West Wireless Health Institute Holds Health Care Innovation Day - D.C. Tuesday Oct 12

Event to Spotlight $100M Veterans Affairs Innovation Initiative (VAi2)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The West Wireless Health Institute (WWHI) will hold the first Health Care Innovation Day (HCI-DC) on Tuesday, October 12 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C. The conference will focus on bridging the gap between the wireless health industry and government to help accelerate low cost health care solutions through innovation.

The conference is free. Attendees will have exclusive access and unprecedented interaction with wireless and mobile health industry leaders, government stakeholders and public and private funders. The event is also a chance to learn about the $100 million Veterans Affairs Innovation Initiative (VAi2), a VA program to invest in health solutions to improve access, quality, performance and cost for veterans.

"HCI-DC will bring together a dynamic group of government and industry leaders to highlight the cost-saving impact of innovative health care practices and models," said Don Casey, CEO, West Wireless Health Institute. "We're excited to spotlight the $100 million VAi2 program and learn more about their efforts to better serve veterans in the 21st century, and we look forward to hearing from Aneesh Chopra, Todd Park and VA Deputy Secretary Gould about how the public and private sectors can work together to successfully take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead."

Who: Hosted by the West Wireless Health Institute and spotlighting the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VAi2 Program

What: Health Care Innovation Day – D.C. (HCI-DC)

When: Tuesday, October 12, 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Where: Ronald Reagan Building

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004

To Register and for Agenda, visit: http://www.hcidc.org/

The event will feature moderated panels, roundtable discussions, networking opportunities and speakers including:

• Don Casey, Chief Executive Officer, West Wireless Health Institute
• Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology
• W. Scott Gould, Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Dr. Peter Levin, Chief Technology Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer, Health and Human Services
• Dr. Joseph Smith, Chief Medical and Science Officer, West Wireless Health Institute

Companies Participating at HCI-DC: http://www.hcidc.org/index.php/innovators-exhibitors/innovators-exhibitors

ABOUT THE WEST WIRELESS HEALTH INSTITUTE

The West Wireless Health Institute (www.westwirelesshealth.org) is one of the first medical research organizations in the world supporting the exploration and application of wireless technologies to advance infrastructure independent health care. Founded in March 2009 by the Gary and Mary West Foundation, the nonprofit Institute is dedicated to innovating, validating, advocating for, investing in and commercializing wireless technologies to transform medicine. Its mission is to lower health care costs by accelerating the availability of wireless medical technology. The Institute is based in San Diego, California, the global center for health care innovation.

SOURCE West Wireless Health Institute