Parks Associates Announces Preliminary Advisory Board and Topics for Sixth-annual Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness

Advisory Board includes executives from Ada Health, Alarm.com, Comcast, Life365, MDLIVE, Omron, and Papa

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Feb 28, 2019, 08:19 ET

DALLAS, Feb. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Research firm Parks Associates today announced the topics and first confirmed advisory board members for the sixth-annual Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness, August 27-29 at the Pendry San Diego in San Diego, California. The conference examines consumer adoption and usage of connected health technologies and their expansion into the smart home, healthcare, and independent living ecosystems. Early Sponsors include Rapid Response Monitoring, Alarm.com, and GiftCard Partners.

Parks Associates: Personal Response System Adoption

"Crossover between smart home and connected health has tremendous potential to expand independent living-at-home options and reduce costs for a variety of consumers, including the elderly, patients with chronic conditions, and household caretakers," said Elizabeth Parks, President, Parks Associates. "Currently, more than 40% of PERS owners report that smoke/fire detectors are part of their personal emergency response system, so many firms already leverage this unique convergence. At Connected Health Summit, we will examine areas of opportunity for connected devices, reimbursement strategies, and solutions to enable independent living."

Early Advisory Board Members include:

Jeff Cutler, Chief Commercial Officer, Ada Health
Kent Dicks, CEO and Founder, Life365
Michael Farrell, SVP & GM Hospitals and Health Systems, MDLIVE
Chuck Hector, Chief Revenue Officer, Papa
Rob Schneider, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Omron
Anthony Versarge, Senior Director, Comcast
Lainie Muller, Director, Health & Wellness, Strategic Sales, Alarm.com

Topics:

Employee Wellness Programs and Consumer Engagement
AI in Health: Creating Personalized Insights
Choice in Care: Telehealth, Kiosks, and Retail Clinics
The Impact of MACRA and Telehealth Reimbursement for Connected Health
Enabling Independence: Addressing Seniors' Health and Social Needs
Expanding Reach: Making Remote Patient Monitoring Work
The Role of Technology: Serving Social and Medical Needs
Innovation and Partnerships
IoT Integration: Effective Connected Health Partnerships
Senior Tech Channels: Home Service Providers, Builders, and In-home Care Agencies
Wearables: Crossing the Line from Consumer to Health Tech
Consumer Technology in Healthcare: Preparing for the Tech Giants
Innovation at Transformative Life Stages

Connected Health Summit provides industry players with in-depth analysis on the growth of the connected health device and solutions markets, with insights and implications for consumers, health providers, and payors. The event is focused on the emerging opportunities—and specifically on new consumer engagement strategies—for multiple industries.

Parks Associates is accepting submissions to speak at Connected Health Summit at www.parksassociates.com/chs-speak.

Registration is open, and media are invited to attend. To schedule an interview with an analyst or to request specific data, contact Elizabeth Parks at [email protected], 972-490-1113.

About Connected Health Summit
Parks Associates' sixth-annual Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness is an executive conference focused on the impact of connected devices and IoT healthcare solutions on consumers at home.

Connected Health Summit provides insights on new business models, IoT technologies, consumer behaviors, and deployments relevant to consumer healthcare solutions. The conference addresses opportunities for new solutions, including smart home platforms, on-demand services, voice assistants, and wearables, to empower consumers, caregivers, and providers with new insight into patient health and to meet the growing demand for services in independent living, chronic care management, remote access to care, and wellness and fitness.

Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness will take place August 27-29 at the Pendry San Diego in San Diego, California. www.connectedhealthsummit.com

Elizabeth Parks
Parks Associates
972.996.0202
[email protected]

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