The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) at www.americantelemed.org will host its Annual Fall Forum in Palm Desert California on September 6-9, 2014. The forum’s two full days will be related to improving the quality of care for those that drive the highest costs in healthcare today.
As a highlighted feature, ATA will host a full-day American-Chinese Telemedicine forum on Sunday September 7, 2014. The forum co-sponsored by the American International Telemedicine Council will deliver the tools and information that is essential to building a successful telemedicine business abroad. Attendees will learn about the existing clinical and business landscape of telemedicine in China, and how to establish key partnerships to help their respective health system or business grow in the international market.
Other key topics will include ROI models for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), innovative payment strategies for chronic disease management, tactics to reduce readmissions, legal, and regulatory issues, outcomes research for telehealth utilization for specific chronic diseases, innovative technologies, and how to select the right patients for telehealth and consumer engagement.
In addition, over fifty telemedicine, telehealth, and mHealth product and service providers will showcase their innovations in the Fall Forum Exhibit Hall.
Over the past twenty years there has been extensive research surrounding the use of telemedicine to prevent, treat, and manage chronic diseases. However, identifying what works and what does not work based on validated evidence, has never before been brought together in one place. The goal of the forum is to fill that void.
“Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability,” said Jonathan D. Linkous, CEO of ATA. “This forum will bring together the nation’s leading experts to discuss how to successfully integrate telecommunications technology for chronically ill patients outside of traditional health delivery institutions.”
ATA is currently seeking proposals to participate in the program either as speaker, as a respondent, or to contribute a brief research paper for the following topic areas:
- Proven positive return on investment models for remote patient monitoring
- Innovative payment strategies for chronic disease management
- Legal and regulatory issues for chronic disease management
- Using telehealth for specific chronic diseases
- Emerging technologies and innovations for RPM
- Consumer engagement in managing chronic diseases
- Reducing hospital readmissions with telehealth
- Managing the data
- Selecting the right patient
If interested send a brief bio, contact information, choice of topic, why ATA should select your presentation, and whether you are interested in being a presenter, respondent, or want to submit a research paper. Sent information along with a presentation application to info@americantelemed.or with the subject heading “Fall Forum participation by July 13, 2014.”