Press Release

The Award Winning Intelligent Health Pavilion Makes its’ Debut in the Middle East

Informa Markets and The Intelligent Health Association have announced their collaboration to launch the Intelligent Health Pavilion at the Global Health Exhibition taking place from 10-12 September 2019 at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center. The organizers of Arab Health will team up with the Intelligent Health Association (IHA)a global, technology based and technology focused organization comprised of many new technology communities and societies all operating under one organizational structure with a common goal: to help drive the “Evolution to the Health Revolution™

‘’ We believe in the importance of technology in healthcare and the power of live experience’’ said Azzan Mohamed, Global Health Exhibition Manager, Informa Markets. ‘’Through our cooperation with the IHA, we will continue to thrive in providing our sponsors and visitors the ideal platform to engage in a demonstrative healthcare environment’’

“We’re excited and looking forward to our educational partnership with healthcare team at Informa Markets,” said Harry P. Pappas, IHA Founder & CEO. “We’re confident that together, we can help drive the adoption of new technologies into the health community around the world for better health and wellness for all.”

The interactive, award-winning pavilion will show off the latest transformative technologies and integrated health and wellness APPS, seamlessly integrated to support caregivers and caretakers at each step in a person’s health journey – the Cycle of Care™ – contributing to improved patient outcomes, greater access to care, and a reduction in costs.

Global Health Exhibition is under the patronage and support of the Ministry of Health, KSA.

To discuss the sponsorship opportunities available, feel free to contact Harry Pappas at: hpappas@iha.health

Intelligent Health Association Announces 2019 Award Recipients

The Intelligent Health Association (IHA) announced the recipients of the competitive IHA 2019 Awards and the Special Recognition award. Each year IHA recognizes individuals, organizations or institutions that have demonstrated leadership in the digital health community.

NEW YORK – Feb. 13, 2019 – PRLog — To be considered for any of these awards, one or more of the following technologies must be used in the healthcare solution: Auto-ID, BAP, BLE, BYOD, biometrics, MEMS, nanotechnology, NFC, mobile devices, mobile apps, RFID, RTLS, sensors, tablets, telecommunications, wearable technologies or wireless.

The 2019 IHA Special Recognition Award recipient is Nancy Green, Verizon’s Global Practice Lead for Healthcare, Life Sciences & Insurance. “Ms. Green has been phenomenal in her advocacy of the wireless technology’s use in advancing healthcare practices,” exclaims IHA CEO Harry P. Pappas. “We are proud to recognize her singular contributions.”

In the rapidly evolving use of voice-enabled devices, the IHA offers a new award, the IHA Voice Technology Award. This award recognizes the breakthroughs the technology is having in institutional settings such as OR’s as well as with the patient at home. The recipient is Orbita, Inc. with Pillo Health for voice-powered integrated remote care management, care team coordination, telemedicine and medication dispensing in a single, intuitive home device. Individual recognition goes to Nathan Treloar, President & Co-founder, Orbita, Inc.; Bill Rogers, Chief Executive Officer, Orbita, Inc.; James Wyman, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Pillo Health; and Mark Florence, Vice President Marketing, Pillo Health.

IHA is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2019 IHA Improving Patient Care and Health Delivery Award is Dignity Health with Propeller Health, recognizing especially Rajan Merchant, MD, Dignity Health; Kelly Summers, MS, MAdm, BSN, RN, Senior Director, Dignity Health; and David Van Sickle, Chief Executive Officer, Propeller Health. Their use of wireless technologies improved patient outcomes, increased provider productivity and satisfaction, and drove down unnecessary costs of asthma patients.

For the 2019 IHA Innovative Healthcare Award, Bay Eye Clinic is the recipient and specifically Mary Houghton, COA, OSA, OCS, Clinic Manager. Bay Eye Clinic now provides the ability to document each patient encounter with unmatched speed and specificity that was lacking without the use of wireless technologies.

Our thanks to our seasoned judges: Gisele Bennett, Florida Institute of Technology Senior VP Research and Professor in Computer and Electrical Engineering; Donna Hudson, University of California, San Francisco, Professor; and John W. Walz, consultant and retired Lucent Technologies manager.

