DURHAM, N.C., April 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Validic, the healthcare industry's premier technology platform for accessing digital health data, announced today that it was featured in the “Cool Vendors for Healthcare Payers, 2014” report by Gartner, Inc.

Every year, Gartner selects a list of “Cool Vendors” representing innovative technologies and business models. Specifically, Gartner’s “Cool Vendors for Healthcare Payers, 2014” report evaluates products providing bundled payments, home monitoring, medical identity protection, and wellness application and device integration. Gartner’s report includes companies pioneering healthcare solutions that are indicators of new directions in the market.

Healthcare organizations see the integration of digital health technology as a key imperative to help them focus on improving the experience of care, bettering the overall health of the population and reducing per capita healthcare costs.

“As one of four companies listed in this healthcare category, we are honored to be recognized by such a prestigious and globally-respected organization, as Gartner,” said Ryan Beckland, co-founder and CEO of Validic. “Today’s healthcare organizations are seeing an increased pressure and need to integrate with clinical and mobile health devices, wearables and patient healthcare applications. Validic enables quick, efficient access to actionable digital health data. Because of the speed and quality of our data delivery, our clients recognize the market advantage we provide and have the ability to focus valuable resources on moving healthcare towards preventive diagnosis, predictive treatment and faster health innovation.” 

About Validic:

Validic is the healthcare industry's premier technology platform for convenient, easy data access to a world of digital health and in-home devices, wearables and patient healthcare applications. By connecting its growing base of customers — that includes providers, pharmaceutical companies, payers, wellness companies and health systems — to the continuously expanding list of digital health technologies, Validic enables healthcare companies to better coordinate care across their communities, improve their patient engagement strategies and more efficiently manage their patient populations. Validic's innovative, scalable and reliable technology delivers actionable, standardized, FDA Class I MDDS, HIPAA-compliant consumer health data from best in-class mobile health devices and applications. Validic's leading global mobile health ecosystem reaches over 92 million lives and continues to grow daily. To learn more about Validic, please follow us on Twitter @Validic or visit www.validic.com.

Gartner, Cool Vendors for Healthcare Payers, 2014, Jeff Cribs, April 15, 2014.

About the Cool Vendors Report:

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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