HIMSS expands to gaming community
The Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHA) at HIMSS and the Games for Health Project have launched a strategic partnership to deliver comprehensive resources and business development opportunities to the gaming community. HIMSS and PCHA are focusing on advancing personal health technologies in care delivery, including mobile and connected health, that empower and engage providers, patients and consumers in health and wellness, according to a release.
“Gaming technology is playing an increasing role in care delivery and the management of health and wellness,” said Richard Scarfo, vice president of PCHA and director of the mHealth Summit. “Our strategic partnership with Games for Health compliments PCHA’s support of the full continuum of technology-driven health and wellness. Gaming technology is becoming an important addition to social media, wearables and mobile health, as well as an adjunct to clinical care management.”
As part of this collaboration, Games for Health will host a portfolio of activities at both this year’s mHealth Summit and the HIMSS16 Annual Conference. The Games for Health University will once again return to the 2015 mHealth Summit on November 8, featuring a full-day tutorial focused on how and when games should be used in the health and healthcare sectors. The Games for Health annual meeting, also taking place at the summit, will cover topics including exergaming, physical therapy, disease management, health behavior change, biofeedback, rehab, epidemiology, training, cognitive health, nutrition and health education.
The Games for Health Project supports community, knowledge and business development efforts to use cutting-edge games and game technologies to improve health and healthcare. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the original sponsor and remains a major supporter of Games for Health.
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