Thanks also go to judges for the Voice Technology Award: Dr. Teri Fisher, MSc, MD, CCFP(SEM), Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia; Michael Eakins, MFA, Creative Lead, METIL, Institute for Simulation & Training, University of Central Florida; and Sean Kane, Client Engagement Manager, Mayo Clinic Global Business Solutions.

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About the Intelligent Health Association

The Intelligent Health Association (IHA) is a not-for-profit, global organization founded to elevate awareness and to educate the life sciences community on the adoption of new technologies. Educationally focused, IHA is a vendor-neutral, technology and frequency agnostic association dedicated to promoting the use and adoption of auto-ID, NFC, RFID, RTLS, sensors and wireless technologies in the healthcare, assisted and independent living and nursing home industries. For more information, please visit: www.ihassociation.org.

Media Contact: Anne Olscher aolscher@ihassociation.org c 705.977.1619

Intelligent Healthcare Association Announces New Voice Technology Award

NEW YORK, November 21, 2018 — The Intelligent Health Association (IHA) announced today it seeks to recognize pioneers in the use of voice technology in providing healthcare. The IHA VOICE TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE AWARD recognizes those at the intersection of voice technology and healthcare who are making significant contributions to revolutionizing the delivery of healthcare. Similar to the PATHSTAR award, consideration will be given to any prototype, trial, or experiment that has the potential for scaling up or transferring to other programs. Special consideration will be given to evidence-based entries. Subjective demonstrations and examples will be accepted. However, objective metrics and analytics are deeply appreciated.

The voice technology award is one of five highly regarded competitive awards to recognize individuals and institutions who have provided leadership and pioneered the use of technology for the betterment of healthcare.

Judges for this award are Dr. Teri Fisher, MSc, MD, CCFP(SEM), Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia; and Michael Eakins, MFA, Creative Lead, METIL, Institute for Simulation & Training, University of Central Florida; and Sean Kane, Client Engagement Manager, Mayo Clinic Global Business Solutions.

Dr. Fisher is a keynote speaker, educator, consultant, and the host of “Voice First Health”, the leading blog and podcast documenting the rapidly expanding intersection of voice technology and healthcare.

Michael Eakins has been involved in multiple years of research in voice technologies for intelligent homes, connected healthcare, mobile, and innovative platforms, including Lake Nona’s Wellness Home built on Innovation and Technology (WHIT).

Sean Kane is looking for unique and new ideas to help healthcare advance in the voice space. Mayo Clinic’s Global Business Solutions are the creators of the award-winning Mayo Clinic First Aid Alexa Skill.

Advisors for the IHA Voice Technology Award are long-time IHA activists and educators. Dr. Suraj Kapa, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Mayo Clinic of Medicine is interested in the cross section between voice, AI, and standard clinical data in optimizing ambulatory rapid disease detection. David Metcalf, Ph.D. is CLO Advisor/Researcher at the Institute for Simulation and Training at the University of Central Florida.

Nominations are now being accepted through December 31, 2018 at ihassociation.org/awards.

IHA’s other competitive awards are IHA Improving Patient Care and Health Delivery; IHA Innovative Healthcare; IHA Comprehensive Integration; and IHA PathStar Award.

Award recipients will be invited to participate in the Intelligent Health Association Awards ceremony February 12, 2019 at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2019 conference and exhibition in Orlando, Florida.

The judges for the remaining competitive awards are as follows: Senior VP Research and Professor in Computer and Electrical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, Gisele Bennett; University of California-San Francisco professor emeritus Donna Hudson; and retired Lucent Technologies manager, John Walz.

The IHA annual awards identify and recognize the most compelling healthcare projects incorporating wireless technologies resulting in sustainable impact on the patient experience, safety and healthcare facility operations. Additionally, the IHA awards are intended to educate the healthcare delivery industry. For more information, please visit ihassociation.org/awards.

 About the Intelligent Health Association

 The Intelligent Health Association (IHA) is a not-for-profit, global organization founded to elevate awareness and to educate the life sciences community on the adoption of new technologies. Educationally focused, IHA is a vendor-neutral, technology and frequency agnostic association dedicated to promoting the use and adoption of auto-ID, NFC, RFID, RTLS, sensors and wireless technologies in the healthcare, assisted and independent living and nursing home industries. New in 2019 is an emphasis on voice technology. For more information, please visit: www.ihassociation.org.

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Media Contact:

Anne Olscher

aolscher@ihassociation.org