Parks Associates: 60% of U.S. broadband households own a personal health and wellness device

Thursday, July 17, 2014

ADT Health, iHealth Labs, Lowe's, Aetna, and Qualcomm Life address consumer engagement for digital health solutions

New digital health and Internet of Things (IoT) research from Parks Associates finds nearly 60% of U.S. broadband households own some kind of personal health and wellness device, such as a digital weight scale, blood pressure meter, digital pedometer, or glucometer.

The inaugural Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, hosted by Parks Associates on September 4-5 in San Diego, will examine the growing interest in new health devices and apps and the impact of health reforms, connected devices, and mobile services on service providers, manufacturers, payors, and institutions in the digital health markets. Previously released research on smart watches shows 2% of U.S. broadband households purchased a smart watch in 2013 and another 4% are very likely to purchase a smart watch in the next 12 months.

“New designs and form factors like smart watches have generated considerable consumer interest, but if these devices do not engage consumers or influence their behavior, they will not gain a foothold in the healthcare industry,” said Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates. “At the 2014 Connected Health Summit, we will examine the factors necessary for success in the digital health space. The event brings together high-level executives to network and examine the strategies and innovations that combine the tech and healthcare industries to deliver engaging consumer solutions.”

Summit sponsors are ADT, Care Innovations, Lowe’s, Z-Wave, Independa, Masimo, and Ayla Networks. The summit will feature the following keynote speakers:

John Mattison, Chief Medical Information Officer, Kaiser

James R. Mault, M.D., F.A.C.S., Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Qualcomm Life

Chris Nicholson, VP and COO, Humana Wellness

Adam Pellegrini, Vice President, Digital Health, Walgreens

Chris Young, Vice President, New Virtual Market Development and Incubations, Ascension Health

Participating speakers include:

2014 Speakers

KEYNOTES

	James R. Mault, M.D., F.A.C.S. Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Qualcomm Life		Chris Nicholson VP and COO Humana Wellness
	Ronald J. Ozminkowski, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Consumer Solutions Group Optum		Adam Pellegrini Vice President, Digital Health Walgreens
	Chris Young Vice President New Virtual Market Development and Incubations Ascension Health

SPEAKERS

AARP
Keith Epstein, Senior Strategic Advisor
Charlotte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer

ADT
Amy Kabcenell, Sr. Director, Marketing, ADT Health

Alere Connect
Kent Dicks, Chief Executive Officer

American Heart Association
Patrick Wayte, Senior Vice President, Patient and Healthcare Innovations

Angie's List
Jennifer Griffin, Product Marketing Specialist, Health and Wellness Division

Asset Management Ventures
Skip Fleshman, Partner

Ayla Networks
David Friedman, CEO & Co-Founder

BeClose
Liddy Mason, President

Consumer Electronics Association
Shawn DuBravac, Chief Economist and Director of Research

Conversa Health
Philip Marshall, MD, MPH, Co-Founder

Covidien/Zephyr Technology
Julia Strandberg, Vice President, Global Marketing Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions

dacadoo
Vishal Dubey, Vice President of Technology

Doctella
Amer Haider, CEO

Doctor on Demand
Lena Cheng, MD, Business Development

GreatCall
Madeline Pantalone, VP Business Development

Healthgrades
Christopher Catallo, Senior Vice President, Business Development

Humetrix
Bettina Experton, CEO

iHealth Lab
Jim Taschetta, CMO and Head of Retail Sales

Independa
Kian Saneii, CEO

Intel-GE Care Innovations
Julie Cherry, Director of Clinical Services

Intermountain Healthcare
Tammy Richards, Operations Director, Patient and Clinical Engagement

iTriage
Patrick Leonard, CTO

Jawbone
Jason Donahue, Product Manager for Data & Insights

Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Kris Bowring, Director of Business Development, Smart Home Business Unit - New Business

Masimo
Paul Jansen, Executive Vice President, Marketing

Mayfield Fund
Tim Chang, Managing Director

Optum
Ronald J. Ozminkowski, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Consumer Solutions Group

Playtabase
Muhammad Abdurrahman, Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder

Qualcomm
Clint McClellan, Sr. Director of Business Development at Qualcomm Life; Chairman of the Continua Health Alliance

RedBrick Health
Eric Zimmerman, Chief Marketing Officer

Remedy Health Media
Dennis Upah, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Markets

RunKeeper
Margaret McKenna, Head of Data & Analytics

SelfHelpWorks
Lou Ryan, Founder & CEO

ShapeUp
Meghan Oates-Zalesky, Vice President of Marketing

SSM Health Care
Gaurov Dayal, President, Delivery, Finance and Integration

StartUp Health
Polina Hanin, Academy Director

Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Patrick Wheelock, Strategy and Business Development - Mobile Health
Nancy Green, Managing Principal, Verizon Healthcare

VivifyHealth
Eric Rock, CEO

Wellframe
Jacob Sattelmair, Co-Founder and CEO

Wellness & Prevention, Inc
John Vander Meulen, General Manager

Welltok
Maneesh Goyal, SVP Corporate Development

Z-Wave Alliance
Mark Walters, Chairman

Zest Health
Jonathan Ozeran, VP, Product

ADVISORY BOARD

AARP
Keith Epstein, Senior Strategic Advisor

ADT
Amy Kabcenell, Sr. Director, Marketing | ADT Health

Alere
Kent Dicks, CEO of Alere Connect, a division of Alere

American Heart Association
Patrick Wayte, Senior Vice President, Patient and Healthcare Innovations

Ascension Health
Chris Young, Vice President New Virtual Market Development and Incubations

Care Innovations
Karissa Price, Chief Marketing Officer

Humana Wellness
Chris Nicholson, VP and COO

Intermountain Healthcare
Craig Kartchner, Senior Director of Marketing

Kaiser Permanente
John Mattison, Chief Medical Information Officer

Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Kristen T. Bowring, Director of Business Development, Smart Home Business Unit - New Business

Meridian Health
Sandra Elliot, Director, Consumer Technology and Service Development

Northwestern University
David Curtis Mohr, Ph.D., Professor

Omron Healthcare, Inc.
Randy Kellogg, Chief Operating Officer

Qualcomm Life/Continuaa Alliance
Clint McClellan, Sr. Director of Business Development at Qualcomm Life and Chairman of the Continua Health Alliance

United Health
Bud Flagstad, Senior Vice President, Software Innovation and Technical Product Services, Optum

Walgreens
Adam Pellegrini, Vice President, Digital Health

Wellness and Prevention, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company
John Vander Meulen, General Manager

Information about the Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers is available at www.connectedhealthsummit.com. Press passes for the event are available at http://www.parksassociates.com/events/connected-health/media. To schedule a meeting with an analyst or speaker, contact Holly Sprague at [email protected] or 720.987.6614.

The industry report Networked Medical Devices: Innovations and Business Models is available for purchase at www.parksassociates.com. Contact [email protected], 972-490-1113 for information.

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 tenth 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

Follow the event on Twitter at @CONN_Health_Smt.

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