Verizon’s Peter Tippett, M.D., Ph.D. to Participate in Expert Panel at 2011 Connected Health Symposium on Oct. 21

BOSTON - Peter Tippett, M.D., Ph.D., from the Verizon Connected Healthcare Solutions practice group, will join other health care thought leaders for an expert panel at the 2011 Connected Health Symposium, Friday (Oct. 21) in Boston. The panel, titled, "The Futurists: A Fresh Look by Some Smart People at the Twists and Turns We Cannot Know … But Need to Think About," will discuss the intersection of health care delivery and technology.

WHEN:
Friday, Oct. 21
1 p.m. EDT
Imperial Ballroom

WHERE:
2011 Connected Health Symposium
Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
64 Arlington St.
Boston

WHO:
Peter Tippett, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer
Verizon Connected Healthcare Solutions

BACKGROUND:
The Center for Connected Health, the organizer of the 2011 Connected Health Symposium, is committed to advancing awareness, knowledge and the exchange of information to help educate administrators, providers, payers, consumers and others about connected health. Its programs and conferences feature top-level speakers, encourage interactive discussion, and cover both strategic and practical issues to support the connected health movement.

Verizon Connected Healthcare Solutions leverages its IT expertise and Verizon's world-class networks to provide innovative solutions to help transform patient-care delivery, better manage costs, enhance access to services and maintain data privacy.