NaviNet Executives Lead Healthcare Industry Visionaries at 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress

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Leading Healthcare Communications Company Joins Prominent Industry Experts to
Discuss Current Healthcare Topics such as Health Information Exchange,
Meaningful Use and Interoperability
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Several senior executives from NaviNet, America`s largest real-time healthcare
communications network, will participate in panel discussions and lead sessions
at the 5th annual World Health Care Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT
v5.0), held in Alexandria, Virginia from November 8-10, 2009. NaviNet is Lead
Educational Underwriter of WHIT v5.0, which brings together senior industry
leaders from healthcare technology, government and academia for a three-day
forum on the leading innovations that are changing the healthcare landscape. 

WHIT v5.0 encourages collaboration among healthcare executives and visionaries
to foster and support high-quality, cost-effective healthcare delivery, a vision
that NaviNet supports with its commitment to finding new and innovative ways to
streamline interaction among health industry participants. As Lead Educational
Underwriter for the Congress, NaviNet will play a lead role in the following
events/sessions:

* President Bill Clinton, Founder, William J. Clinton Foundation, will deliver a
NaviNet-sponsored keynote address titled, "Embracing our Common Humanity."
NaviNet President and Chief Executive Officer Brad Waugh will deliver the
introduction. Following the keynote will be a Q&A session facilitated by NaviNet
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Thomas G. Morrison. 
* Thomas G. Morrison joins healthcare and technology industry peers in a keynote
panel discussion: "Interoperability - Establishing an Infrastructure to Support
a Connected Health Care Environment." 
* Timothy Mills, NaviNet senior vice president, Provider Operations, will
preside over a leadership summit: "Road to Interoperability: Driving Health
Information Exchange to the Next Level." Sessions during the two-day summit will
cover various topics, including:

* The federal government`s role in promoting a national health information
network 
* Interoperability issues related to standards, security and payers` role 
* Health information exchange, meaningful use and the ARRA

* During a product demonstration session titled, "Market Insight Innovations:
Real Solutions Today for a Healthier Tomorrow," Christopher Buckwell, director
of Product Management for NaviNet, will explore the role of the multi-payer
communications portal in the exchange of information nationwide among providers,
public health officials, payers and patients. 
* At WHIT v5.0, in its booth #4, NaviNet will demonstrate its real-time
communication solutions for healthcare payers and providers. Company
representatives will also be available to discuss NaviNet Health Information
Exchange and NaviNet`s recent offer to make NaviNet HIE available to state
entities at no cost as the technology backbone for their state HIE initiatives.

For a full WHIT v5.0 program agenda, please visit: www.whitcongress.com. 

About the World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress

Now in its fifth year, the World Health Care Innovation and Technology Congress
has gathered more than 1,400 senior level executives from the nation`s leading
hospitals, health systems, medical groups and health plans. The program serves
as a platform for executives staked with making multi-million IT decisions to
gain an in-depth understanding of the applications in health care. 

About NaviNet

NaviNet is America`s largest real-time healthcare communications network,
securely linking more than 800,000 providers and the nation`s patients, industry
partners and leading health plans. NaviNet`s advanced solutions, services and
expertise streamline business processes and drive industry-leading innovation.
In a time when access to healthcare is a critical issue, NaviNet fosters
collaboration and helps government, plans and providers improve quality of care
and reduce costs. For more information, or to sign up for NaviNet, please visit
www.NaviNet.net or call 617-715-6000 or 800-805-7569. Follow us on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/NaviNet.

NaviNet, Inc.
Alicia Allen, 617-715-6488
aallen@NaviNet.net
or
Schwartz Communications
Mercedes Fereck or Payal Cudia, 781-684-0770
NaviNet@schwartz-pr.com

Copyright Business Wire 2009

 

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