ARLINGTON, VA, November 2, 2018 – The Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHAlliance), a HIMSS innovation company, recently announced its annual Member Awards, recognizing member companies and individuals who have contributed to the Alliance's mission and the advancement of personal connected health. 

PCHAlliance presented the following awards during the Fall Member Summit, co-located at the 10th Annual Connected Health Conference, which took place in Boston, October 17-19:

• Personal Connected Health Supporter: Jim Parshall, Eli Lilly

Recognizing Jim's leadership and support of the Continua Design Guidelines, interoperability initiatives and thought leadership strategy

• Personal Connected Health Champion: HP

A longstanding champion of personal connected health, HP is creating change, inspiring success and helping guide PCHAlliance and our task forces

• Personal Connected Health Contributor: Philips

A vocal advocate for personal connected health, an institutional adopter and contributor to the Continua Design Guidelines, the PCHAlliance policy work group and task forces   

• Personal Connected Health Advocate: AT&T

A key leader in PCHAlliance's work in advocacy and policy, and in technical discussions

• Personal Connected Health Visionary: Rob McCray, WLSA

For the many contributions, unwavering dedication and visionary leadership role in PCHAlliance and the connected health ecosystem

• Personal Connected Health Global Impact: Prof. Rajendra Gupta

A strong voice for PCHAlliance impact in the health IT community in India and the many influencers in government and industry

The 10th annual Connected Health Conference featured a lineup of newsmakers, thought leaders and visionaries sharing the ideas, experience and inspiration that are driving the future of technology-enabled health and wellness. Connected Health Conference is hosted by PCHAlliance and Partners Connected Health at Partners HealthCare.  The 2018 theme, Balancing Technology and the Human Element, showcased forward-thinking approaches and technologies driving integration of connected health into consumer health and care delivery.

The Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHAlliance), a HIMSS innovation company, is focused on advancing digital health solutions to achieve better health, wellness and care delivery, accelerating technical, business, policy and social strategies necessary to advance personal connected health.