Hospital Boston
- Chris Cartter, General Manager, MeYou Health
- Tara Cousineau, PhD, Founder and CEO, BodiMojo
- Joseph Kim, MD, President, Medical Communications Media; Founder and Editor of MedicalSmartphones.com

I really look forward to being back in Boston. I'll be back to MIT to see how it's changed over the years. Maybe I'll go running along the Esplanade.

Follow the Twitter hashtag #CHS11 to see all the tweets from the 2011 Connected Health Symposium.

The Boston Summit on Leadership: A Call for Action

I'll be speaking at the 2011 Connected Health Symposium. Following that event, you won't want to miss this special conference called the Boston Summit on Leadership: A Call for Action.

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

An extraordinary leadership conference takes place Saturday, Oct. 22, the day after the Symposium formally ends on Friday. For those attending the Symposium, this inaugural course costs an extra $300 only (total fee of $1,295). To attend this workshop only, the fee is $400.

We have chosen distinguished faculty from different professions who will bring to light the most important leadership principles in different domains. Our faculty will serve as mentors for the attendees for you, the attendee, a finite period of time after the course via the internet. We also plan to have a number of scholarships for deserving young individuals. Any profit derived from the course will be divided between HMS, Partners and one or two Boston charities.

I hope to see you in Boston for the 2011 Connected Health Symposium (I'll be speaking)

Make sure to register for the 2011 Connected Health Symposium. I'll be speaking on expert panel #5 titled, "Facebooking Health: Scouting Out the Latest Trends in Online Patient Communities and Social Media." Make sure to catch me on Thursday, October 20, 2011. I also look forward to revisiting MIT while I'm in Boston.

2011 Connected Health Symposium
October 20-21, 2011
Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers

You can register here.

Founded in 1995 by Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals, the Center for Connected Health develops new strategies to move health care from the hospital and doctor's office into the day-to-day lives of patients. Leveraging information technology -- cell phones, computers, networked devices and simple remote monitoring tools -- the Center helps providers and patients manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness, and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes.

8th Annual Connected Health Symposium: October 19-21, Boston, MA

The Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare, is hosting the 8th Annual Connected Health Symposium, October 19-21, 2011 in Boston, MA. This year’s Symposium will explore the ways new healthcare technologies help providers grapple with accountability requirements and ensure patient self-management, health and wellness.

Who’s speaking? Early confirmations include:
- Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, General and Endocrine Surgeon, Brigham and Women's Hospital, "The Checklist Manifesto" (2011)
- Brent C. James, MD, M.Stat, Chief Quality Officer and Executive Director, Institute for Health Care Delivery Research, Intermountain Healthcare
- Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, Director, Center for Connected Health, Partners HealthCare
- Clifford Nass, PhD, Thomas M. Storke Professor, Stanford University, "The Man Who Lied to his Laptop" (2010)
- Rosalind W. Picard, ScD, Founder and Director, Affective Computing Research Group, MIT Media Lab

We invite you to network with over 1,100 health technology leaders world-wide -- hospital leaders, community-based practitioners, health plan leaders, large employers, government policymakers and leading investors. Exchange ideas with tech entrepreneurs, business execs, academic researchers and patients.

The early-bird special registration rate is available until July 31st.

For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.connected-health.org/events/symposium-2011.aspx

Healthrageous, Inc.

Have you heard of Healthrageous?

Launched in 2010, Healthrageous, Inc. designs and delivers highly effective, personalized, interactive, motivational self-management solutions that help individuals shed unhealthy habits and embrace healthy lifestyles. Healthrageous achieves its success by combining wireless biometric sensors, smart phones, individualized coaching, incentive programs and social network support in a real-time, interactive, feedback-rich experience that keeps individuals involved and motivated toward achieving their personal health and wellness goals. The company’s solutions are based on technologies developed at the Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare, founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, teaching affiliates of Harvard Medical School. Healthrageous, Inc. is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Watch this video as Dr. Joseph Kvedar from the Center for Connected Health talks about the genesis of Healthrageous™ and the concept of connected health. Healthrageous™ offers personalized, interactive health self-management programs that help individuals shed unhealthy habits - and reduce health care costs.



You can learn more about Healthrageous here.

Connected Health Symposium

I wish I could be in Boston to attend the 2010 Connected Health Symposium (maybe I'll get to go next year). Here are the details:

October 21-22, 2010
Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers

The theme this year: Reform's New Focus on Health and Wellness, Independent Aging, Chronic Condition Self-Care and the Tools That Support Them

The term "connected health" reflects the range of opportunities for technology-enabled care programs and the potential for new strategies in healthcare delivery.

The Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare in Boston, develops innovative and effective solutions for delivering quality patient care outside of the traditional medical setting. The Center engages in pioneering research in a wide range of connected health-related areas and works to advance the field through its convening and publishing activities.

Partners HealthCare was founded by Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General Hospitals in 1995.

Learn more here: http://www.connected-health.org

2009 Connected Health Symposium

I really miss Boston. I usually look for any type of excuse I can find to visit because Boston is definitely my favorite city. In a few days, we'll be seeing the 2009 Connected Health Symposium take place in Boston. I wish I could be there, but I've decided to limit my non-essential traveling this month because I just got back from a trip to Baltimore from the AMA - National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration.


If you're interested in the latest discussions surrounding health IT, health care reform, and much more, then you should make an effort to attend.

Connected Health Symposium 2009
Up from Crisis: Overhauling Healthcare Information, Payment and Delivery in Extraordinary Times
October 21-22, 2009
Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers

Hosted by the Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare 

The Connected Health Symposium asks how information technology -- cell phones, computers, the Internet and other tools -- can help people manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness, and age with independence.

To learn more about this event, click here.