Clinical Mobility Forum Launches At mHealth Summit To Show How Leading Hospitals And Health Systems Are Adapting And Thriving With Mobile Technologies

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The mHealth Summit today announced the addition of the Clinical Mobility Forum, a full-day special event examining how mobile technologies are transforming healthcare delivery. The Clinical Mobility Forum, co-hosted by Healthcare IT News, will take place on December 8 during the mHealth Summit, the largest global conference and expo focused on the intersection of mobile/wireless and healthcare delivery. The Summit takes place December 7-11 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in the Washington, D.C. area.  

Through case studies and leading practitioner insights, the agenda will focus on how major hospitals and health systems are leveraging mobility to improve workflow, patient care and operational results; and how they're adapting enterprise-level strategy to plan for a mobile future. Topics will include:

• mHealth Best Practices: using mHealth tools to coordinate care in the hospital and out; which tools healthcare leaders are using; and how they are encouraging adoption
• Planning for mobility: planning for mobility: choosing a project, establishing goals and timelines, forming teams, setting expectations, communicating with the target audience, testing and implementation outcomes and key program indicators, such as shorter hospital stays, reduced cost or readmissions, adherence to discharge or medication adherence plans; decreased arrival and departure times, wait times and more
• Scaling mHealth: adjusting strategic plans around hiring, technology investment and growth
• Choosing the Right Tools: identifying, vetting and onboarding mobile technologies; what to look for in a tech partner
• Becoming a Mobile Change Agent: strategies and insights on how to encourage the use of new mHealth tools among clinicians

U.S. clinical mobility spending is forecast to reach $5.4 billion by 2016, according to a new IDC Health Insights report. Between 2011 and 2016, spending is predicted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 12.7%, according to the report.

In addition to the Clinical Mobility Forum, the Summit will offer healthcare providers two days of focused sessions, events and thought-leading main stage speakers from Kaiser Permanente, Partners Center for Connected Health, Walgreens, IBM, GetWellNetwork, Project HoneyBee and more. Healthcare providers can also benefit from attending a pre-Conference Privacy and Security Symposium on December 7, focusing on key mHealth challenges faced by healthcare providers and payers.

mHealth Summit convenes domestic and international thought leaders in healthcare, technology and industry, government officials, researchers, advocates and investors to advance the use of mobile and connected health tools and facilitate their integration into healthcare delivery. It is part of the newly formed Personal Connected Health Alliance; an international non-profit established by Continua, mHealth Summit and HIMSS to represent the consumer voice in personal connected health.

GENERAL REGISTRATION:  Registration for the 6^th Annual mHealth Summit is now open (www.mhealthsummit.org/registration). 

MEDIA REGISTRATION:  For more information about the mHealth Summit, or for complimentary Media Registration, please contact Gina Cella at 857-239-9198 or [email protected], or visit the mHealth Summit Newsroom.

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About the mHealth Summit
The 2014 mHealth Summit, the global convener of the expanding mobile health ecosystem, explores the disruptions, challenges and opportunities of the integration of mobile and wireless technologies into the healthcare system, and in consumer and patient engagement, for the delivery of better health outcomes. The 6th Annual mHealth Summit will take place December 7-11, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Focusing on four fundamental platforms – technology, business, research and policy – the mHealth Summit is presented by HIMSS, in partnership with Continua, the Foundation for the NIH and the mHealth Working Group. mHealth Summit is part of the Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHA), an international non-profit organization established by Continua, mHealth Summit and HIMSS to represent the consumer voice in personal connected health. Visit the mHealth Summit for more information; and follow at @mhealthsummit or #mHealth14.

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