Media Alert: Parks Associates Addresses 'Incentives for Reimbursement of Personal Health Technologies' at VITAL

Research Analyst to Present Findings at Digital Health Conference on Wednesday, October 6


DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - October 4, 2010) -  Harry Wang, Director of Health & Mobile Product Research for Parks Associates, will present key research findings on reimbursement models and trends for personal health technologies at the VITAL (Vision, Innovation, Technology, Adoption, Living) Conference on Wednesday, October 6th, in San Francisco, California.

VITAL is a one-day conference focusing on consumer preferences and the impact consumer health technologies have on health outcomes while meeting the needs of the newly empowered digital health consumer.

Parks Associates forecasts the U.S. digital health industry will generate $5.2 billion in revenues in 2014, up from $1.4 billion in 2009. Services will account for the majority of the revenues in the five-year forecast period.

What:   "Incentives for Reimbursement of Personal Health Technologies"
     
    Topics include current reimbursement models; current consumer self-pay trends; and including e-health as part of an outcomes-based reimbursement model
     
    Featuring Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates
     
When:   Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.
     
Where:   JW Marriott Hotel, San Francisco Union Square
    500 Post Street, San Francisco, California 94102

Press Registration: http://www.iirusa.com/vital/vital.xml

Interview: To request an analyst interview or for additional information, contact Holly Sprague at hsprague@gmail.com or +1.720.987.6614.

About Parks Associates
Parks Associates is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research, custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service subscriptions.

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Contact Information:

Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein
Parks Associates
+1.972.996.0212
Mindi.Sue@ParksAssociates.com