2015 Digital Health Summer Summit Co-hosted by Center for Digital Health Innovation at UCSF- The Future of Digital Health is Today

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The fourth annual Digital Health Summer Summit, produced by Living in Digital Times and co-hosted by the Center for Digital Health Innovation at UCSF, will highlight the latest happenings in digital health. This two-day conference will connect start-ups, investors, tech innovators, healthcare practitioners and thought leaders to meet, share and disseminate the up-to-the-minute accomplishments in the digital health space.

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Thought leaders and practitioners who are at the intersection of health, technology and finance will share their insights and experiences of how they are nurturing the evolution of digital health.  The Summit will address some of the following topics:

• Ensuring that Privacy and the Security of Information is Protected
• Necessary Ingredients to Accelerate Healthcare Innovation
• Transformative Partnerships – Breakthrough Business Models
• Funding- The Gap Between Seed Money and Institutional Funding
• Technology and Mental Health
• Impactful Technologies for Improving Patients' Lives

"The Digital Health Summer Summit will expose the progress made in the digital health arena as well as the challenges companies face as they build and scale their businesses," said Jill Gilbert, producer of the Digital Health Summer Summit.  "This premier event brings together pioneers who are reinventing health care from the frontlines."

Some of the key speakers at the Digital Health Summer Summit are:

• Joe Bengfort, Chief Information Officer, UCSF
• Michael Blum, Associate Vice Chancellor for Informatics, Professor of Medicine in Cardiology, Chief Medical Information Officer
• Wainwright Fishburn, Jr., Partner Cooley LLP partner
• Karan Singh, Co-Founder, Ginger.io
• Reed V. Tuckson, President, American Telemedicine Association; Managing Director, Tuckson Health Connections; Former EVP and Chief of Medical Affairs, UnitedHealth Group
• Robert M. Wachter, MD, Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Medicine; NY Times Bestselling Author "The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age", University of California, San Francisco
• Charles Michael Yim, CEO and Founder, Breathometer

New to the Digital Health Summit are:

• The Digital Health Playground: An Interactive Expo. The next generation of innovators will showcase their latest innovations in healthcare technology and one will have the opportunity to interact with several inventions.
• Lab Tours: Three leading innovation centers on UCSF will offer a rare glimpse into state-of-the-art digital health centers. From the Samsung Labs where one tests the latest in mobile health technologies to the Medical Center at Mission Bay where the patient's experience comes first. One will see the latest technology, including telemedicine, robotics and intra-operative imaging, plus space to accommodate tomorrow's innovations.

The Digital Health Summer Summit takes place on June 18 and 19 at the Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF in San Francisco, CA.   

For updates on the Digital Health Summer Summit, follow Digital Health on Twitter at @DHSummit, "like" Digital Health Summit on Facebook, connect with us on Linkedin and follow the hashtag #DHSummer.

To register today for the Digital Health Summer Summit and the Lab Tours or get up-to-date information about the conference agenda and speakers, visit http://summersummit.digitalhealthsummit.com/. Discounts are available for start-ups, as well as UCSF students and employees. 

The conference is free to credentialed members of the media, who are encouraged to attend to better understand an industry in action.  To register as press, please contact Linda Krebs at [email protected].

About Living in Digital Times
Founded by veteran technology journalist Robin Raskin, Living in Digital Times brings together the most knowledgeable leaders and the latest innovations impacting both technology and lifestyle.  It helps companies identify and act on emerging trends, create compelling company narratives, and do better business through strong network connections.  Living in Digital Times produces technology conferences, exhibits and events at the International CES and other locations throughout the year by lifestyle verticals.  Core brands include Digital Health Summit, FitnessTech Summit, Lifelong Tech, Kids@Play Summit, Family Tech Summit, TransformingEDU, MommyTech TV, Wearables and FashionWare runway show, Mobile Apps Showdown, Last Gadget Standing, Battle of the Bands, Robots on the Runway and the KAPi Awards.  The company also works with various foundations and manages the Appreneur Scholar awards program for budding mobile entrepreneurs.  For more information, visit www.LivinginDigitalTimes.com and keep up with our latest news on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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