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Mariann Yeager, CEO at The Sequoia Project shared key insights with Technology Futurist and Host of Innovation Times, Ian Khan.

Mariann will deliver the closing keynote at the 2017 Infoway Partnership Conference, which will be held November 14 and 15 at the Westin Calgary Hotel.  

About Mariann Yeager

Mariann Yeager serves as CEO for The Sequoia Project, a non-profit 501c3 chartered to advance implementation of secure, interoperable nationwide health information exchange. The Sequoia Project supports multiple health IT interoperability initiatives, including the eHealth Exchange and Carequality, and is expanding its efforts to solve critical health data sharing challenges.

Under her leadership, the eHealth Exchange more than quadrupled connectivity in just 2 years, making it the largest network of its kind in the US, connecting almost 50% of all US hospitals and 100 million patients. Ms. Yeager also led the successful launch of Carequality, which interconnects data sharing networks using a national-level, consensus-driven approach, much like the telecommunications industry did for linking cell phone networks.

Ms. Yeager has more than 20 years of experience in the health IT field. Prior to The Sequoia Project, she worked with ONC for five years on ONC nationwide health information network initiatives. She also led the launch and operation of the first ambulatory and inpatient electronic health records (EHR) certification program in the US. Her prior experience also includes running the payer operations division for a large national healthcare clearinghouse, now Emdeon, as well as working at a leading national payer, CIGNA Healthcare.

About the Sequoia Project

The Sequoia Project is a non-profit public-private collaborative advancing secure, trusted and interoperable health information exchange nationwide. The Sequoia Project supports health IT interoperability initiatives, including: the eHealth Exchange, the country’s largest health data sharing network, connecting nearly 50% of all US hospitals, tens of thousands of medical groups for 100 million patients, Carequality, a multi-stakeholder initiative that enables health data sharing networks to interconnect much like the telecom industry did for linking cell phone networks and the RSNA Image Share Validation Program, which is an interoperability testing program to enable the sharing of medical images.

About the Infoway Partnership Conference

The 2017 Infoway Partnership Conference is an annual interoperability event designed to create a forum for knowledge exchange, debate and discussion through a showcase of digital health thought leadership and best practices. Join health care leaders and share their learning, discuss opportunities and address challenges to help transform health care delivery in Canada.

For more information visit http://sequoiaproject.org

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William Mougayar is one of world’s leading authority on Blockchain Technology. I had the opportunity to connect with him recently and bring some of his insights to my listeners through an interview on the Innovation Times podcast.

As a long time industry insider, William Mougayar is a prolific researcher, writer and theorist who has been described as the most sophisticated blockchain business thinker. His views and insights are well respected worldwide.

William is a direct participant in the crypto-technology market, working alongside startups, entrepreneurs, pioneers, leaders, innovators, creators, enterprise executives and practitioners; in addition to being an investor, advisor, and Board member in some of the leading organizations in this space.

William is the General Partner at Virtual Capital Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund, and currently on the Board of Directors of OB1, the OpenBazaar open source protocol that is pioneering decentralized peer-to-peer commerce, a Board Advisor to the Ethereum Foundation, a member of OMERS Ventures Board of Advisors, an Advisory Board member to the Coin Center and Bloq, and founder of Startup Management.

Previously, he held senior level positions at Hewlett-Packard, Cognizant and Aberdeen Group, and he founded 3 startups, CYBERManagement, Eqentia, and Engagio.

William is a graduate of the University of Washington, the University of Western Ontario Ivey School of Business, and attended the University of British Columbia Graduate Commerce School.

Twitter: @wmougayar

Blog: http://startupmanagement.org/blog/

Book site: http://thebusinessblockchain.com/

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I recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Joseph Kvedar of Partners Connected Health. Dr Kvedar is a pioneer in the industry and has put a significant effort over the last few decades to develop and promote technology within the North American healthcare sector.

