| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2008 | Contacts: Carl Graziano DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance (202) 737-5980 . cgraziano@dmaa.org Laura Narvaiz National Association of Manufacturers (202) 637-3104 . lnarvaiz@nam.org |
Microsoft 'HealthVault' Leader to Speak at Employer Summit on Chronic Disease
WASHINGTON, DC—James R. Mault, MD, a key figure behind Microsoft's innovative "HealthVault" online personal health platform and an accomplished physician, researcher and inventor, will speak at a September Summit in Florida about how personal health records (PHR) can aid the fight against chronic disease in the workplace.
Dr. Mault, director of new products and business development for the Health Solutions Group at Microsoft Corp., will be a featured speaker at the Sept. 8 to 10 Integrated Care Summit, hosted by the National Association of Manufacturers and DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, in Hollywood, Fla.
Microsoft HealthVault is designed to put individuals in control of their health information. A free HealthVault account helps users collect, store and share information with other trusted individuals—family members, for example—and offers numerous applications and devices to help manage fitness, diet and health.
Dr. Mault came to Microsoft with more than 25 years' experience as a senior executive in the medical device and pharmaceutical industry, as well as clinical medicine. He founded five medical device and health monitoring services companies, leading them to develop novel technologies, secured FDA approvals and established strategic partnerships with dozens of Fortune 500 companies. He is board-certified in both general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery, having specialty practices in heart and lung transplantation, thoracic oncology and critical care.
Dr. Mault has conducted academic medical research under numerous grant awards from National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society Inc. and other organizations; is the author of more than 100 published scientific articles, chapters and books; and the named inventor of dozens of issued and pending patents for a variety of medical devices and health monitoring systems and informatics. Dr. Mault maintains a clinical faculty position at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Recent estimates place the cost of chronic disease at $1.3 trillion annually and, of that, $1.1 trillion represents the cost of lost productivity. The Integrated Care Summit, now in its second year, demonstrates to employers and other health care purchasers how prevention, wellness and disease management programs can improve employee health and productivity—and lower health care costs—for U.S. manufacturers and other businesses. Learn more at IntegratedCareSummit.org.
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Note to reporters: Media credentials for the Integrated Care Summit may be requested at cgraziano@dmaa.org or by calling (202) 737-5781.
About NAM
The National Association of Manufacturers is the nation's largest industrial trade association, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the NAM has 11 additional offices across the country. Visit the NAM's award winning Web site at www.nam.org for more information about manufacturing and the economy.
The National Association of Manufacturers is the nation's largest industrial trade association, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the NAM has 11 additional offices across the country. Visit the NAM's award winning Web site at www.nam.org for more information about manufacturing and the economy.
About DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance
DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance convenes all stakeholders providing services along the continuum of care for population health improvement, including health and wellness promotion, disease management and care coordination. Through advocacy, research and promotion of best practices, DMAA advances population-based strategies to improve care quality and outcomes and reduce preventable costs for individuals with and at risk of chronic conditions. DMAA represents more than 200 corporate and individual stakeholders, including wellness, disease and care management organizations, pharmaceutical manufacturers and benefit managers, health information technology innovators, biotechnology innovators, employers, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals, and researchers and academicians. Learn more at www.dmaa.org.
DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance convenes all stakeholders providing services along the continuum of care for population health improvement, including health and wellness promotion, disease management and care coordination. Through advocacy, research and promotion of best practices, DMAA advances population-based strategies to improve care quality and outcomes and reduce preventable costs for individuals with and at risk of chronic conditions. DMAA represents more than 200 corporate and individual stakeholders, including wellness, disease and care management organizations, pharmaceutical manufacturers and benefit managers, health information technology innovators, biotechnology innovators, employers, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals, and researchers and academicians. Learn more at www.dmaa.org.