Benefitfocus Media Provides Streaming Coverage of Sold Out Health 2.0 Conference |
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Benefitfocus.com, Inc.
100 Benefitfocus Way
Charleston, SC, 29492
USA
Press release date: September 21, 2007
Learn What Nearly 500 Healthcare Technology Leaders Said About The Best Ways To Impact Healthcare
CHARLESTON, S.C. and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21 -- South Carolina-based Benefitfocus, an Enterprise and Consumer Healthcare Information Technology company, provided video coverage of the sold out Health 2.0 Conference held in San Francisco on September 20. Originally designed for 100 attendees, Health 2.0 brought together nearly 500 healthcare technology leaders from across the nation to discuss the best ways to impact, educate and inform consumers about healthcare through technology integration.
"Benefitfocus Media's site icyou.com provided a perfect platform for us to share the conference with those who could not attend the session," shared Matthew Holt, conference organizer and author of The HealthCare Blog. "It is absolutely clear that we are at the start of a big shift in the demand from consumers and providers for better information and easier ways to share experiences."
People who want to view streaming coverage of the conference should go to Benefitfocus Media's live beta site icyou.com. This is one of many platforms Benefitfocus is developing to collect and disseminate pertinent information about healthcare to consumers and other key constituents. Benefitfocus has been rapidly expanding their offerings to target the growing demands of the healthcare consumer market. Over the past several years, this has moved the company into an integrated enterprise and consumer focus.
"Benefitfocus prides itself in anticipating what our clients will demand," offered Shawn Jenkins, Benefitfocus, president and CEO. "As a society, consumers are demanding transparency and easy access to relevant content and decision making tools and resources. Benefitfocus is excited to introduce relevant technology and content for consumers as transformation takes place in the industry."
The Health 2.0 conference addressed the need for stakeholders in healthcare to confront the decision of how to interact with new technologies and networks. Guest speakers from companies such as Google, Yahoo, WebMD and Revolution Health were among the many who shared the potential strategies for strategies for growth.
"We were delighted to participate in this exciting forum which brought healthcare technology leaders together," Jenkins continued. "By capturing the thoughts shared at the Health 2.0 conference, we can share them with interested parties from around the world who were not able to be here."
About Benefitfocus
Benefitfocus is the leader in software and services for the healthcare benefits market providing "Quote to Claim" technology for both enterprise and consumer applications. By developing leading technology solutions, Benefitfocus allows consumers, employers and benefit providers to manage complex decisions in an ever-changing healthcare environment. Benefitfocus can be reached at 843-849-7476 or via the Internet at www.benefitfocus.com.
Benefitfocus.com, Inc. Joy Capps (843) 849-7476 ext. 6527 joy.capps@Benefitfocus.com
Source: Benefitfocus
Web site: http://www.benefitfocus.com/ http://www.icyou.com/
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