(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Health Technology Center (HealthTech) is the nation's leading source for health care technology forecasts and strategic decision-making tools. Journalists seeking expert insights on technologies that are rapidly changing health care delivery should contact HealthTech, a San Francisco-based, non-profit organization, 415-537-6976, www.healthtech.org. Founder and CEO of HealthTech, Molly J. Coye, MD, MPH, is a nationally recognized expert on health care technologies and public policy issues. As a member of the Institute of Medicine, the Advisory Board of the National Quality Forum, a board member of the American Hospital Association, and former director of the California Department of Health Services, she is uniquely qualified to comment on a wide range of health technology issues.
Relying on HealthTech to provide critical information for making technology decisions are more than 35 of the nation's leading health care systems and hospitals, including Kaiser Permanente, Ascension Health, Baylor Health Care System, Catholic Healthcare West, Lumetra, Medisys HealthNetwork, Inc., Methodist Health System, Providence Health System, Texas Health Resources, Sutter Health, Veterans Health Administration, VHA, Inc., and WellPoint Health Networks Inc.
HealthTech's forecasts and market-modeling decision tools cover 30 categories of technology in four areas: pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and information technology.
Research covers topics such as: Drug Delivery Systems, Imaging, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotics in Healthcare, Sensors for Monitoring, Tissue and Fluid Bioengineering, Genetic Testing and Therapy, Stem Cell Technology, Cancer and Cardiovascular Pharmaceuticals and Biologics, IT Security, Mobile Computing, and Remote Patient Management.
HealthTech provides partners with insight and tools needed to make objective decisions on complex facility, information system (IT) and clinical technology investments.
Motivated by the Institute of Medicine's landmark report, Crossing the Quality Chasm, and the critical role identified for technology solutions to the nation's healthcare crisis, HealthTech was established to advance the use of new technologies to improve health.
HealthTech is a non-profit research and education organization that partners with healthcare systems, hospitals, health plans and insurers, policy-makers, employers and purchasers, and safety-net providers to develop objective forecasts, create innovative decision making tools, and facilitate an interactive network of experts on emerging the technologies that are rapidly shaping healthcare's future.
Company: The Health Technology Center
Headquarters Address: 524 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94107
Main Telephone: 415-537-6976
Website: www.healthtech.org
Type of Organization: Non-profit
Industry: Health
Key Executives: CEO: Molly Coye, MD Executive Director: Lori Hack
Director, Partner Relations Contact: Jan Janek Phone: 415-537-6976 Email: jjanek@healthtech.org
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Source: The Health Technology Center