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American Well Systems CEO Roy Schoenberg to Present Live Public Demo of First Online Care Service at Health 2.0 Conference
BOSTON, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- American Well today announced that CEO Roy
Schoenberg, MD, MPH; Elif Eracar, vice president, product management; and
Michael Stollar, vice president of marketing and communications at Blue Cross
Blue Shield ofHawaii (HMSA), will provide a live, public demonstration of
Online Care, which is going live for allHawaii residents in January 2009.
This "Deep Dive Demonstration" will take place at 10:00 a.m. PDT on October
23, 2008 atSan Francisco's Health 2.0 conference. Dr. Schoenberg will then
participate in a panel discussion at 10:45 a.m. PDT focused on how innovative
new tools, including Online Care, can fundamentally change the way healthcare
is delivered for consumers.
The "Deep Dive Demonstration" will showcase how easily consumers using
Online Care can connect with the right physician for them and, within moments,
have a consultation. It will be presented live and in real-time, giving
attendees a sneak peek at the actual experience of consumers and physicians
interacting through this service.
Later that morning, at 10:45 a.m., Dr. Schoenberg will join other esteemed
panelists for a session titled, "Tools for Consumers." This discussion focuses
on tools as the third leg of the Health 2.0 "stool," along with search and
community. It examines how today's innovations can transform care by offering
consumers personalized information that enables decisions and transactions.
Additionally, Yael Glassman, vice president of marketing at American Well,
will participate in a panel titled, "Health 2.0 Platforms for Patient-Provider
Communication." The panel will be held at 4:10 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, October
22, 2008.
Health 2.0: User-Generated Healthcare will be held at the San Francisco
Marriott from October 22 - 23. The conference focuses on Web 2.0 technologies,
healthcare and all points between, covering everything from innovations in
search to healthcare-focused social networks and consumer sites to trends in
wellness and personalized medicine.
About Online Care
The Online Healthcare Marketplace(TM) allows credentialed physicians to
make themselves available to patients for online and phone consultations at
their discretion. Using a browser or a phone, patients can gain immediate,
live access to physicians in multiple specialties without leaving their homes
or scheduling appointments. Online Care uses technology to complement
in-person care with convenience and immediacy of service.
About American Well
American Well has created a new healthcare marketplace where consumers and
physicians can come together online to acquire and provide convenient and
immediate healthcare services. Using the latest technologies in Web
communications and digital telephony, American Well extends traditional
healthcare services to the home setting. American Well is committed to
supporting health plans in meeting consumer and employer demand for
affordable, efficient and immediate access to quality care. For more
information, please visit http://www.americanwell.com.
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Media Contact:
Julie Goldman or Dave McKee
Schwartz Communications
781-684-0770
americanwell@schwartz-pr.com
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