August 16, 2016

Adoption of connected healthcare devices increases 40% since 2Q 2014

International research firm announces speakers and keynotes for third-annual Connected Health Summit

Parks Associates today announced new data showing the adoption of connected healthcare devices has reached 36% of U.S. broadband households as of 2Q 2016, marking a 40% increase since 2Q 2014. The international research firm will address the new data at the third-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, August 30 - September 1, in San Diego. More than 50 speakers, including keynotes by executives from HumanaVitality, Medtronic, Samsung, and Walmart, will participate at the conference.

“Rising consumerism of healthcare continues to be a transformative trend affecting the entire connected health industry,” said Harry Wang, Senior Research Director, Parks Associates. “At Connected Health Summit, we will spotlight four key areas impacting the U.S. health system, including remote health monitoring for accountable care, consumer-centric wellness and fitness solutions, independent living technologies and services, and innovative virtual/convenience care models.”

Keynote speakers for the event include Annette Brüls, President, Diabetes Service and Solutions, Medtronic; Alex Hurd, Senior Director, Product Development, Growth and Payer Innovation -- Health & Wellness, Walmart; Dr. David Rhew, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Healthcare and Fitness, Samsung Electronics America; and Stuart Slutzky, Chief, Product Innovation, HumanaVitality.

“Connected Health Summit features leading voices from influential companies helping to navigate this complex industry,” Wang said. “More than 300 industry healthcare and technology leaders will attend the conference for an in-depth look at case studies for successful solutions.”

Confirmed speakers for Connected Health Summit include:

2016 Speakers

KEYNOTES

Annette Brüls President, Diabetes Service and Solutions Medtronic David Rhew Chief Medical Officer and Head of Healthcare and Fitness Samsung Electronics America Alex Hurd Senior Director, Product Development, Growth and Payer Innovation -- Health & Wellness Walmart Stuart Slutzky Chief, Product Innovation HumanaVitality   SPEAKERS David E. Albert, M.D., Founder & Chief Medical Officer, AliveCor Andrew Altorfer, CEO, CirrusMD Don Boerema, Chief Corporate Development Officer, ADT Jeroen Brouwer, Director of Business Development and Sales, Philips Sachin Chaudhry, Founder and CEO, TrustCircle Ray Costantini, MD, Co-Founder & CEO, Bright.md Ash Damle, Founder and CEO, Lumiata Casper de Clercq, Partner, Norwest Venture Partners Henry DePhillips, MD, FAAFP, Chief Medical Officer, TelaDoc Kent Dicks, CEO, Life365 Sander Duncan, Vice President of Business Development, Pager Michael Erben, Director of Sales, Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Bettina Experton, MD, MPH, President & CEO, HUMETRIX Richard Fury, MD, Director, TPMG Tech Group Dan Galles, Partner, Providence Ventures Christian Garcia, CEO, Ubilogix representing ZigBee Alliance John Gardner, Partner, Nokia Growth Partners Dan Gebremedhin, MD, Principal, Flare Capital Partners David Goldsmith, Chief Strategy Officer, WEGO Health Marcus Grindstaff, Chief Operating Officer, Care Innovations Dr. Alexander Grunsfeld, Director of Neurology, Sentara Healthcare David Inns, CEO, GreatCall Inc. Darryl Jones, Senior Director of Strategic Marketing and Analytics, Zonoff Angie Kalousek Ebrahimi, Senior Manager, Wellness Market Solutions, Blue Shield of California John Kao, CEO and President, Alignment Healthcare Ranndy Kellogg, President & CEO, Omron Healthcare Asif Khan, Founder & CEO, Caremerge Ravi Kuppuraj, Chief Architect for Patient Care and Monitoring Solutions, Philips Natalie Lawrence, Director of Business Development, PokitDok Jonathan Leviss, M.D. FACP, Chief Medical Officer, AMC Health Simon Longbottom, VP of Preventive Health, Nokia Kelly Macken-Marble, VP, Ambulatory Care, CentraCare Health Tom MacTavish, Assistant Professor, IIT Institute of Design Jeff Makowka, Director, Market Innovation, AARP James Mault, M.D., F.A.C.S., Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Qualcomm Life Kristine Mullen, Vice President, Wellness Strategies & Solutions, Humana Lainie Muller, Director, Wellness, Alarm.com Lance Myers, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Sentrian Michel Nadeau, CEO, Tactio Health Group Christopher Nicholson, CEO, mPulse Mobile Dr. Sanjay Patil, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, MDLIVE, Inc.  Jon Pearce, CEO and Co-founder, Zipnosis Karissa Price, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, Healthways Jim Pursley, Chief Commercial Officer, Livongo Health Karthik Ranjan, Director Healthcare Technology, ARM Eric Rock, CEO, Vivify Health Kian Saneii, Founder & CEO, Independa, Inc. Bill Scheffler, Director of NA Sales and Business Development, Sigma Designs/Z-Wave Levi Shapiro, Founder, mHealth Israel Dr. Khan Siddiqui, Chief Medical Officer & Chief Technology Officer, higi Dr. Agnis Stibe, Social Engineer of Persuasive Wellbeing, MIT Media Lab Dave Swartz, Co-Founder / President, Medl Mobile John Vander Meulen, General Manager, Commercial Markets, Johnson & Johnson, Health and Wellness Solutions Davide Vigano, CEO and Co-Founder, Sensoria, Inc. Anne Weiler, Co-founder and CEO, Wellpepper Mimi Winsberg MD, Medical Director, Psychiatry Lead, Ginger.io Daniel Wong, VP of Sales, Marketing & PLM, MivaTek

Connected Health Summit spotlights health technologies as part of the Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon and analyzes ways that connected health solutions can engage healthcare consumers and help transform the U.S. health system. Throughout the conference, Parks Associates will present new consumer research showing the rising consumerism in the U.S. healthcare market.

Conference sponsors include Independa, higi, ARM, Care Innovations, Healthways, Alarm.com, Honeywell, MEDL Mobile, MultiTech, New Fields Technologies, PokitDok, Z-Wave, ZigBee, the California Health Care Foundation, Bright.md, Medable, and Home8.

Registration is open and media are invited to attend. To schedule an interview with an analyst or request specific research, contact Holly Sprague at hsprague@gmail.com, 720.987.6614.

About Connected Health Summit: Consumer Engagement and Innovation

Connected Health Summit, hosted by international research firm Parks Associates, is an executive conference focused on the impact of connected devices and IoT healthcare solutions on consumers at home. In its ninth year, Connected Health Summit brings senior industry leaders together from all aspects of the consumer experience ecosystems to provide insights on new business models, IoT technologies, consumer behaviors, and deployments relevant to consumer healthcare solutions.

The conference features Parks Associates quarterly consumer readdresses opportunities for new solutions in the care giving and senior markets and the wellness markets. This includes smart home platforms, on-demand services, voice assistants, and wearables, to empower consumers, caregivers, and providers and to meet the growing demand for services in independent living, chronic care management, remote access to care, and wellness and fitness solutions. www.connectedhealthsummit.com

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