About Joseph C. Kvedar, MD Vice President, Connected Health, Partners HealthCare

Long before the internet, health and wellness trackers, apps, sensors or smartphones even existed, Joe Kvedar was creating a new model of health care delivery, moving care from the hospital or doctor’s office into the day-to-day lives of patients. Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, Vice President, Connected Health, Partners HealthCare, is leveraging personal health technologies to improve care delivery and help providers and patients better manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes. Under Dr. Kvedar’s two decades of leadership, Partners Connected Health has launched a number of innovative health tracking programs, mobile health, virtual care initiatives and clinical research programs for the more than 1.5 million patients served at Partners HealthCare-affiliated hospitals, including Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, community and specialty hospitals, community health centers, home care and other health-related entities. Connected health programs address a wide range of health challenges, from heart failure, hypertension and diabetes, to prenatal care, medication adherence, cancer pain management, teen asthma and smoking cessation . Partners Connected Health has also conducted seminal studies that have demonstrated the positive impact of personal health and wellness monitoring to promote and maintain healthy behaviors. Dr. Kvedar, who is internationally recognized as a pioneer and visionary in the field of connected health, has authored over 1000 publications on the subject. He serves as a strategic advisor at Qualcomm Life, West Health Institute, Puretech Ventures and BD Technologies, and is a mentor at Blueprint Health, providing guidance and insight to developing companies. Dr. Kvedar is also a mentor at the Harvard Innovation Lab and serves as a judge for its President’s Challenge for Entrepreneurship. Based on the technology platform developed at Partners Connected Health, a personalized health technology company was launched and later acquired by a leading insurance company to support its program encouraging healthy behavior and wellness education among employee populations. In 2013, Dr. Kvedar launched Wellocracy, a leading source of impartial, easy-to-understand information on new personal “self-health” technologies like activity trackers, wireless devices and mobile apps to empower people to get and stay healthy.

For more information please visit http://theinternetofhealthythings.com/

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I met with Teri Carden, founder of reviewmyams.com and 100Reviews.com at #ASAE2017 . I asked her about her journey of becoming one of the industry’s ONLY software review platforms and helping create transparency, trust and value to the world of associations. Great insights and incredible story of ingenuity, purpose and helping others.

More about Teri at www.reviewmyams.com or on Twitter @TeriTally and @ReviewMyAMS

More about Ian Khan at www.iankhan.com

 

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I met with Reggie Henry, Chief Information Officer and Chief Engagement Officer at ASAE and talked about some of the technology challenges that associations face and how to address them.

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The #ASAE2017 conference attracted almost 5000 professionals form the associations worldwide. A key event for associations, the #ASAE2017 conference was well recieved and attended.

Ian Khan met with John Graham CEO of ASAE and talked about the future of associations, challenges and opportunities. Watch this informative episode or listen on iTunes, GooglePlay or TuneInRadio.

For more information about Innovation Times by Ian Khan visit www.iankhan.com

For more information about ASAE please visit www.asae.org

I met with Best Selling author and thought leader Nilofer Merchant at the #ASAE2017 conference in Toronto, Canada. We talked about the idea of Onlyness and why change begins from within. Nilofer shares her insights and ideas in a meaningful conversation with the Innovation Times Show.

Nilofer Merchant www.nilofermerchant.com

Ian Khan at www.iankhan.com

The ASAE Annual conference 2017 is going to be held in Toronto. Talking about connecting people, the annual conference could not have been in any other city, as Toronto has the best of food, weather and a reputation for connecting people from all over the world.

I met with John Graham, CEO & President of ASAE and managed to get some insights about the world of Associations, Technology and the future of connecting people.

About John Graham

JOHN H. GRAHAM IV, FASAE, CAE became the President and Chief Executive Officer of ASAE August 1, 2003. During the first year of his tenure, ASAE and GWSAE completed an historic merger resulting in a new, unified organization. ASAE is more than 21,000 association executives and industry partners representing 10,000 organizations. Our members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies, and voluntary organizations across the United States and in 50 countries around the globe, as well as provide products and services to the association community.

Before ASAE, he served the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Alexandria, Virginia for 24 years, the last thirteen as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to becoming CEO, John served the ADA in numerous capacities including Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Affiliate, National Director of Affiliate Development, Associate Executive Vice President for Operations and Deputy Executive Vice President. In his tenure as CEO, ADA quadrupled in size, from $50 million to $200 million in annual revenues and successfully moved from 53 independent, separately incorporated affiliate organizations to one nationwide organization with one staff, one budget and one plan.

Before joining the American Diabetes Association, John served the Boy Scouts of America for nine years. He has a bachelor’s degree from Franklin & Marshall College and serves on the Association Committee of 100, US Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the Better Business Bureau Mobile Giving Foundation Board of Directors; and the boards of directors of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and the National Capital Area Boy Scouts of America.

I met Dr. Hay at the eHealth Canada 2017 Conference and learnt a bit more about his vision for the future and HealthTech in the future.

About Dr. David Hay

Dr. David Hay is a Product Strategist at Orion Health and is largely responsible for product innovation, development and prototyping, with a particular focus on Interopreability. He has a clinical background having worked as a Primary Care Physician, and is also the standards expert at Orion, is active in the international standards community and is the current Chair of HL7 New Zealand. David is also a co-chair of the FHIR Management Group, and is an active blogger about FHIR at fhirblog.com.