Connected Health Summit

Market research firm hosts panels of industry experts at second-annual Connected Heath Summit, September 9-10 in San Diego

Digital health research from Parks Associates shows consumer willingness to share their personal data in exchange for a health insurance discount varies by device used, ranging from 42% of digital pedometer owners to only 26% of those with a sleep-quality monitor. Among smart watch owners, 35% are willing to share data from their device for a health ins ...read more

Parks Associates hosts second-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, September 9-10, in San Diego

Digital health research from Parks Associates shows U.S. consumers are adopting connected health devices and health apps in increasing numbers. According to the research firm, nearly 30% of U.S. broadband households own a connected health device, with over 40% of device owners having more than one. In addition, 55% of U.S. broadband households use at least one heal ...read more

Nine percent of U.S. broadband households to buy a smart watch in 2015

Parks Associates today announced 2015 wearables research showing over 40% of smart watch shoppers plan to spend $100-$250 on the device, with over 60% of these consumers planning to use this wearable for fitness applications. Parks Associates will address the rapidly growing smart watch and wearables market and its role in the digital health markets at the second-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging C ...read more

AT&T Keynotes 2015 Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers

Parks Associates today announced digital health research showing 29% of U.S. broadband households own a connected health device and 12% of U.S. broadband households own multiple connected health devices. The research firm will address new partnerships between device manufacturers and health insurance providers, as well as other key issues in the growing connected health market, at the second-annual Connected Hea ...read more

Connected Health Summit features keynotes from Humana and Kaiser Permanente and sponsorship from Alarm.com, Lowe’s, MDLIVE, and Z-Wave

Parks Associates wearables research shows that 52% of the approximately 8.5 million U.S. broadband households planning to purchase a smart watch will use it to track their fitness activities.  Parks Associates will discuss connected health and wearables research at its second-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, September 9-10 ...read more

AARP, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Omron Healthcare, UnitedHealth Group, and Walgreens join 2015 Advisory Board 

Parks Associates today announced the Advisory Board and agenda topics for the second-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, taking place September 9-10 in San Diego, CA. The executive conference will focus on innovations in connected health technologies, the impact of new players such as Apple, Google, and Samsung, and new business models to drive cons ...read more

Research Firm Parks Associates Announces New Digital Health Data at 2014 Connected Health Summit

New connected health research announced today at Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers reveals 27% of U.S. broadband households currently own and use at least one connected health device. The survey data, from a 2Q 2014 Parks Associates survey of more than 5,000 U.S. broadband households, also found 13% of U.S. broadband households are very likely to purchase a connected he ...read more

Parks Associates announced today that Chris Nicholson, CEO of a newly forming connected health start-up (in stealth mode)and former VP & COO of Humana Wellness, will deliver the keynote address “Applying Connected Health to the Wellness Market: The ‘Triple Threat’ Driving Growth” at the Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, September 4, in San Diego. The two-day executive conference is the only event focused exclusively on the consumer-centric pers ...read more