Dossia Supports "3rd Annual Public Health and Technology Conference" at Harvard School of Public Health

CAMBRIDGE, MA, April 13, 2011 (Press-News.org) Dossia, a leading Personal Health Management System provider, announced today that it is supporting the Harvard School of Public Health's Public Health and Technology Student Forum's 3rd Annual Public Health and Technology Conference. The conference, entitled "Enabling the Adoption of HIT to Transform Patient Care," is a daylong event that will bring together industry and academic experts to discuss the current state of Health IT in the US as well as a vision for the future. The conference will take place at the historic Harvard Club of Boston, on Monday, April 25th, 2011.

The list of confirmed speakers includes Dossia CEO Mike Critelli, as well as keynotes from Dr. David Blumenthal, Former National Coordinator for Health IT, and Dr. David W. Bates, Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

The Public Health and Technology Conference is intended audiences from care delivery settings, technology companies, and health plans. In addition to keynote speakers, the conference will feature a morning panel focusing on supporting providers to achieve meaningful use of EHRs, and an afternoon panel focusing on new and innovative technologies to engage patients and providers in care delivery.

"We are very honored to have a number of the industry's foremost thought leaders join us for this year's Public Health and Technology conference," said PHAT President and HSPH student Faith Wu. "This conference provides an amazing opportunity for students and the public to engage in a conversation with national leaders in the field of health information technology about the future of this nation's healthcare system."

"The Public Health & Technology Conference, which brings together academic and industry leaders with future healthcare leaders in a forum for productive dialogue and sharing of expertise, plays a critical role in shaping the future of healthcare policy." said Dossia CEO Michael Critelli. "Dossia is very pleased to have the opportunity to participate in this conversation."

With the numerous changes currently underway in our nation's healthcare system, the successful implementation of health information technology will be a key component of the overhaul. Join Dossia at the 3rd Annual Public Health and Technology Conference to hear what the nation's thought leaders have to say about this exciting time.

To register, please follow this link : http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k79145&pageid=icb.page411600 .

About Public Health & Technology Student Forum at HSPH
The Public Health & Technology Student Forum at HSPH is a group that provides an interactive forum for students to explore, connect and be leaders in the field of health, information and technology. This is accomplished through networking and brainstorming events, organizing conferences, and hosting industry leaders to speak at HSPH. For more information, visit http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k79145&pageid=icb.page411458.

About Dossia
Dossia is a non-profit organization consisting of several large U.S. employers who have united under a common vision: to empower their employees to make smarter more informed decisions about their healthcare. Through Dossia, they will leverage their combined influence to break down barriers to health information, which will help drive consumer-initiated change. The Dossia Founders group includes AT&T, Applied Materials, BP America, Cardinal Health, Intel, Pitney Bowes, sanofi-aventis, Celgene, Vanguard Health Systems, and Wal-Mart. For more information, visit http://www.dossia.org.

Contacts
Dossia
Shelley Harrison, 617-621-7677
shelley.harrison@dossia.org